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Azalea Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
279th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 368 Oregon Middle Schools
Better than 24% of Oregon middle schools
Summary

Azalea Middle School is a public middle school located in Brookings, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 345 students. The school is part of the Brookings-Harbor School District 17C, which is ranked 113 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Azalea Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools, with a ranking between 244 and 328 out of 379-384 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief period of 2-star ratings in 2016-2017 and 2013-2014. The school's performance is particularly low for multi-racial students, ranking in the bottom 30% of Oregon middle schools, while Hispanic and special education students also perform below average, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Oregon middle schools.

Azalea Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates range from 15.3% in 6th grade Math to 40% in 6th grade ELA, significantly lower than the state averages of 29.3% and 41.7%, respectively. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 28.7% to 38.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.4% to 66.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

309
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,096
Per pupil spending ?
84.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 505 Pacific Ave
       Brookings, OR  97415-9290

(541) 469-7427

District: Brookings-Harbor School District 17C


Students who attend Azalea Middle School usually attend:

High:    Brookings-Harbor High School

Feeder schools for Azalea Middle School:

Elementary:    Kalmiopsis Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.2%
Hispanic:
19.4%
Two or more races:
12.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg25%
Oregon avg35%
279th of 368
Oregon public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
113th of 140Brookings-Harbor School District 17C 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202526.9279 of 36824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0302 of 37118.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9325 of 38014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202216.8320 of 36712.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9312 of 37917.7%★☆☆☆☆
201833.5266 of 38430.7%★★☆☆☆
201737.7244 of 38236.1%★★☆☆☆
201633.5279 of 38327.2%★☆☆☆☆
201520.4328 of 38113.9%★☆☆☆☆
201438.8257 of 38232.7%★★☆☆☆
201346.3223 of 37740.8%★★☆☆☆
201238.7283 of 39528.4%★☆☆☆☆
201143.4228 of 35736.1%★★☆☆☆
201017.2317 of 3437.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200920.4289 of 32310.5%★☆☆☆☆
200819.2278 of 31511.7%★☆☆☆☆
200740.4201 of 29531.9%★★☆☆☆
200639.9187 of 28534.4%★★☆☆☆
200540.0172 of 27136.5%★★☆☆☆
200429.4206 of 27023.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202524.4252 of 31620.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8268 of 31314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8281 of 32313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7283 of 3108.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.3195 of 27729.6%★★☆☆☆
201834.3244 of 34228.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202527.8150 of 19623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202425.7156 of 19620.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5167 of 20116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.5180 of 1947.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.8140 of 19126.7%★☆☆☆☆
201849.097 of 21053.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202523.3202 of 24015.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0185 of 24424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.7228 of 31226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.8317 of 36412.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.6226 of 28219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.5215 of 32533.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202531.7226 of 33031.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.6248 of 32323.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6250 of 31821.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.8274 of 31212.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.2225 of 29122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.6244 of 34128.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202515.1123 of 1337.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.387 of 12530.4%★★☆☆☆
202320.5102 of 11410.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.397 of 11011.8%★☆☆☆☆
201925.491 of 11520.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.3111 of 13719.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202331.5110 of 15026.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.1108 of 15630.8%★★☆☆☆
201840.0103 of 20650.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202528.5261 of 35125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7296 of 34915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8315 of 36012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.9321 of 3559.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.0306 of 34411.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3268 of 35724.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2023)27th percentile+12 vs school
White (2025)26th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts37%-6 vs state
Science16%-11 vs state
Mathematics15%-14 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Azalea Middle School

Students who attend Azalea Middle School usually go on to attend Brookings-Harbor High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Azalea Middle School.

Students at Azalea Middle School are 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

Azalea Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Oregon middle schools.


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