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Leslie Middle School

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Leslie Middle School ranks 226 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Leslie Middle School is a public middle school in Salem, Oregon, serving 735 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.

Leslie Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools over the past 10 years, with a SchoolDigger rating fluctuating between 1 and 2 stars. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School and Howard Street Charter School outperforming Leslie Middle School and the district average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state and district averages, and it has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates.

Despite the school's challenges, Leslie Middle School spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $17,673 to $19,405 per student in recent years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's student-teacher ratio is on the higher end, ranging from 19.3 to 22.9 students per teacher, which may impact the quality of instruction and support for students. Addressing the significant performance gaps between different student subgroups and the high chronic absenteeism rates could help the school improve and better serve its diverse student population.

735

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,405

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3850 Pringle Rd SE
Salem, OR 97302-1655

(503) 399-3206

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Leslie Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Salem High School

Feeder schools for Leslie Middle School:

Elementary:	Bush Elementary School
	Candalaria Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
	Morningside Elementary School
	More...
	Richmond Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

36.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2014 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (29% vs 35% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 34% Oregon)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

226^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	36.2	226 of 368	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	245 of 371	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	276 of 380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	249 of 367	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	288 of 379	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	244 of 384	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	207 of 382	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	205 of 383	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	205 of 381	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	229 of 382	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	173 of 377	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	190 of 357	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	228 of 343	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.9	256 of 323	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	191 of 315	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	224 of 295	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.0	233 of 285	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	226 of 271	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	211 of 270	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	21.3	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	205 of 316	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	195 of 313	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	195 of 323	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	176 of 310	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	244 of 277	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	255 of 342	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	67 of 103	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	63 of 103	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.5	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	130 of 196	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	129 of 196	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	173 of 201	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	163 of 194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	169 of 191	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	164 of 210	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	138 of 240	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	113 of 244	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	163 of 312	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	245 of 364	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	256 of 282	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	246 of 325	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	208 of 330	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	228 of 323	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	253 of 318	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	232 of 312	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	200 of 291	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	197 of 341	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	84 of 133	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	79 of 125	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	73 of 114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	64 of 110	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	61 of 115	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	91 of 137	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	39.1	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	163 of 180	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	102 of 153	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	108 of 150	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	114 of 143	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	93 of 156	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	85 of 206	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	174 of 351	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	208 of 349	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	214 of 360	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	182 of 355	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	257 of 344	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	212 of 357	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2018)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-6 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-7 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, June 22, 2012

This school is more than just test scores. The staff is outstanding. Leslie got my kids reay for IB. They also got my kids interested in science fair, mathletes, cooking and art. It is a great place for kids to go to school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Crossler Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Davis Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3444	804	33	24.3	88.8%	496 (61.7%)	14 (1.7%)	158 (19.7%)	30 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (3.0%)	76 (9.5%)	41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%		37.2	225^th of 371 public middle schools	39.4%	28	34.5	46.3	30.7	29.5	29.9	24.3	26.1	$18,248	$1,628	$16,620
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Leslie Middle School

What district is Leslie Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Leslie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Leslie Middle School.

Is Leslie Middle School a good school?

Leslie Middle School ranks 226^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Leslie Middle School?

Students at Leslie Middle School are 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Leslie Middle School attend?

Students who attend Leslie Middle School usually go on to attend South Salem High School

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