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Linus Pauling Middle School

Q: Is Linus Pauling Middle School a good school?

Linus Pauling Middle School ranks 101 st of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Linus Pauling Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Linus Pauling Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Linus Pauling Middle School?

Students at Linus Pauling Middle School are 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Linus Pauling Middle School attend?

Students who attend Linus Pauling Middle School usually go on to attend Corvallis High School

Public Grades 6-8

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Linus Pauling Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Corvallis, Oregon, serving 712 students in the highly ranked Corvallis School District 509J. In 2025–2026, it ranked 101st of 371 Oregon middle schools—73rd percentile, 4 stars—placing it above the state average but below the top of its district. Its 2025–2026 OSAS proficiency rates were 46.7% in ELA, 38.6% in math, and 43.1% in science, above Oregon’s 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6% but below the district in ELA and math and essentially tied in science. Nearby, it is in the same broad tier as Cheldelin Middle School and Philomath Middle School, while North Albany Middle School ranks higher and Talmadge Middle School, Seven Oak Middle School, and Jefferson Middle School rank much lower.

Science is a clear bright spot: Linus Pauling’s 43.1% science proficiency is above the state and slightly above Cheldelin, North Albany, Philomath, and Timber Ridge, with only the district average marginally higher. Math is competitive, especially in 8th grade, where 38.5% proficiency nearly matches the district’s 39.1% and far exceeds Cheldelin’s 30.1%. The weakest academic area is 6th grade ELA at 39.4%, below both state and district; 7th and 8th grade ELA are above state, suggesting the issue is concentrated in early middle-school literacy. Chronic absenteeism improved from 37.7% in 2022–2023 to 32.9% in 2024–2025, but it remains above the district’s 30.2% and higher than Cheldelin, North Albany, and Philomath.

The school’s free or reduced-price lunch rate rose from 44.66% to 57.87% in two years, and it spends $19,557 per student, high among nearby schools. Its results are stronger than many higher-poverty peers, though resources and demographics do not tell the whole story. Compared with similarly sized Talmadge, which has a 94.55% free/reduced-lunch rate, Linus Pauling posts much higher proficiency in ELA, math, and science. Some student groups, including students in special education and low-income students, show uneven recent results and are worth monitoring. Overall, Linus Pauling is a generally strong, above-average Oregon middle school whose main strengths are science and upper-grade math, with challenges in 6th grade ELA, chronic absenteeism, and subgroup consistency.

712

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,557

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 NW Cleveland Ave
Corvallis, OR 97330-2063

(541) 757-5961

District: Corvallis School District 509J

Students who attend Linus Pauling Middle School usually attend:

High:

Corvallis High School

Feeder schools for Linus Pauling Middle School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (43% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

Oregon avg37%

101^st of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Corvallis School District 509J

11^th of 141Corvallis School District 509J 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	64.6	101 of 371	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.4	104 of 368	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	74 of 371	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	104 of 380	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	72 of 367	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	124 of 379	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	147 of 384	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	121 of 382	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	98 of 383	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	62 of 381	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	88 of 382	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	55 of 377	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	85 of 395	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	61.5	130 of 357	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	66 of 343	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.2	111 of 323	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	98 of 315	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.3	76 of 295	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.8	89 of 285	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.1	58 of 271	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	63.6	82 of 270	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	71.1	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	37 of 61	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	93 of 321	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	100 of 316	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	73 of 313	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	95 of 323	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	70 of 310	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	104 of 277	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	153 of 342	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	13 of 103	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	34 of 103	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	44 of 103	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	27 of 93	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	9 of 42	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	78 of 200	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	80 of 196	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	64 of 196	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	60 of 201	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	76 of 194	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	159 of 191	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	185 of 210	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	130 of 256	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	116 of 240	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	84 of 244	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	192 of 312	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.5	70 of 364	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	23.9	236 of 282	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	85 of 327	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	85 of 330	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	63 of 323	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	84 of 318	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	52 of 312	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	79 of 291	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	125 of 341	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	50 of 128	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	49 of 133	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	37 of 125	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	55 of 114	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	32 of 110	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	49 of 115	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	70 of 137	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	78 of 180	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	52 of 153	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	36 of 150	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	26.0	130 of 156	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	166 of 206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	70 of 354	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	73 of 351	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	47 of 349	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	68 of 360	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	42 of 355	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	62 of 344	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	85 of 357	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2019)64th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-24 vs school

Homeless (2026)32nd percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-80 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Science43%+12 vs state

Mathematics39%+6 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 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 English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Linus Pauling Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 NW Cleveland Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5961	712	39	18.3	57.9%	425 (59.7%)	17 (2.4%)	176 (24.7%)	20 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	61 (8.6%)	64.6	101^st of 371 public middle schools	72.8%		64.4	104^th of 368 public middle schools	71.7%	3			39.4	52.9	48.7	46.7			35.4	42.2	38.5	38.6		43.1	43.1	$19,557	$560	$18,996
Cheldelin Middle School	Public	6-8	987 Conifer Blvd NE	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5971	488	27	18.2	57.6%	324 (66.4%)	11 (2.3%)	66 (13.5%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.8%)	65.5	98^th of 371 public middle schools	73.6%		82.6	46^th of 368 public middle schools	87.5%	52			47.1	54.4	51.4	51.0			40.1	39.5	30.1	36.5		40.4	40.4	$20,243	$560	$19,683
Philomath Middle School	Public	6-8	2021 Chapel Dr	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 929-3167	351	21	16.7	49.3%	278 (79.2%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	63.7	104^th of 371 public middle schools	72.0%		53.5	142^nd of 368 public middle schools	61.4%	38			56.2	47.9	35.0	45.1			42.7	38.3	37.1	39.1		42.7	42.7	$16,759	$108	$16,651
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Queen Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4537	544	27	20.0	76.1%	378 (69.5%)	5 (0.9%)	104 (19.1%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	39.8	218^th of 371 public middle schools	41.2%		30.4	262^nd of 368 public middle schools	28.8%	44			30.1	38.5	45.3	38.0			24.2	27.5	28.4	26.7		28.1	28.1	$17,416	$585	$16,831
Calapooia Middle School	Public	6-8	830 24th AVE SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4555	585	34	17.1	76.1%	317 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	206 (35.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	42.4	201^st of 371 public middle schools	45.8%		30.1	266^th of 368 public middle schools	27.7%	65			36.2	43.8	51.4	43.4			16.7	18.3	30.5	21.5		34.1	34.1	$18,651	$851	$17,800
North Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1205 North Albany Rd NW	Albany	97321	Linn 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%)	82.3	49^th of 371 public middle schools	86.8%		80.6	51^st of 368 public middle schools	86.1%	2			60.1	61.2	65.2	62.2			43.1	47.1	54.5	48.1		39.0	39.0	$18,713	$440	$18,273
Timber Ridge School	Public	3-8	373 Timber Ridge St NE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 704-1095	657	33	20.0	76.9%	474 (72.1%)	5 (0.8%)	118 (18.0%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.5%)	66.7	94^th of 371 public middle schools	74.7%		64.1	105^th of 368 public middle schools	71.5%	11	47.0	55.2	40.9	64.6	64.2	54.3	48.9	39.0	19.8	37.5	45.1	38.1	41.9	43.2	42.5	$9,050	$440	$8,609
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%)	17	327^th of 371 public middle schools	11.9%		18.3	315^th of 368 public middle schools	14.4%	12			20.8	34.6	22.4	26.2			< 5%	23.5	10.2	12.3		8.3	8.3	$18,456	$1,108	$17,348
Talmadge Middle School	Public	6-8	51 16th Street	Independence	97351	Polk County	Central School District 13J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 606-2252	716	38	18.8	94.6%	322 (45.0%)	3 (0.4%)	333 (46.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	40 (5.6%)	27.6	275^th of 371 public middle schools	25.9%		25.3	285^th of 368 public middle schools	22.6%	10			33.5	40.7	29.1	34.5			20.2	23.0	16.2	19.8		18.1	18.1	$18,410	$785	$17,625
Seven Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Cascade Dr	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 451-8416	676	32	21.1	88.9%	527 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	22	300^th of 371 public middle schools	19.1%		28.7	271^st of 368 public middle schools	26.4%	29			25.0	36.9	32.6	31.4			8.3	21.3	16.6	15.2		17.6	17.6	$15,454	$916	$14,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Linus Pauling Middle School

Is Linus Pauling Middle School a good school?

Linus Pauling Middle School ranks 101^st of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Linus Pauling Middle School in?

Corvallis School District 509J

What high school do graduates of Linus Pauling Middle School attend?

Students who attend Linus Pauling Middle School usually go on to attend Corvallis High School

What is the racial makeup of Linus Pauling Middle School?

Students at Linus Pauling Middle School are 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Linus Pauling Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Linus Pauling Middle School.

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