Is Philomath Middle School a good school?

Philomath Middle School ranks 119 th of 380 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Philomath Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 333 students attended Philomath Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Philomath Middle School?

Students at Philomath Middle School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Philomath Middle School attend?

Students who attend Philomath Middle School usually go on to attend Philomath High School

Philomath Middle School

Public 6-8

2021 Chapel Dr
Philomath, OR 97370-9559

(541) 929-3167

District: Philomath School District 17J

SchoolDigger Rank:
119^th of 380 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,020

Students who attend Philomath Middle School usually attend:

High:

Philomath High School

Feeder schools for Philomath Middle School:

Elementary:	Blodgett Elementary School
	Clemens Primary School
	Philomath Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 333

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Philomath Middle School ranks better than 68.7% of middle schools in Oregon. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.28. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.2%), Hispanic (7.8%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Philomath Middle School is 15.9. (See more...)

Compare Philomath Middle School employs 20.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Philomath Middle School is $15,020.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Philomath Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Philomath Middle School 119^th of 380 Oregon public middle schools. (See Philomath Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Philomath School District 17J:

SchoolDigger ranks Philomath School District 17J 31^st of 139 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Philomath Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2004	73.32	62^nd	270	77.0%
2005	54.19	117^th	271	56.8%
2006	57.16	108^th	285	62.1%
2007	66.41	75^th	295	74.6%
2008	69.05	71^st	315	77.5%
2009	65.88	88^th	323	72.8%
2010	71.73	67^th	343	80.5%
2011	72.60	62^nd	357	82.6%
2012	63.14	133^rd	395	66.3%
2013	55.28	165^th	377	56.2%
2014	60.45	147^th	382	61.5%
2015	75.04	71^st	381	81.4%
2016	78.48	57^th	383	85.1%
2017	77.23	59^th	382	84.6%
2018	60.51	129^th	384	66.4%
2019	63.23	118^th	379	68.9%
2022	62.28	110^th	367	70.0%
2023	61.28	119^th	380	68.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	68.71	32^nd	115	72.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2018	62.98	39^th	206	81.1%
2019	43.53	61^st	156	60.9%
2022	56.13	43^rd	143	69.9%
2023	52.63	42^nd	150	72.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2018	48.07	157^th	325	51.7%
2019	52.05	115^th	282	59.2%
2022	62.73	108^th	364	70.3%
2023	54.49	117^th	312	62.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2018	60.57	126^th	342	63.2%
2019	70.54	67^th	277	75.8%
2022	58.64	112^th	310	63.9%
2023	63.22	90^th	323	72.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2018	58.41	122^nd	341	64.2%
2019	65.86	86^th	291	70.4%
2022	66.31	81^st	312	74.0%
2023	58.24	111^th	318	65.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2018	48.42	100^th	210	52.4%
2019	68.54	35^th	191	81.7%
2022	54.22	62^nd	194	68.0%
2023	89.24	17^th	201	91.5%

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Rank History for White students at Philomath Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	OR State Percentile
2018	53.16	161^st	357	54.9%
2019	55.15	144^th	344	58.1%
2022	56.98	132^nd	355	62.8%
2023	54.84	136^th	360	62.2%

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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Philomath Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	417	1	8	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	437
1989	402	1	9	6	7	n/a	n/a	0	425
1990	427	1	8	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	450
1991	437	1	5	7	8	n/a	n/a	0	458
1992	473	0	4	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	490
1993	482	1	11	7	16	n/a	n/a	0	517
1994	517	1	12	8	14	n/a	n/a	0	552
1995	582	5	11	14	16	n/a	n/a	0	628
1996	582	5	11	14	16	n/a	n/a	0	628
1997	578	4	11	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	617
1998	596	4	15	14	14	n/a	n/a	0	643
1999	571	6	19	16	15	n/a	n/a	0	627
2000	552	2	25	20	18	n/a	n/a	0	617
2001	400	1	19	20	11	n/a	n/a	0	451
2002	444	0	11	19	6	n/a	n/a	5	485
2003	444	0	11	19	6	n/a	n/a	5	485
2004	440	1	8	15	4	n/a	n/a	13	481
2005	415	2	10	18	4	n/a	n/a	6	455
2006	381	6	6	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	414
2007	342	4	4	13	3	n/a	n/a	2	368
2008	323	5	8	9	2	n/a	n/a	4	351
2009	355	1	3	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	375
2010	322	3	6	17	5	n/a	n/a	5	358
2011	314	3	8	16	10	0	0	0	351
2012	271	3	7	18	9	1	1	0	310
2013	289	2	7	24	10	0	4	0	336
2014	265	0	7	33	10	0	3	0	318
2015	287	0	4	31	3	0	9	0	334
2016	277	0	3	27	4	0	14	0	325
2017	289	0	2	22	8	0	21	0	342
2018	304	0	2	21	7	0	18	0	352
2019	300	0	5	29	3	0	25	0	362
2020	305	0	4	39	1	0	24	0	373
2021	229	3	0	36	0	0	22	0	290
2022	277	2	1	37	0	0	12	0	329
2023	277	3	2	26	1	1	23	0	333

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Philomath Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	437	26.1	16.7	9.4
1989	425	23.3	18.2	0.5
1990	450	24.0	18.7	12.2
1991	458	21.9	20.9	10.9
1992	490	21.8	22.4	20.4
1993	517	25.5	20.3	20.5
1994	552	26.7	20.7	15
1995	628	29.2	21.5	22.3
1996	628	29.2	21.5	22.3
1997	617	30.6	20.2	16.2
1998	643	31.0	20.7	16.8
1999	627	31.7	19.8	27.9
2000	617	31.7	19.5	22.7
2001	451	23.8	18.9	20.6
2002	485	22.6	21.5	22.5
2003	485	22.6	21.5	22.5
2004	481	21.5	22.4	26.5
2005	455	19.9	22.9	28.1
2006	414	21.0	19.7	29.7
2007	368	20.8	17.7	29.8
2008	351	17.4	20.2	29.7
2009	375	19.5	19.2	34.1
2010	358	18.1	19.7	32.3
2011	351	18.3	19.1	36.8
2012	310	17.6	17.5	41.3
2013	336	16.5	20.3	36.9
2014	318	16.7	18.9	39
2015	334	16.0	20.8	38
2016	325	16.0	20.3	37.5
2017	342	17.1	20.0	39.8
2018	352	16.9	20.7	41.8
2019	362	18.2	19.8	37.8
2020	373	18.8	19.8	40.5
2021	290	18.8	15.4	n/a
2022	329	21.0	15.6	n/a
2023	333	20.8	15.9	31.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Philomath Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	437	26.1	16.7	9.4
1989	425	23.3	18.2	0.5
1990	450	24.0	18.7	12.2
1991	458	21.9	20.9	10.9
1992	490	21.8	22.4	20.4
1993	517	25.5	20.3	20.5
1994	552	26.7	20.7	15
1995	628	29.2	21.5	22.3
1996	628	29.2	21.5	22.3
1997	617	30.6	20.2	16.2
1998	643	31.0	20.7	16.8
1999	627	31.7	19.8	27.9
2000	617	31.7	19.5	22.7
2001	451	23.8	18.9	20.6
2002	485	22.6	21.5	22.5
2003	485	22.6	21.5	22.5
2004	481	21.5	22.4	26.5
2005	455	19.9	22.9	28.1
2006	414	21.0	19.7	29.7
2007	368	20.8	17.7	29.8
2008	351	17.4	20.2	29.7
2009	375	19.5	19.2	34.1
2010	358	18.1	19.7	32.3
2011	351	18.3	19.1	36.8
2012	310	17.6	17.5	41.3
2013	336	16.5	20.3	36.9
2014	318	16.7	18.9	39
2015	334	16.0	20.8	38
2016	325	16.0	20.3	37.5
2017	342	17.1	20.0	39.8
2018	352	16.9	20.7	41.8
2019	362	18.2	19.8	37.8
2020	373	18.8	19.8	40.5
2021	290	18.8	15.4	n/a
2022	329	21.0	15.6	n/a
2023	333	20.8	15.9	31.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Philomath Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	n/a	n/a	$11,389
2020	n/a	n/a	$11,816
2021	n/a	n/a	$14,381
2022	$686 (4.6%)	$14,334 (95.4%)	$15,020

Data source: Oregon Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Philomath Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 118^th of 379 Middle schools	Ranks 119^th of 380 Middle schools	0.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Philomath Middle School)	56.7	52.3	4.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Philomath School District 17J)	55.4	52.1	3.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)	51.5	41	10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Philomath Middle School)	38.5	27.9	10.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Philomath School District 17J)	34.4	26.7	7.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)	37.1	28.1	9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Philomath Middle School)	59.3	51.4	7.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Philomath School District 17J)	57.8	49.6	8.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)	54.9	43.8	11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Philomath Middle School)	43.6	20.4	23.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Philomath School District 17J)	42.2	19.8	22.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)	40.1	29.6	10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Philomath Middle School)	65.3	51	14.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Philomath School District 17J)	63	47.7	15.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)	53.2	41.9	11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Philomath Middle School)	39.3	39.8	0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Philomath School District 17J)	38.2	35.3	2.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)	38.3	25.5	12.8%
8th Grade Science (Philomath Middle School)	49.2	42.4	6.8%
8th Grade Science (Philomath School District 17J)	47.8	39.8	8%
8th Grade Science (Oregon)	37.5	26	11.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	362	333	8%
African American	0	3
American Indian	3	1	66.7%
Asian	5	2	60%
Hispanic	29	26	10.3%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	300	277	7.7%
Two or More Races	25	23	8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	37.8%	31.2%	6.6%

Schools Near Philomath Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				OSAS English Language Arts (2023)					OSAS Mathematics (2023)					OSAS Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Philomath Middle School	Public	6-8	2021 Chapel Dr	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 929-3167	333	21	15.9	31.2%	277 (83.2%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.9%)	61.3	119^th of 380 public middle schools	68.7%		62.3	110^th of 367 public middle schools	70.0%	9			52.3	51.4	51.0			27.9	20.4	39.8		42.4	$15,020	$686	$14,334
Linus Pauling Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 NW Cleveland Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 757-5961	768	44	17.2	44.7%	455 (59.2%)	12 (1.6%)	198 (25.8%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.0%)	63	104^th of 380 public middle schools	72.6%		72.9	72^nd of 367 public middle schools	80.4%	32			46.8	51.4	46.0			30.9	43.6	29.9		41.7	$19,573	$822	$18,751
Cheldelin Middle School	Public	6-8	987 Conifer Blvd NE	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 757-5971	570	30	19.0	31.2%	407 (71.4%)	6 (1.1%)	53 (9.3%)	40 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.6%)	81.8	52^nd of 380 public middle schools	86.3%		79.3	56^th of 367 public middle schools	84.7%	4			52.4	67.3	62.2			43.3	51.7	38.2		44.6	$19,505	$822	$18,684
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Queen Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 967-4537	523	23	23.0	67.9%	357 (68.3%)	9 (1.7%)	102 (19.5%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.0%)	38.9	210^th of 380 public middle schools	44.7%		23	292^nd of 367 public middle schools	20.4%	82			33.5	39.2	46.3			23.9	20.3	20.8		30.4	$16,167	$1,022	$15,145
Calapooia Middle School	Public	6-8	830 24th AVE SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 967-4555	645	30	21.2	67.4%	360 (55.8%)	5 (0.8%)	223 (34.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.8%)	28.6	278^th of 380 public middle schools	26.8%		17.3	318^th of 367 public middle schools	13.4%	40			30.7	38.5	43.0			13.9	17.2	17.0		19.8	$15,781	$1,083	$14,698
North Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1205 North Albany Rd NW	Albany	97321	Benton County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 967-4541	518	22	23.9	33.4%	363 (70.1%)	5 (1.0%)	103 (19.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.9%)	67.3	87^th of 380 public middle schools	77.1%		59	122^nd of 367 public middle schools	66.8%	35			49.4	60.9	64.4			30.8	35.1	29.1		36.3	$16,221	$1,022	$15,198
Timber Ridge School	Public	3-8	373 Timber Ridge St NE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 704-1095	674	29	23.2	44.1%	494 (73.3%)	5 (0.7%)	118 (17.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.6%)	61.6	116^th of 380 public middle schools	69.5%		53.1	146^th of 367 public middle schools	60.2%	30	47.2	63.3	47.7	68.0	57.0	50.0	51.2	26.2	36.4	30.6	36.2	24.0	$7,952	$1,022	$6,929

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