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Colton Middle School

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Colton Middle School ranks 270 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Colton Middle School is a small rural school in Colton, Oregon (97017) serving about 110 students in grades 6 through 8, and it is the only middle school in Colton School District 53.

With roughly 35–40 students per grade, Colton is about one-fifth the size of the typical school it is compared with. Nearly two-thirds of students (66.4%) qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25, up from 47.3% the year before and 28.3% two years earlier — the highest rate among its comparison schools. Per-student spending was $18,196, with a 17:1 student-teacher ratio. In 2025-26 the school ranked 270th of 371 middle schools statewide (27th percentile, 1 star). One bright spot: low-income students here rank at the 84th percentile statewide, or 42nd of 256 schools, which means Colton does well by the students it serves compared with low-income students elsewhere. Chronic absenteeism (31.1%) is also below the state average (33.5%).

The clearest concern is 8th grade. Math proficiency falls from 32% in 6th grade (above the state's 29.7%) to 27.3% in 7th grade and just 6.9% in 8th, where the next-lowest comparison school is Molalla River Middle School at 15.7%. Eighth grade science proficiency is 6.3%, the lowest in the group by more than 11 points. Reading scores sit closer to state norms, so this looks like a specific grade-level breakdown rather than a school-wide failure. A useful nearby benchmark is Cedar Ridge Middle School in Sandy, which serves similar poverty levels with similar spending but nearly four times the enrollment — and much higher proficiency (44.5% in English, 36.8% in math, 36% in science). Boys here also rank in the bottom fifth of the state each year on record, a pattern that points to how instruction and support land for boys at this school.

110

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,196

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21580 S Schieffer Rd
Colton, OR 97017-9403

(503) 824-2319

District: Colton School District 53

Students who attend Colton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colton High School

Feeder schools for Colton Middle School:

Elementary:

Colton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (25% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 24 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

270^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 141Colton School District 53 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	270 of 371	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	309 of 368	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	226 of 371	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	147 of 380	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	205 of 367	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	264 of 379	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	245 of 384	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	242 of 382	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.3	113 of 383	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	49.4	188 of 381	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.7	209 of 382	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.5	131 of 377	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	170 of 395	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.2	149 of 357	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	160 of 343	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.6	183 of 323	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.0	109 of 315	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.1	110 of 295	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	67 of 285	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	65.0	79 of 271	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	44.5	152 of 270	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	166 of 321	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	229 of 316	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.6	104 of 313	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	54 of 323	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	165 of 310	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	174 of 277	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	162 of 342	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	42 of 256	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.0	202 of 364	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	186 of 282	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	264 of 327	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	295 of 330	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	301 of 323	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	216 of 318	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	175 of 312	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	207 of 291	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	290 of 341	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	286 of 354	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	315 of 351	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	237 of 349	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	144 of 360	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	229 of 355	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	274 of 344	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	247 of 357	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+56 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Mathematics22%-11 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colton Middle School	Public	6-8	21580 S Schieffer Rd	Colton	97017	Clackamas County	Colton School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 824-2319	110	6	17.0	66.4%	95 (86.4%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	28.7	270^th of 371 public middle schools	27.2%		19.6	309^th of 368 public middle schools	16.0%	39	32.0	39.4	34.5	35.6	32.0	27.3	6.9	21.8	6.3	6.3	$18,196	$402	$17,794
Molalla River Middle School	Public	6-8	318 Leroy	Molalla	97038	Clackamas County	Molalla River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 829-6133	531	28	19.0	66.1%	377 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (23.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	23.2	293^rd of 371 public middle schools	21.0%		39.3	208^th of 368 public middle schools	43.5%	85	35.6	35.8	23.3	31.4	15.7	20.6	15.7	17.3	17.4	17.4	$17,710	$451	$17,259
Estacada Middle School	Public	6-8	500 NE Main St	Estacada	97023	Clackamas County	Estacada School District 108	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 630-8516	460	20	23.1	51.5%	337 (73.3%)	5 (1.1%)	80 (17.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	26	281^st of 371 public middle schools	24.3%		22.6	295^th of 368 public middle schools	19.8%	14	28.7	23.9	38.7	30.0	18.8	17.5	26.9	20.8	19.7	19.7	$14,939	$352	$14,587
Baker Prairie Middle School	Public	7-8	1859 SE Township Rd	Canby	97013	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 263-7170	532	30	17.5	63.0%	309 (58.1%)	5 (0.9%)	188 (35.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	37.1	233^rd of 371 public middle schools	37.2%		34.8	231^st of 368 public middle schools	37.2%	2		40.5	36.6	38.4		23.4	23.7	23.6	27.9	27.9	$17,865	$347	$17,518
Gardiner Middle School	Public	6-8	205 Williams St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8200	699	25	28.3	54.2%	453 (64.8%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (25.6%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	47.7	172^nd of 371 public middle schools	53.6%		47.1	174^th of 368 public middle schools	52.7%	2	44.0	39.8	41.7	41.8	29.4	33.8	32.6	31.9	25.7	25.7	$18,464	$451	$18,013
Tumwata Middle School	Public	6-8	14133 S Donovan Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8300	685	25	26.9	54.6%	515 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (12.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	56 (8.2%)	51.5	148^th of 371 public middle schools	60.1%		48.5	167^th of 368 public middle schools	54.6%	19	34.1	49.8	56.3	46.8	23.3	28.1	33.3	28.3	34.3	34.3	$17,691	$450	$17,241
Walter L Kraxberger Middle School	Public	6-8	17777 Webster Rd	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-3636	343	20	16.9	62.7%	235 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.3%)	27.2	278^th of 371 public middle schools	25.1%		46.2	178^th of 368 public middle schools	51.6%	100	37.1	38.9	32.1	36.1	14.6	20.5	16.7	17.2	19.3	19.3	$21,807	$365	$21,442
Athey Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2110 Brandon Pl	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7400	470	30	15.5	24.7%	366 (77.9%)	5 (1.1%)	42 (8.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	76.5	63^rd of 371 public middle schools	83.0%		84.3	42^nd of 368 public middle schools	88.6%	21	60.9	69.6	53.6	61.1	51.4	53.7	44.4	49.8	19.7	19.7	$19,444	$00	$19,444
Rosemont Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	20001 Salamo Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7550	699	39	18.1	28.9%	508 (72.7%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	88.6	37^th of 371 public middle schools	90.0%		88.5	37^th of 368 public middle schools	89.9%		72.1	62.3	65.4	66.5	51.6	57.9	48.7	52.7	46.1	46.1	$16,591	$00	$16,591
Cedar Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	17100 Bluff Rd	Sandy	97055	Clackamas County	Oregon Trail School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 668-8067	471	23	20.2	60.5%	341 (72.4%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (17.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.0%)	58.3	115^th of 371 public middle schools	69.0%		56	131^st of 368 public middle schools	64.4%	16	36.6	48.7	47.1	44.5	33.6	38.4	37.8	36.8	36.0	36.0	$18,777	$332	$18,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Colton Middle School

What high school do graduates of Colton Middle School attend?

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

What district is Colton Middle School in?

Colton School District 53

How many students attend Colton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 110 students attended Colton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Colton Middle School?

Students at Colton Middle School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Colton Middle School a good school?

Colton Middle School ranks 270^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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