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Duniway Middle School

Q: Is Duniway Middle School a good school?

Duniway Middle School ranks 56 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Duniway Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in McMinnville, Oregon, serving 761 students as part of McMinnville School District 40. In 2025–2026, it ranked 56th of 371 Oregon middle schools—the 85th percentile with 4 stars—and has stayed in the top 15–27% of Oregon middle schools in the years shown, peaking at 32nd of 367 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2021–2022. It serves a high-poverty population: 77.66% of students received free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, up from 64.27% the prior year. Per-student spending was $18,737, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.4.

Academically, Duniway leads every listed nearby comparison school in all-grade state test proficiency: 56.1% in ELA, 48.8% in math, and 44.0% in science. Its advantage over same-district Patton Middle School is striking: Patton has nearly identical free/reduced lunch (77.86%) and similar spending ($18,404), yet Duniway’s proficiency is about 19–20 points higher in each subject. Duniway also outperforms Chehalem Valley Middle School (ELA 48.7, math 48.0, science 39.8) and Mountain View Middle School, despite serving more low-income students. Upper grades shine: 7th-grade ELA is 64.1%, 8th-grade ELA 62.2%, 8th-grade math 57.8% versus the state’s 30.0%, and 8th-grade science 44.0% versus 27.7%. Sixth grade is lower, at 44.5% ELA and 40.7% math, though still above district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism improved from 34.9% in 2022–2023 to 25.2% in 2024–2025, below district and state rates.

Duniway’s results are broad across many student groups, including low-income, gifted, migrant, and English learner students, while English learner effectiveness has improved. Special education is the clearest concern, with effectiveness falling from the 80th percentile in 2023–2024 to 54th in 2024–2025 and 38th in 2025–2026. The school also spends less per student than several lower-scoring comparison schools, including Willamina Middle School, Valor Middle School, Gervais Middle School, and Whiteaker Middle School. Overall, Duniway is a high-performing, high-poverty middle school with strong attendance and academics; special education and 6th-grade relative performance are the main areas to monitor.

761

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,737

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

575 NW Michelbook Ln
McMinnville, OR 97128-5351

(503) 565-4400

District: McMinnville School District 40

Students who attend Duniway Middle School usually attend:

High:

McMinnville High School

Feeder schools for Duniway Middle School:

Elementary:	Newby Elementary School
	Willamette Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (51% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Oregon middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

Oregon avg37%

56^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the McMinnville School District 40

31^st of 141McMinnville School District 40 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	79.0	56 of 371	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	45 of 368	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	40 of 371	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	49 of 380	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	32 of 367	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	58 of 379	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	71 of 384	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	66.1	105 of 382	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	66.8	101 of 383	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	70 of 381	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	57 of 382	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	79 of 377	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	70 of 395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	45 of 357	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	63.6	113 of 343	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	105 of 323	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.0	142 of 315	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	112 of 295	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	134 of 285	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.1	164 of 271	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.2	80 of 270	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	61 of 321	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	44 of 316	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	35 of 313	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	40 of 323	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	25 of 310	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	58 of 277	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	64 of 342	81.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	9 of 104	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	6 of 93	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	31 of 200	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	23 of 196	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	17 of 196	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	20 of 201	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	9 of 194	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	8 of 191	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.5	19 of 210	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	31 of 256	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	12 of 240	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	10 of 244	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	6 of 312	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	30 of 364	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	28 of 282	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	10 of 325	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	45 of 327	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	47 of 330	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	36 of 323	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	36 of 318	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	25 of 312	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	63 of 291	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	75 of 341	78.0%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2024	61.9	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	11 of 125	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	120 of 193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	83 of 180	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	30 of 153	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	30 of 150	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	36 of 143	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	47 of 156	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	68 of 206	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	35 of 354	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	30 of 351	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	23 of 349	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	37 of 360	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	15 of 355	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	48 of 344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	61 of 357	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+12 vs state

Mathematics49%+16 vs state

Science44%+13 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/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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Duniway Middle School	Public	6-8	575 NW Michelbook Ln	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4400	761	41	18.4	77.7%	435 (57.2%)	8 (1.1%)	274 (36.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.8%)	79	56^th of 371 public middle schools	84.9%		82.7	45^th of 368 public middle schools	87.8%	11			44.5	64.1	62.2	56.1			40.7	48.3	57.8	48.8		44.0	44.0	$18,737	$302	$18,435
Patton Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 NE 19th St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4500	646	38	16.8	77.9%	346 (53.6%)	3 (0.5%)	260 (40.2%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.8%)	39.9	215^th of 371 public middle schools	42.0%		51.5	155^th of 368 public middle schools	57.9%	60			33.6	33.3	42.0	36.2			25.8	29.2	33.2	29.3		25.0	25.0	$18,404	$302	$18,103
Dayton Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 Ferry St	Dayton	97114	Yamhill County	Dayton School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 864-2246	204	11	18.8	—	103 (50.5%)	1 (0.5%)	85 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	15.3	335^th of 371 public middle schools	9.7%		10.5	350^th of 368 public middle schools	4.9%	15			37.8	9.7	13.8	21.6			16.4	9.5	8.9	12.0		11.5	11.5	$18,990	$256	$18,734
Amity Middle School	Public	6-8	503A Oak St	Amity	97101	Yamhill County	Amity School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 835-0518	168	12	13.6	64.9%	115 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (26.2%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	37.7	230^th of 371 public middle schools	38.0%		29.5	267^th of 368 public middle schools	27.4%	37			36.0	29.2	49.1	38.1			20.3	23.9	26.9	23.3		28.3	28.3	$19,028	$00	$19,028
Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School	Public	4-8	310 E Main	Yamhill	97148	Yamhill County	Yamhill Carlton School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 852-7660	369	23	16.3	50.4%	295 (79.9%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	28.1	271^st of 371 public middle schools	27.0%		33	244^th of 368 public middle schools	33.7%	27	45.1	50.8	34.6	37.5	33.9	40.2	22.5	23.7	25.0	29.2	9.7	21.9	30.5	8.1	19.0	$14,384	$197	$14,188
Chehalem Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	403 W Foothills Dr	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4600	422	20	21.4	49.8%	321 (76.1%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (13.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	72.4	72^nd of 371 public middle schools	80.6%		72.9	72^nd of 368 public middle schools	80.4%				52.5	44.0	49.2	48.7			49.3	54.8	39.8	48.0		39.8	39.8	$16,695	$253	$16,442
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 Emery Dr	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4500	507	24	21.3	69.4%	314 (61.9%)	2 (0.4%)	160 (31.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	47.9	171^st of 371 public middle schools	53.9%		50.8	158^th of 368 public middle schools	57.1%	13			30.1	46.1	32.7	36.4			29.5	41.4	33.8	35.0		31.4	31.4	$15,402	$279	$15,123
Willamina Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Oaken Hills Dr	Willamina	97396	Yamhill County	Willamina School District 30J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 876-2545	186	11	16.4	—	108 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (17.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (11.8%)	25.2	286^th of 371 public middle schools	22.9%		16.3	323^rd of 368 public middle schools	12.2%	37			30.9	41.5	35.0	35.3			10.9	29.3	15.0	17.6		7.5	7.5	$24,422	$731	$23,691
Gervais Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Douglas Ave	Gervais	97026	Marion County	Gervais School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 792-3770	198	13	15.4	—	55 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (70.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	44.6	183^rd of 371 public middle schools	50.7%		36.6	220^th of 368 public middle schools	40.2%	37			40.5	47.1	44.4	44.0			24.3	27.5	33.3	28.4		20.8	20.8	$20,129	$1,437	$18,692
Whiteaker Middle School	Public	6-8	1605 Lockhaven Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3224	654	28	23.1	89.1%	318 (48.6%)	12 (1.8%)	252 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	51 (7.8%)	45.2	182^nd of 371 public middle schools	50.9%		46.7	175^th of 368 public middle schools	52.4%	7			40.8	49.5	41.0	43.5			27.5	34.2	30.0	30.4		17.0	17.0	$19,759	$1,145	$18,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Duniway Middle School

Is Duniway Middle School a good school?

Duniway Middle School ranks 56^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Duniway Middle School attend?

Students who attend Duniway Middle School usually go on to attend McMinnville High School

What district is Duniway Middle School in?

McMinnville School District 40

How many students attend Duniway Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Duniway Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Duniway Middle School?

Students at Duniway Middle School are 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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