Summary
Seven Oak Middle School is a grade 6–8 school in Lebanon, Oregon, serving 676 students as part of Lebanon Community School District 9, a district that ranks 65th of 141 Oregon districts (54th percentile, 3 stars) — but the school itself ranks 300th of 371 Oregon middle schools in 2025–2026, landing at the 19th percentile with 1 star. That ranking has slipped steadily, from the 40th percentile in 2021–2022 to 36th, then 34th, 26th, and 19th. In other words, Seven Oak performs below its own district, not just below the state.
Test scores trail district and state averages in every subject tested. All-grade English language arts proficiency is 31.4% (district 39.3%, state 43.8%), math is 15.2% (district 27.9%, state 32.9%), and science is 17.6% (district 21.4%, state 30.6%). The weakest spot is 6th grade math at 8.3%, less than a third of the state's 29.7%, and 8th grade science at 17.6% versus 27.7% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is 45.7% — higher than the district's 41.1% and the state's 33.5%, and the highest among nearby comparison schools. Economic need is also exceptionally high: 88.91% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, up sharply from 71.02% the year before.
Nearby schools offer useful context. Corvallis schools such as Linus Pauling Middle School and Cheldelin Middle School post much stronger scores with lower absenteeism and lower poverty, and North Albany Middle School and Timber Ridge School outperform Seven Oak despite similarly high need — suggesting poverty is not destiny. Only Jefferson Middle School has lower proficiency. Seven Oak's class size is larger than most neighbors (21.1 students per teacher) with moderate-low spending ($15,454). One clear bright spot: the school ranks 2nd of 19 for homeless students (89th percentile, 5 stars), and gifted-student results improved. Low-SES, special education, and female students sit in the bottom quartile, and low-SES effectiveness fell from the 53rd to the 20th percentile — making attendance, 6th grade math, 8th grade science, and subgroup support the most visible levers for improvement.
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