Summary:
Pendleton School District 16 in Oregon has only one middle school, Sunridge Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been declining over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 186th out of 380 Oregon middle schools in 2022-2023 to 223rd out of 368 in 2024-2025.
Sunridge Middle School's proficiency rates on state assessments (OSAS) are consistently lower than the Pendleton School District 16 and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Additionally, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 22.8% is lower than the district (22.8%) and state (27.2%) averages. These academic underperformance metrics suggest that students at Sunridge Middle School are not achieving at the same level as their peers across the state.
Sunridge Middle School also faces socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students (65.28%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 19.3 is slightly higher than the typical recommended range, which may contribute to the academic struggles. Despite the district's higher-than-average spending per student, the school's performance metrics suggest that the resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of the student population.
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