Summary:
Redmond School District 2J serves the Redmond area of Central Oregon with two middle schools — Elton Gregory Middle School and Obsidian Middle School — both covering grades 6–8 and enrolling 1,263 students combined, with 695 at Elton Gregory and 568 at Obsidian. The Redmond School District 2J ranks 45th of 141 Oregon districts (68th percentile, 3 stars), yet both middle schools earned only 2 stars in 2025–2026 and sit near the middle of the state's 371 ranked middle schools.
Obsidian Middle School is the stronger of the two overall. It ranks 192 of 371 (48th percentile) versus Elton Gregory's 205 of 371 (45th percentile), leads in English Language Arts (45.3% vs. 40%) and science (22.1% vs. 16.8%), and has lower chronic absenteeism (27.7% vs. 30.9%). It also spends more per student ($15,441 vs. $14,978). However, Obsidian slipped from 3 stars in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 to 2 stars this year, and its all-grade math proficiency of 25.7% falls below both the district and state averages.
Elton Gregory Middle School leads in math (30% vs. 25.7%) and has bright spots in 6th-grade ELA (52.5%) and 7th-grade math (35.6%), but struggles in 8th-grade ELA (27%) and science (16.8%). Science is the clearest shared weakness: both schools fall below the district (26.8%) and state (30.6%) figures. Both also serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch rates of 78.56% and 79.75%. Families choosing between the two will find Obsidian ahead on reading, science, and attendance, while Elton Gregory holds an edge in math.
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