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Houck Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Houck Middle School is a public middle school in Salem, Oregon, serving 873 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Houck Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Oregon middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Houck Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19-23.7% of Houck students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 33.9-36.6% for the district and 41.6-44.2% for the state. In mathematics, only 7.8-12.1% of Houck students were proficient, compared to 22.2-23.1% for the district and 28.9-31.5% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 53.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby middle schools like Walker Middle School, Judson Middle School, and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School all outperform Houck Middle School in academic achievement. Additionally, the two charter schools in the area significantly outperform Houck and the district as a whole, suggesting that factors beyond funding, such as school leadership and targeted interventions, may be contributing to Houck's challenges.

830

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,313

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1155 Connecticut
Salem, OR 97301-5538

(503) 399-3446

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Houck Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Salem High School

Feeder schools for Houck Middle School:

Elementary:	Auburn Elementary School
	Eyre Elementary School
	Four Corners Elementary School
	Miller Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.6%

White:

16.6%

Pacific Islander:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2023 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (15% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

344^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Middle Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J

110^th of 140Salem-Keizer School District 24J 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	12.0	344 of 368	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	364 of 371	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	378 of 380	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	359 of 367	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	350 of 379	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	364 of 384	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	354 of 382	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	342 of 383	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	324 of 381	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	275 of 382	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	263 of 377	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.8	287 of 395	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	243 of 357	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	229 of 343	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.2	286 of 323	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	277 of 295	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	275 of 285	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	258 of 271	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.7	226 of 270	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	24.8	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	302 of 316	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	307 of 313	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	320 of 323	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	306 of 310	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	258 of 277	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	330 of 342	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	95 of 104	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	103 of 103	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	177 of 196	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	191 of 196	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	197 of 201	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	193 of 194	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	167 of 191	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	198 of 210	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	211 of 240	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	242 of 244	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	309 of 312	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	356 of 364	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	225 of 282	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	290 of 325	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	306 of 330	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	318 of 323	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	316 of 318	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	301 of 312	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	270 of 291	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	326 of 341	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	110 of 133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	114 of 125	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	99 of 115	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	124 of 137	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	24.9	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	151 of 180	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	123 of 150	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	113 of 156	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	182 of 206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	305 of 351	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	328 of 349	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	337 of 360	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	309 of 355	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	284 of 344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	306 of 357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2018)15th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-21 vs state

Science11%-16 vs state

Mathematics10%-20 vs state

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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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Houck Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Connecticut	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3446	830	37	22.6	89.0%	138 (16.6%)	7 (0.8%)	586 (70.6%)	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	37 (4.5%)	35 (4.2%)	12	344^th of 368 public middle schools	6.5%		7.7	364^th of 371 public middle schools	1.9%	20	19.0	23.0	23.7	7.8	12.1	10.4	11.1	$18,313	$1,563	$16,750
Leslie Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 Pringle Rd SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3206	735	37	20.0	87.9%	360 (49.0%)	15 (2.0%)	269 (36.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	52 (7.1%)	36.2	226^th of 368 public middle schools	38.6%		31.8	245^th of 371 public middle schools	34.0%	19	36.2	33.0	41.0	18.9	23.2	25.4	26.7	$19,405	$1,572	$17,832
Parrish Middle School	Public	6-8	802 Capitol St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3210	691	31	22.4	88.6%	186 (26.9%)	13 (1.9%)	418 (60.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.2%)	43 (6.2%)	24.5	289^th of 368 public middle schools	21.5%		17.6	324^th of 371 public middle schools	12.7%	35	33.6	29.5	30.6	21.0	18.8	16.0	15.1	$20,146	$1,401	$18,745
Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	2805 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3215	997	48	20.9	89.9%	124 (12.4%)	11 (1.1%)	716 (71.8%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	34 (3.4%)	17.2	321^st of 368 public middle schools	12.8%		10.2	357^th of 371 public middle schools	3.8%	36	23.6	20.2	28.7	15.8	12.1	16.0	15.2	$18,608	$1,390	$17,218
Howard Street Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	625 Marion St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3408	184	1	184.0	21.7%	118 (64.1%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (22.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	87.3	38^th of 368 public middle schools	89.7%		95.5	15^th of 371 public middle schools	96.0%	23	58.1	75.0	71.7	42.6	52.5	60.4	39.6	$10,183	$1,279	$8,904
Judson Middle School	Public	6-8	4512 Jones Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3201	811	34	24.0	89.4%	442 (54.5%)	18 (2.2%)	208 (25.6%)	33 (4.1%)	8 (1.0%)	33 (4.1%)	68 (8.4%)	60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%		60	112^th of 371 public middle schools	69.8%	6	50.5	48.8	53.2	35.1	29.3	32.2	32.9	$18,610	$1,663	$16,948
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	999B Locust St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-7070	95	4	21.5	96.8%	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (22.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	76.8	59^th of 368 public middle schools	84.0%		87.5	34^th of 371 public middle schools	90.8%	25	66.7	51.6	55.2	48.5	57.6	37.9	28.6	$19,593	$2,163	$17,430
Walker Middle School	Public	6-8	1075 8th St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3220	571	27	20.8	88.6%	277 (48.5%)	13 (2.3%)	191 (33.5%)	16 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	55 (9.6%)	56.5	128^th of 368 public middle schools	65.2%		46.3	178^th of 371 public middle schools	52.0%	50	48.4	42.6	56.0	25.8	29.4	38.0	31.3	$18,995	$1,722	$17,273
Claggett Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Alder Dr NE	Keizer	97303	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3701	798	37	21.5	88.2%	271 (34.0%)	11 (1.4%)	417 (52.3%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.9%)	53 (6.6%)	30.2	264^th of 368 public middle schools	28.3%		17.9	323^rd of 371 public middle schools	12.9%	59	34.3	30.4	34.1	23.1	17.6	21.6	24.0	$18,827	$1,503	$17,324
Stephens Middle School	Public	6-8	4962 Haysville Dr NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3442	1,014	46	21.8	88.8%	165 (16.3%)	5 (0.5%)	733 (72.3%)	28 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	45 (4.4%)	13.1	341^st of 368 public middle schools	7.3%		16.5	328^th of 371 public middle schools	11.6%	13	15.8	25.9	23.5	10.6	12.4	12.7	11.9	$17,914	$1,406	$16,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Houck Middle School

Is Houck Middle School a good school?

Houck Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Oregon middle schools.

How many students attend Houck Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended Houck Middle School.

What district is Houck Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

What is the racial makeup of Houck Middle School?

Students at Houck Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Houck Middle School attend?

Students who attend Houck Middle School usually go on to attend North Salem High School

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