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Stephens Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Stephens Middle School is a public middle school in Salem, Oregon, serving 1,041 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.

Stephens Middle School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.8% of 6th graders, 25.9% of 7th graders, and 23.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 33.9%, 35.6%, and 36.6%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is even lower, with only 10.6% of 6th graders, 12.4% of 7th graders, and 12.7% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 22.2%, 23.1%, and 22.7%. Stephens Middle School's performance in Science for 8th grade is also significantly lower than the district and state, with only 11.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 22.4% for the district and 27.2% for the state.

In addition to academic challenges, Stephens Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 47.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.57% to 71.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools, such as Leslie Middle School, Walker Middle School, Straub Middle School, and Whiteaker Middle School, Stephens Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower, with the nearby charter schools, Howard Street Charter and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School, outperforming Stephens Middle School by a wide margin.

1,014

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,914

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4962 Haysville Dr NE
Salem, OR 97305-3327

(503) 399-3442

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Stephens Middle School usually attend:

High:

McKay High School

Feeder schools for Stephens Middle School:

Elementary:	Hammond Elementary School
	Hayesville Elementary School
	Lamb Elementary School
	Yoshikai Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

White:

16.3%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (16% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

341^st of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	13.1	341 of 368	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	328 of 371	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	347 of 380	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	340 of 367	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	293 of 379	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	263 of 384	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	228 of 382	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	277 of 383	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.8	280 of 381	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.5	248 of 382	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.2	175 of 377	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.2	206 of 395	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	188 of 357	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	185 of 343	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.4	272 of 323	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	280 of 315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	240 of 295	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	255 of 285	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	216 of 271	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.2	202 of 270	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	67.6	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	297 of 316	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	279 of 313	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	300 of 323	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	293 of 310	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	212 of 277	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	221 of 342	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	92 of 103	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	19 of 42	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	180 of 196	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	180 of 201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	97 of 191	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	94 of 210	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	217 of 240	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	222 of 244	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	263 of 312	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	337 of 364	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	120 of 282	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	118 of 325	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	302 of 330	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	291 of 323	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	296 of 318	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	293 of 312	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	259 of 291	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	263 of 341	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	112 of 133	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	95 of 125	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	56 of 115	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	99 of 137	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	48.4	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	148 of 180	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	140 of 150	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	138 of 143	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	110 of 156	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	181 of 206	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	283 of 351	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	272 of 349	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	303 of 360	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	323 of 355	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	228 of 344	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	194 of 357	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)67th percentile+55 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)57th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)31st percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-21 vs state

Science12%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-18 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
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
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
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
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%)	46.7	175^th of 368 public middle schools	52.4%		43.2	195^th of 371 public middle schools	47.4%	20	40.4	42.1	41.3	24.0	31.5	29.0	29.8	$19,326	$1,762	$17,564
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
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
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
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
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
Straub Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2030	568	26	22.1	88.6%	359 (63.2%)	16 (2.8%)	106 (18.7%)	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	61.3	114^th of 368 public middle schools	69.0%		56.2	136^th of 371 public middle schools	63.3%	22	39.9	53.6	53.3	31.7	41.0	32.1	33.1	$19,059	$1,693	$17,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephens Middle School

What district is Stephens Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Is Stephens Middle School a good school?

Stephens Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Oregon middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stephens Middle School?

Students at Stephens Middle School are 72% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Stephens Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,014 students attended Stephens Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Stephens Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stephens Middle School usually go on to attend McKay High School

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