Daly Middle School

Daly Middle School is a grade 7–8 school in Lakeview, Oregon, serving 126 students as part of Lake County School District 7, and it has no other schools within 20 miles for direct comparison. In 2025–2026, it ranked 250th of 371 Oregon schools (33rd percentile, 2 stars), below the district’s 52nd percentile (3 stars) and the state midpoint. Its history shows a decline from 63rd percentile in 2015–2016 and 58th in 2018–2019 to 26th in 2024–2025, followed by a modest rebound.

Academically, the school has a split profile. Math is a relative strength: all-grade math proficiency is 34.9%, above the district’s 31% and the state’s 32.9%, and 7th grade math is 53.6%, roughly 20 points above the state. ELA and science are weaker: all-grade ELA is 28.8% versus 41.7% district and 43.8% state, while all-grade science is 11.3% versus 26.9% district and 30.6% state. Eighth grade is the clearest pressure point: ELA is 19.2% versus 41.5% state, and science is 11.3% versus 27.7% state. Because district figures for 8th grade match the school’s exactly, state comparisons are more informative.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern. After years of lower rates than the district and state, it jumped to 49.5% in 2023–2024 and was 44.8% in 2024–2025, above the district’s 37.2% and the state’s 33.5%. Free/reduced lunch eligibility rose from 47.71% in 2022–2023 to 83.33% in 2024–2025. Per-student spending is relatively high at $15,756 in 2024–2025, but the student–teacher ratio remains high at 25.2. Subgroup performance has been uneven; special education students are a relative strength (3 stars, 59th percentile in 2025–2026), while other groups have swung notably. The bottom line: this is a small, high-poverty school with genuine math strengths, serious 8th grade ELA and science gaps, and attendance challenges, making 8th grade instruction and attendance support the most actionable priorities.