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Kennedy Middle School

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Kennedy Middle School ranks 103 rd of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school in Eugene, Oregon, serving 350 students in grades 6–8 as part of Eugene School District 4J. For 2025–2026 it ranks 103rd out of 371 Oregon middle schools — the 72nd percentile, with a 4-star rating — matching its best showing since 2014–2015 after recovering fully from a pandemic-era dip to 199th (46th percentile, 2 stars) in 2021–2022.

Kennedy's academic profile is distinctive: Science is a standout at 52.5% proficiency, the highest among nearby schools and far above the district (36.6%) and state (30.6%) — even higher-ranked Roosevelt Middle School (22.5%) and Spencer Butte Middle School (30.9%) trail well behind. English Language Arts is also solid at 52.6%, above district and state averages. Math is the weak spot at 32.5%, below the district's 37.7% and behind Roosevelt (45.5%) and Spencer Butte (42.4%). Eighth grade is a clear strength, beating district and state in all three subjects, while 7th grade falls below both — 7th grade Math (26.9%) is the school's lowest grade-level result.

Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, from 36.9% in 2021–2022 to 26.8% in 2024–2025, now better than district and state and among the lowest in the comparison group, behind only Cal Young Middle School (25.4%) and Roosevelt (25.6%). The school serves special education students well (79th percentile) and male students (73rd), while gifted and talented students lag at the 42nd percentile — the only subgroup below the school's overall 72nd percentile. Kennedy spends $23,823 per student, the highest among nearby schools, with a student–teacher ratio of 16.0, third-lowest in the group. It outperforms Bethel and Springfield comparison schools such as Cascade Middle School and Shasta Middle School, and within 4J trails only Roosevelt and Spencer Butte among nearby middle schools.

350

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,823

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2200 Bailey Hill Rd
Eugene, OR 97405-1098

(541) 790-5500

District: Eugene School District 4J

Students who attend Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Churchill High School

Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	McCornack Elementary School
	Twin Oaks Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

Oregon avg37%

103^rd of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Middle Schools in the Eugene School District 4J

23^rd of 141Eugene School District 4J 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	103 of 371	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	111 of 368	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	146 of 371	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	152 of 380	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	199 of 367	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	143 of 379	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	142 of 384	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	113 of 382	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	112 of 383	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	103 of 381	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.2	136 of 382	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	107 of 377	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	130 of 395	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	69 of 357	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	47 of 343	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	97 of 323	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.8	75 of 315	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	62.5	92 of 295	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.8	45 of 285	84.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	34 of 271	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.8	40 of 270	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	90 of 321	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	104 of 316	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	93 of 313	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	119 of 323	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	173 of 310	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	109 of 277	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	129 of 342	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	60 of 103	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	80 of 104	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	47 of 103	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	86 of 103	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	76 of 93	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	99 of 200	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.2	140 of 196	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	72 of 196	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	106 of 201	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	118 of 194	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	91 of 191	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	54 of 210	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	94 of 256	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	66 of 240	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	64 of 244	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	41 of 312	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	196 of 364	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	48 of 282	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	66 of 325	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	89 of 327	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	90 of 330	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	161 of 323	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	130 of 318	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	159 of 312	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	111 of 291	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	148 of 341	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	38 of 128	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	42 of 114	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	90 of 115	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	107 of 137	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	41 of 193	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	44.2	80 of 180	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	66 of 153	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	99 of 150	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	110 of 143	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	115 of 156	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	155 of 206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	107 of 354	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	100 of 351	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	146 of 349	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	138 of 360	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	187 of 355	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	134 of 344	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	136 of 357	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile~ school

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+9 vs state

Science52%+22 vs state

Mathematics32%~ state avg

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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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Bailey Hill Rd	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-5500	350	22	16.0	64.3%	225 (64.3%)	4 (1.1%)	65 (18.6%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.7%)	64.1	103^rd of 371 public middle schools	72.2%		62.3	111^th of 368 public middle schools	69.8%	8	49.6	44.3	65.3	52.6	28.4	26.9	43.6	32.5	52.5	52.5	$23,823	$447	$23,375
Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson	Public	6-8	1650 W 22nd Ave	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-5700	350	21	16.3	67.1%	222 (63.4%)	4 (1.1%)	78 (22.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.4%)	55.7	127^th of 371 public middle schools	65.8%		70	88^th of 368 public middle schools	76.1%	39	44.8	42.3	50.4	46.0	25.0	23.4	41.4	30.1	42.6	42.6	$23,341	$682	$22,659
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 Echo Hollow Rd	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 689-0641	375	21	18.1	90.9%	198 (52.8%)	5 (1.3%)	124 (33.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.6%)	25.2	285^th of 371 public middle schools	23.2%		22	299^th of 368 public middle schools	18.8%	14	35.6	26.3	36.8	33.1	15.4	12.2	26.4	18.1	14.2	14.2	$18,606	$683	$17,923
Shasta Middle School	Public	6-8	4656 Barger Ave	Eugene	97402	Lane County	Bethel School District 52	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 688-9611	345	19	18.6	88.7%	217 (62.9%)	8 (2.3%)	64 (18.6%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.2%)	35 (10.1%)	28.8	268^th of 371 public middle schools	27.8%		18.8	311^th of 368 public middle schools	15.5%	43	35.9	35.7	38.8	36.8	11.5	18.1	23.4	18.1	19.7	19.7	$18,905	$676	$18,229
Kelly Middle School	Public	6-8	850 Howard Ave	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-4740	407	28	14.7	64.4%	219 (53.8%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.8%)	29.7	265^th of 371 public middle schools	28.6%		36.2	224^th of 368 public middle schools	39.1%	41	29.9	32.5	24.8	29.2	26.2	26.5	25.9	26.2	20.0	20.0	$22,853	$758	$22,095
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E 24th Ave	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-8500	557	29	19.2	63.7%	387 (69.5%)	7 (1.3%)	59 (10.6%)	30 (5.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.0%)	70.5	84^th of 371 public middle schools	77.4%		85.4	39^th of 368 public middle schools	89.4%	45	63.8	53.4	50.3	56.0	41.5	51.9	43.4	45.5	22.5	22.5	$21,921	$447	$21,474
Spencer Butte Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E 43rd Ave	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-8300	328	21	15.5	67.1%	254 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	73.3	68^th of 371 public middle schools	81.7%		53.2	147^th of 368 public middle schools	60.1%	79	67.5	62.2	45.2	59.4	42.1	44.4	40.5	42.4	30.9	30.9	$23,370	$847	$22,523
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Bailey Ln	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-6300	519	28	18.6	64.0%	322 (62.0%)	5 (1.0%)	119 (22.9%)	14 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.2%)	22.4	298^th of 371 public middle schools	19.7%		33.9	239^th of 368 public middle schools	35.1%	59	28.5	31.1	24.0	28.1	16.6	18.1	21.7	18.5	21.1	21.1	$21,062	$592	$20,470
Cal Young Middle School	Public	6-8	2555 Gilham Rd	Eugene	97401	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-6400	475	27	17.3	66.9%	320 (67.4%)	14 (2.9%)	65 (13.7%)	14 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.6%)	49.6	160^th of 371 public middle schools	56.9%		51.4	157^th of 368 public middle schools	57.3%	3	50.9	46.0	36.6	44.8	28.3	34.8	30.9	31.2	25.2	25.2	$21,980	$755	$21,225
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Wilkes Dr	Eugene	97404	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-4300	398	23	17.1	64.3%	301 (75.6%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	48.2	169^th of 371 public middle schools	54.4%		52.6	150^th of 368 public middle schools	59.2%	19	37.1	49.5	49.0	44.4	20.0	32.0	23.1	24.7	40.4	40.4	$23,188	$613	$22,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Middle School

How many students attend Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Kennedy Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Middle School?

Students at Kennedy Middle School are 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Kennedy Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Churchill High School

Is Kennedy Middle School a good school?

Kennedy Middle School ranks 103^rd of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Kennedy Middle School in?

Eugene School District 4J

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