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LaCreole Middle School

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LaCreole Middle School ranks 255 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

LaCreole Middle School in Dallas, Oregon, serves 569 students in grades 6–8 as the middle school of Dallas School District 2, a single-town district whose closest comparison schools all sit 6–14 miles away in other districts. In 2025-2026 it ranked 255th of 371 Oregon middle schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), a step back from 168th of 368 (54th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024-2025, which was its strongest showing in a decade.

LaCreole trails the state in all ten tested measures. All-grade proficiency is 35.5% in English language arts (state 43.8%), 23.4% in math (32.9%) and 21.5% in science (30.6%). The widest gap is 8th-grade math, at 19.0% proficient against a 30.0% state figure. Seventh-grade ELA is the bright spot at 44.3%, essentially level with the state's 45.3%. Seven of the ten nearby comparison schools — including Judson Middle School, Straub Middle School, Walker Middle School and Crossler Middle School — outscore LaCreole in all three subjects at once. The school spends $16,513 per student, the lowest among comprehensive peers (who range from $18,174 to $20,859), but also has the tightest staffing ratio at 18.4 students per teacher.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest concern: 38.1% in 2024-25, above the state's 33.5% and the district's 32.0%, and rising while both improved. It is the third-highest rate among the compared schools. About 70.3% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, lower than most neighbors — though that figure jumped from 41.64% the prior year, which more likely reflects a change in how eligibility is counted than a change in the student body. Measured against other schools serving similar populations, students in special education rank at the 53rd percentile (above the school's overall 31st) and low-income students at the 22nd. Overall, LaCreole is a comparatively lower-poverty school with lean per-student funding and the tightest staffing in its peer group, but its proficiency, attendance and statewide ranking currently trail the district, the state and most nearby schools.

569

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,513

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90.4%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.3% (any vaccine)

701 SE LaCreole Dr
Dallas, OR 97338-1698

(503) 623-6662

District: Dallas School District 2

Students who attend LaCreole Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dallas High School

Feeder schools for LaCreole Middle School:

Elementary:	Lyle Elementary School
	Oakdale Heights Elementary School
	Whitworth Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

Oregon avg37%

255^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 141Dallas School District 2 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	32.3	255 of 371	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	168 of 368	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	276 of 371	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	269 of 380	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	253 of 367	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	266 of 379	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	220 of 384	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	200 of 382	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	166 of 383	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	169 of 381	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.2	264 of 382	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	210 of 377	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	211 of 395	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	187 of 357	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	205 of 343	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	157 of 323	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.0	225 of 315	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.4	178 of 295	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	156 of 285	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	165 of 271	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.2	123 of 270	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	211 of 321	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	179 of 316	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	225 of 313	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	227 of 323	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	208 of 310	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	207 of 277	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	202 of 342	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	127 of 200	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.0	39 of 196	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	81 of 196	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	82 of 201	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	63 of 194	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	137 of 210	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	199 of 256	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.4	122 of 240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	194 of 244	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	161 of 312	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	250 of 364	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	228 of 282	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	208 of 325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	236 of 327	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.1	113 of 330	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	232 of 323	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	217 of 318	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	221 of 312	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	220 of 291	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	208 of 341	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	107 of 115	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	120 of 137	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	31.1	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	91 of 193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	54 of 180	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	26.9	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	124 of 150	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	113 of 143	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	84 of 156	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	266 of 354	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.0	194 of 351	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	279 of 349	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	289 of 360	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	275 of 355	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	266 of 344	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	230 of 357	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)15th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2018)9th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

Science22%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
LaCreole Middle School	Public	6-8	701 SE LaCreole Dr	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 623-6662	569	31	18.4	70.3%	418 (73.5%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (18.3%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.6%)	32.3	255^th of 371 public middle schools	31.3%		48.5	168^th of 368 public middle schools	54.3%	87	29.2	44.3	31.6	35.5	23.8	27.0	19.0	23.4	21.5	21.5	90.4%	8.3%	$16,513	$349	$16,165
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	95.9%	3.8%	$18,410	$785	$17,625
Straub Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2030	568	26	22.1	88.6%	359 (63.2%)	16 (2.8%)	106 (18.7%)	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	55.7	128^th of 371 public middle schools	65.5%		61.3	114^th of 368 public middle schools	69.0%	14	40.6	47.7	46.3	45.0	31.4	37.0	41.1	36.8	27.3	27.3	93.5%	6.3%	$20,212	$1,124	$19,088
Walker Middle School	Public	6-8	1075 8th St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3220	571	27	20.8	88.6%	277 (48.5%)	13 (2.3%)	191 (33.5%)	16 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	55 (9.6%)	53.5	136^th of 371 public middle schools	63.3%		56.5	128^th of 368 public middle schools	65.2%	8	40.8	58.3	38.9	46.0	29.2	44.8	31.3	35.0	23.8	23.8	94.1%	5.7%	$19,437	$1,171	$18,265
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%)	50.5	154^th of 371 public middle schools	58.5%		41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%	43	38.6	40.9	47.6	42.3	38.5	35.3	26.4	33.5	28.2	28.2	95.1%	4.8%	$18,300	$1,146	$17,154
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%)	57.8	119^th of 371 public middle schools	67.9%		60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%	1	36.4	58.1	56.4	50.1	26.1	39.4	37.5	34.3	27.9	27.9	94.3%	5.5%	$19,482	$1,111	$18,371
Howard Street Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	625 Marion St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3408	184	1	184.0	21.7%	118 (64.1%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (22.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	86.3	42^nd of 371 public middle schools	88.7%		87.3	38^th of 368 public middle schools	89.7%	4	65.1	70.5	64.8	66.9	57.1	44.3	53.7	51.7	38.9	38.9			$10,045	$984	$9,061
Parrish Middle School	Public	6-8	802 Capitol St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3210	691	31	22.4	88.6%	186 (26.9%)	13 (1.9%)	418 (60.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.2%)	43 (6.2%)	30.7	262^nd of 371 public middle schools	29.4%		24.5	289^th of 368 public middle schools	21.5%	27	30.6	36.0	30.6	32.5	25.6	36.3	15.9	26.5	12.8	12.8	95.3%	3.6%	$19,938	$1,123	$18,815
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%)	41.9	206^th of 371 public middle schools	44.5%		36.2	226^th of 368 public middle schools	38.6%	20	46.5	41.2	36.3	41.1	27.3	28.4	25.7	27.1	24.2	24.2	94.3%	5.4%	$20,859	$1,164	$19,694
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%)	83.2	48^th of 371 public middle schools	87.1%		76.8	59^th of 368 public middle schools	84.0%	11	54.5	62.5	56.3	57.7	48.5	43.8	53.1	48.5	59.4	59.4	93.9%	4.1%	$18,174	$984	$17,190

Frequently Asked Questions about LaCreole Middle School

Is LaCreole Middle School a good school?

LaCreole Middle School ranks 255^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend LaCreole Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended LaCreole Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of LaCreole Middle School?

Students at LaCreole Middle School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of LaCreole Middle School attend?

Students who attend LaCreole Middle School usually go on to attend Dallas High School

What district is LaCreole Middle School in?

Dallas School District 2

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