Best Middle Schools in Oregon

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 368)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
51	North Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1205 North Albany Rd NW	Albany	97321	Benton County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4541	479	24	19.7	75.6%	312 (65.1%)	5 (1.0%)	107 (22.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	$16,608			$633			$15,975	80.6	71.5	75	24		410112000734
52	Ashland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Walker Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 482-1611	529	32	16.3	64.8%	365 (69.0%)	6 (1.1%)	85 (16.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.6%)	$22,492			$1,163			$21,329	79.9	83.1	46	6		410156000400
53	Applegate Elementary School	Public	K-8	14188 Hwy 238	Applegate	97530	Jackson County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 846-6280	92	7	13.1	97.8%	77 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	$20,814			$3,926			$16,888	79.3	45	182	129		410690000422
54	St Paul High School	Public	7-12	20449 Main St NE	Saint Paul	97137	Marion County	St Paul School District 45	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 633-2541	146	12	12.6		77 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$24,306			$277			$24,030	78.7	44.3	188	134		411176000824
55	The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science	Public, Charter	K-8	640 S Bancroft St	Portland	97239	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 244-1697	198	12	16.7		102 (51.5%)	7 (3.5%)	32 (16.2%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (16.7%)								78.4	81.6	53	2		410000901734
56	Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School	Public	6-8	25111 Hwy 101N	Rockaway Beach	97136	Tillamook County	Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 355-2990	163	14	11.4	76.7%	138 (84.7%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	$25,069			$381			$24,688	77.4	70.2	79	23		410865001656
57	Paisley School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Green St	Paisley	97636	Lake County	Paisley School District 11	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 943-3111	222	5	41.6		175 (78.8%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (14.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$19,407			$669			$18,738	77.3			(n/a)		410943000521
58	Bethany Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11824 Hazelgreen Rd NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4300	136	7	19.1		117 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,647			$45			$13,602	77.2	88	32	26		411145000829
59	Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	999B Locust St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-7070	95	4	21.5	96.8%	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (22.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$19,593			$2,163			$17,430	76.8	87.5	34	25		411082001536
60	Springwater Environmental Sciences School	Public, Charter	K-8	16491 S Springwater Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 631-7700	203	11	18.7		168 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	$5,619			$512			$5,107	76.6	81.7	52	8		410933001642

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on OSAS English Language Arts, OSAS Mathematics, OSAS Science test scores released by the Oregon Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 2, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Oregon Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Oregon Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.