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Philomath Middle School

Q: Is Philomath Middle School a good school?

Philomath Middle School ranks 142 nd of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Philomath Middle School is a public middle school serving 344 students in grades 6-8 in Philomath, Oregon, which is part of the Philomath School District 17J. The school generally performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Science proficiency, but lags behind in Mathematics proficiency. Philomath Middle School has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 28.3% in 2023-2024 to 34.3% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Philomath Middle School performs particularly well for its Hispanic students, ranking 17th out of 201 Oregon middle schools in 2022-2023. However, its special education students rank much lower, at 42nd out of 150 Oregon middle schools in 2022-2023. The school spends significantly more per student ($15,731 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Philomath Middle School generally outperforms the Greater Albany Public School District schools, but lags behind the higher-performing Corvallis School District schools, such as Cheldelin Middle School and Linus Pauling Middle School.

Despite maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, Philomath Middle School's ranking has declined from 59th out of 382 Oregon middle schools in 2015-2016 to 142nd out of 368 in 2024-2025, suggesting a need to investigate the underlying causes of this decline in performance. The school has a relatively high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students (39.83% in 2023-2024), which may contribute to its lower performance in Mathematics compared to the state, but the school still performs well for this subgroup, ranking 52nd out of 240 Oregon middle schools in 2024-2025.

351

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,731

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2021 Chapel Dr
Philomath, OR 97370-9559

(541) 929-3167

District: Philomath School District 17J

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Oregon median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Oregon avg35%

142^nd of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 140Philomath School District 17J 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
2025	53.5	142 of 368	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	142 of 371	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	119 of 380	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	110 of 367	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	118 of 379	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	129 of 384	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.2	59 of 382	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	57 of 383	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	71 of 381	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	60.4	147 of 382	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.3	165 of 377	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	133 of 395	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.6	62 of 357	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	67 of 343	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	65.9	88 of 323	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	69.1	71 of 315	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	66.4	75 of 295	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	57.2	108 of 285	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.2	117 of 271	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.3	62 of 270	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	128 of 316	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	114 of 313	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	90 of 323	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	112 of 310	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	67 of 277	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	126 of 342	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	71 of 196	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.2	17 of 201	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	54.2	62 of 194	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	35 of 191	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	100 of 210	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	52 of 240	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	60 of 244	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	117 of 312	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	108 of 364	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	115 of 282	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	157 of 325	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	126 of 330	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	129 of 323	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	111 of 318	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	81 of 312	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	86 of 291	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	122 of 341	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	68.7	32 of 115	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	97 of 180	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	107 of 153	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	42 of 150	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	43 of 143	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	61 of 156	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	39 of 206	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	158 of 351	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	157 of 349	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	136 of 360	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	132 of 355	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	144 of 344	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	161 of 357	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science40%+13 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)					OSAS Mathematics (2025)					OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	No	(541) 929-3167	351	21	16.7	49.3%	278 (79.2%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	53.5	142^nd of 368 public middle schools	61.4%		54.8	142^nd of 371 public middle schools	61.7%				41.2	43.8	40.6			27.4	33.3	33.0		40.0	$15,731	$362	$15,369
Linus Pauling Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 NW Cleveland Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5961	712	39	18.3	57.9%	425 (59.7%)	17 (2.4%)	176 (24.7%)	20 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	61 (8.6%)	64.4	104^th of 368 public middle schools	71.7%		71.5	74^th of 371 public middle schools	80.1%	30			45.5	50.9	46.1			30.3	47.9	30.8		42.6	$21,630	$1,622	$20,009
Cheldelin Middle School	Public	6-8	987 Conifer Blvd NE	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5971	488	27	18.2	57.6%	324 (66.4%)	11 (2.3%)	66 (13.5%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.8%)	82.6	46^th of 368 public middle schools	87.5%		83	47^th of 371 public middle schools	87.3%	1			51.0	58.0	65.5			44.7	43.8	48.5		52.8	$21,469	$1,593	$19,876
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Queen Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4537	544	27	20.0	76.1%	378 (69.5%)	5 (0.9%)	104 (19.1%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	30.4	262^nd of 368 public middle schools	28.8%		36.3	231^st of 371 public middle schools	37.7%	31			29.2	33.3	30.3			21.5	20.8	23.5		26.3	$16,285	$691	$15,593
Calapooia Middle School	Public	6-8	830 24th AVE SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4555	585	34	17.1	76.1%	317 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	206 (35.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	30.1	266^th of 368 public middle schools	27.7%		36.4	230^th of 371 public middle schools	38.0%	36			32.1	47.8	37.2			12.1	21.5	16.2		17.6	$16,494	$955	$15,539
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	No	(541) 967-4541	479	24	19.7	75.6%	312 (65.1%)	5 (1.0%)	107 (22.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	80.6	51^st of 368 public middle schools	86.1%		71.5	75^th of 371 public middle schools	79.8%	24			52.9	59.3	61.3			40.7	44.6	44.8		50.3	$16,608	$633	$15,975
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	No	(541) 704-1095	657	33	20.0	76.9%	474 (72.1%)	5 (0.8%)	118 (18.0%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.5%)	64.1	105^th of 368 public middle schools	71.5%		62.2	103^rd of 371 public middle schools	72.2%	2	49.2	44.2	43.6	62.9	59.0	43.9	33.3	22.9	41.9	35.4	31.2	36.5	$8,216	$633	$7,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Philomath Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Philomath Middle School?

Students at Philomath Middle School are 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Philomath Middle School in?

Philomath School District 17J

How many students attend Philomath Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Philomath Middle School.

Is Philomath Middle School a good school?

Philomath Middle School ranks 142^nd of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Philomath Middle School attend?

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

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