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Stayton Middle School

Public Grades 4-8

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Stayton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 4-8 in the North Santiam School District in Stayton, Oregon, with an enrollment of 457 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools over the past decade, receiving 1-2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating it faces significant challenges compared to many of its neighboring schools.

Stayton Middle School's academic performance lags behind many of the nearby middle schools, such as Silverton Middle School, Cascade Junior High School, and Scio Middle School. In 2024-2025, only 33.7% of 8th graders at Stayton Middle School were proficient in English Language Arts, and just 14% were proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.6% and 28.9% respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 45.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Stayton Middle School's challenges may be partly attributed to its high proportion of students from low-income families, with 66.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. However, the school's special education students perform relatively better compared to their peers, ranking 67th out of 180 Oregon middle schools in 2024-2025, suggesting the school may be providing effective support for its students with special needs. Despite these challenges, Stayton Middle School's per-student spending has decreased from $23,532 in 2021-2022 to $15,748 in 2022-2023, which is lower than the spending at many of the nearby schools, potentially contributing to the school's academic struggles.

486

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,748

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1021 Shaff Rd
Stayton, OR 97383-1045

(503) 769-2198

District: North Santiam School District 29J

Students who attend Stayton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stayton High School

Feeder schools for Stayton Middle School:

Elementary:

Stayton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

29.8%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (25% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Oregon avg36%

Elementary school

524^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

291^st of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 140North Santiam School District 29J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	524 of 706	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	509 of 710	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	588 of 706	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	472 of 706	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	464 of 705	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	518 of 709	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.8	427 of 701	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	422 of 697	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	430 of 706	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.7	344 of 695	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.1	415 of 707	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	521 of 730	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	499 of 695	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	605 of 655	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	621 of 652	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	617 of 636	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	31.1	491 of 629	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.5	492 of 586	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	521 of 653	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	525 of 658	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	537 of 652	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	438 of 646	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	437 of 621	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	487 of 681	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	245 of 362	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	275 of 365	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	259 of 360	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	148 of 339	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	133 of 364	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	316 of 475	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	262 of 518	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	364 of 523	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	435 of 595	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	468 of 703	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	410 of 597	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	520 of 640	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	448 of 664	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	430 of 662	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	512 of 665	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	423 of 654	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	370 of 623	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	519 of 680	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	175 of 212	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	162 of 352	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	138 of 299	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	148 of 231	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	118 of 215	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	264 of 481	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	487 of 669	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	495 of 670	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	572 of 656	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	443 of 666	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	488 of 662	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	537 of 683	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	291 of 368	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	291 of 371	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	285 of 380	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	303 of 367	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	263 of 379	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	295 of 384	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	224 of 382	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	254 of 383	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	241 of 381	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	213 of 382	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	253 of 377	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	302 of 395	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	303 of 357	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	303 of 323	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.6	298 of 315	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	275 of 295	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.1	249 of 285	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.0	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.3	219 of 270	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	245 of 316	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	235 of 313	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	226 of 323	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	263 of 310	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	186 of 277	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	271 of 342	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	167 of 196	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	123 of 196	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	104 of 201	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	88 of 191	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	147 of 210	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	171 of 240	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	158 of 244	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	182 of 312	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	300 of 364	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	193 of 282	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	269 of 325	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	253 of 330	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	262 of 323	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	233 of 318	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	236 of 312	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	208 of 291	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	259 of 341	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	43.0	79 of 137	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	67 of 180	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	109 of 153	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	151 of 156	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	74 of 206	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	271 of 351	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	274 of 349	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	257 of 360	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	279 of 355	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	270 of 344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	280 of 357	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)32nd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-13 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)					OSAS Mathematics (2025)					OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stayton Middle School	Public	4-8	1021 Shaff Rd	Stayton	97383	Marion County	North Santiam School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 769-2198	486	31	15.6	67.9%	295 (60.7%)	5 (1.0%)	145 (29.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (6.2%)	24.3	291^st of 368 public middle schools	20.9%		23.6	291^st of 371 public middle schools	21.6%		33.7	32.1	36.0	35.9	33.7	23.0	19.8	16.9	18.1	14.0	24.7	9.6	$15,748	$605	$15,144
Cascade Junior High School	Public	6-8	10226 Marion Rd SE	Turner	97392	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8030	647	34	18.8	63.7%	475 (73.4%)	4 (0.6%)	121 (18.7%)	11 (1.7%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	70.9	85^th of 368 public middle schools	76.9%		59.4	114^th of 371 public middle schools	69.3%	29			58.5	63.7	46.2			37.0	39.2	36.2		37.4	$14,761	$1,022	$13,739
Scio Middle School	Public	6-8	38749 NW Beech St	Scio	97374	Linn County	Scio School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 394-3271	162	10	16.2	62.3%	129 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	35.3	229^th of 368 public middle schools	37.8%		46.6	173^rd of 371 public middle schools	53.4%	56			24.0	41.4	40.9			18.0	34.5	15.9		23.9	$18,727	$685	$18,042
Houck Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Connecticut	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3446	830	37	22.6	89.0%	138 (16.6%)	7 (0.8%)	586 (70.6%)	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	37 (4.5%)	35 (4.2%)	12	344^th of 368 public middle schools	6.5%		7.7	364^th of 371 public middle schools	1.9%	20			19.0	23.0	23.7			7.8	12.1	10.4		11.1	$18,313	$1,563	$16,750
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2180 Talbot Rd SE	Jefferson	97352	Marion County	Jefferson School District 14J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 327-3337	178	4	41.2	75.3%	113 (63.5%)	2 (1.1%)	53 (29.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	18.3	315^th of 368 public middle schools	14.4%		16.3	331^st of 371 public middle schools	10.8%	16			35.7	22.0	20.8			17.9	8.0			13.8	$17,948	$1,758	$16,190
Leslie Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 Pringle Rd SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3206	735	37	20.0	87.9%	360 (49.0%)	15 (2.0%)	269 (36.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	52 (7.1%)	36.2	226^th of 368 public middle schools	38.6%		31.8	245^th of 371 public middle schools	34.0%	19			36.2	33.0	41.0			18.9	23.2	25.4		26.7	$19,405	$1,572	$17,832
Judson Middle School	Public	6-8	4512 Jones Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3201	811	34	24.0	89.4%	442 (54.5%)	18 (2.2%)	208 (25.6%)	33 (4.1%)	8 (1.0%)	33 (4.1%)	68 (8.4%)	60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%		60	112^th of 371 public middle schools	69.8%	6			50.5	48.8	53.2			35.1	29.3	32.2		32.9	$18,610	$1,663	$16,948
Crossler Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Davis Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3444	804	33	24.3	88.8%	496 (61.7%)	14 (1.7%)	158 (19.7%)	30 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (3.0%)	76 (9.5%)	41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%		37.2	225^th of 371 public middle schools	39.4%	28			34.5	46.3	30.7			29.5	29.9	24.3		26.1	$18,248	$1,628	$16,620
Silverton Middle School	Public	6-8	714 Schlador street	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 873-5317	425	20	21.2	50.8%	314 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	47.9	170^th of 368 public middle schools	53.8%		44.5	187^th of 371 public middle schools	49.6%	17			43.0	47.8	36.1			32.3	32.1	22.5		27.5	$17,448	$896	$16,552
Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	2805 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3215	997	48	20.9	89.9%	124 (12.4%)	11 (1.1%)	716 (71.8%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	34 (3.4%)	17.2	321^st of 368 public middle schools	12.8%		10.2	357^th of 371 public middle schools	3.8%	36			23.6	20.2	28.7			15.8	12.1	16.0		15.2	$18,608	$1,390	$17,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Stayton Middle School

What district is Stayton Middle School in?

North Santiam School District 29J

Is Stayton Middle School a good school?

Stayton Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Oregon middle schools.

How many students attend Stayton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Stayton Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Stayton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stayton Middle School usually go on to attend Stayton High School

What is the racial makeup of Stayton Middle School?

Students at Stayton Middle School are 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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