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Fern Ridge Middle School

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Fern Ridge Middle School ranks 166 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Fern Ridge Middle School is a public school in Elmira, Oregon serving about 315 students in grades 6–8 as part of Fern Ridge School District 28J. It is a smaller, more rural and exurban school, and its nearest listed comparison schools are 8.8 to 13.9 miles away in Eugene and Junction City, so regional comparisons are not exactly neighborhood comparisons. Statewide, it ranks 166th of 371 Oregon middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 55th percentile with 3 stars — a major climb from the 7th percentile and 0 stars in 2015–2016, with improvement in each of the last three years.

Academics are mixed. English language arts proficiency is 44.6%, a bit above the state's 43.8% but below the district's 46.5%; 7th-grade (50%) and 8th-grade (47.6%) ELA are above state averages, while 6th-grade ELA (36.9%) is below. Math is the clearest weakness at 27.4%, below both the district's 31.6% and the state's 32.9%, and 8th-grade math is only 21% versus the state's 30%. Science is a bright spot at 32.7%, above the state's 30.6% and essentially even with the district.

Chronic absenteeism was 29.9% in 2024–2025 — better than district and state and down sharply from 50.9% in 2021–2022. Per-student spending was $17,462, the lowest among nearby comparison schools, with a 17.5 student-teacher ratio. Regionally, Fern Ridge outperforms Oaklea Middle School, Cascade Middle School, Shasta Middle School, and Kelly Middle School, sits close to Madison Middle School and Cal Young Middle School, and trails stronger Eugene 4J schools such as Roosevelt Middle School, Spencer Butte Middle School, and Kennedy Middle School. The school also ranks well above average for how it serves special education students (80th percentile) and low-income students (67th percentile).

315

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,462

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88831 Territorial Rd
Elmira, OR 97437-9758

(541) 935-8230

District: Fern Ridge School District 28J

Students who attend Fern Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elmira High School

Feeder schools for Fern Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Elmira Elementary School
	Veneta Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Oregon median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Oregon avg37%

166^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 49 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 141Fern Ridge School District 28J 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	48.6	166 of 371	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	177 of 368	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	200 of 371	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	201 of 380	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	240 of 367	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	267 of 379	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	312 of 384	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	322 of 382	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	358 of 383	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	319 of 381	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.4	268 of 382	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	261 of 377	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	316 of 395	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	251 of 357	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.8	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.2	166 of 323	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.8	133 of 315	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.7	228 of 295	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.2	244 of 285	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	240 of 271	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	237 of 270	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	130 of 321	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	162 of 316	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	158 of 313	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	137 of 323	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	214 of 310	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	182 of 277	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	275 of 342	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	62 of 93	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	22 of 200	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	44 of 196	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	26 of 201	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	23.9	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.4	37 of 191	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	85 of 256	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	62 of 240	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	78 of 244	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	206 of 312	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	237 of 364	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	199 of 282	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	213 of 325	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	154 of 327	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	148 of 330	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	180 of 323	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	215 of 318	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	187 of 312	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	212 of 291	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	292 of 341	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	39 of 193	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	45.9	72 of 180	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	75 of 153	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	51 of 150	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	60 of 143	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.1	142 of 156	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	117 of 206	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	228 of 354	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	204 of 351	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	231 of 349	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	230 of 360	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	266 of 355	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	288 of 344	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	329 of 357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)35th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-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 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 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
Fern Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	88831 Territorial Rd	Elmira	97437	Lane County	Fern Ridge School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 935-8230	315	18	17.5	71.4%	259 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	48.6	166^th of 371 public middle schools	55.3%		46.4	177^th of 368 public middle schools	51.9%	11		36.9	50.0	47.6	44.6		26.7	36.0	21.0	27.4		32.7	32.7	$17,462	$1,105	$16,357
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oaklea Middle School	Public	5-8	1515 Rose St	Junction City	97448	Lane County	Junction City School District 69	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 998-3381	446	28	16.1	75.8%	339 (76.0%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (6.7%)	18.8	321^st of 371 public middle schools	13.5%		36.2	225^th of 368 public middle schools	38.9%	96	46.6	27.0	33.3	21.0	31.8	28.7	17.9	12.9	20.4	19.9	24.8	11.3	18.0	$18,204	$759	$17,445
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fern Ridge Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fern Ridge Middle School?

Students at Fern Ridge Middle School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Fern Ridge Middle School in?

Fern Ridge School District 28J

Is Fern Ridge Middle School a good school?

Fern Ridge Middle School ranks 166^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fern Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Fern Ridge Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Fern Ridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fern Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Elmira High School

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