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Parrish Middle School

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Parrish Middle School ranks 262 nd of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Parrish Middle School is a mid-sized public middle school in central Salem, Oregon, serving grades 6–8 with 691 students in Salem-Keizer School District 24J. In 2025–26 it ranked 262nd of 371 Oregon middle schools (29th percentile, 1 star)—its best mark in the decade reviewed, but still bottom third. About 88.57% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch. Proficiency was 32.5% in ELA, 26.5% in math, and 12.8% in 8th-grade science; the school trailed the district in ELA and science but beat it in math. Statewide percentiles rose from 13 to 21 to 29 over three years—a modest upward turn from a very low base.

Locally, the school is the strongest of the district’s bottom band—ahead of Houck Middle School and Waldo Middle School, roughly tied with Claggett Creek Middle School—but 15–39 percentile points behind Judson Middle School, Straub Middle School, Walker Middle School, Whiteaker Middle School, and Leslie Middle School. Nearby charters are far higher: Howard Street Charter (89th percentile) and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School (87th), though both are small schools of choice. That charter serves a very high-poverty population yet reaches top-quartile results. Two academic signals stand out: science is the school’s sharpest weakness (12.8% proficient, 11.5 points behind the district), and math has a severe grade-level cliff—7th grade is the school’s strongest result (36.3%), while 8th grade is its weakest (15.9%). Chronic absenteeism has improved to 42.9%, but remains about 9 points above the state.

For parents, the school is improving but still early in its recovery. Gains appear across several student groups—gifted and talented students now rank at the 70th percentile, low-income students at the 48th—while English Language Learners ranked at the 7th percentile in 2024–25, a clear concern. The school spends near the top of its peer group ($19,938 per student), yet its student–teacher ratio has worsened to 22.4. Families should ask how the school is addressing 8th-grade math, 8th-grade science, and attendance, and how it supports English Language Learners.

691

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,938

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

802 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97301-2509

(503) 399-3210

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Parrish Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Salem High School

Feeder schools for Parrish Middle School:

Elementary:	Englewood Elementary School
	Grant Community School
	Highland Elementary School
	Hoover Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

White:

26.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

262^nd of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

105^th of 141Salem-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
2026	30.7	262 of 371	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	289 of 368	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	324 of 371	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	298 of 380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	310 of 367	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	302 of 379	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	330 of 384	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	317 of 382	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	330 of 383	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	305 of 381	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.0	260 of 382	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.4	275 of 377	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.5	246 of 395	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	267 of 357	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	272 of 343	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	298 of 323	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	309 of 315	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	281 of 295	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.3	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	260 of 271	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.9	260 of 270	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	239 of 321	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	240 of 316	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	271 of 313	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	277 of 323	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	273 of 310	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	213 of 277	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	307 of 342	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	31 of 103	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.1	70 of 104	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	91 of 103	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	81 of 103	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	33 of 44	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	109 of 200	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	125 of 196	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	158 of 196	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	132 of 201	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	161 of 194	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	132 of 191	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	157 of 210	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	133 of 256	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	170 of 240	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	203 of 244	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	193 of 312	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	307 of 364	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	137 of 282	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	205 of 325	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	225 of 327	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	289 of 323	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	226 of 318	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	251 of 312	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	218 of 291	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	288 of 341	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	109 of 133	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	109 of 114	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	64 of 115	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	101 of 137	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	107 of 193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	126 of 180	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	116 of 153	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	140 of 143	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	132 of 156	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	151 of 354	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	191 of 351	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	222 of 349	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	190 of 360	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	232 of 355	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	214 of 344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	266 of 357	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)70th percentile+41 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+15 vs school

Migrant (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-6 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	30.7	262^nd of 371 public middle schools	29.4%		24.5	289^th of 368 public middle schools	21.5%	27	30.6	36.0	30.6	32.5	25.6	36.3	15.9	26.5	12.8	12.8	$19,938	$1,123	$18,815
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%)	86.3	42^nd of 371 public middle schools	88.7%		87.3	38^th of 368 public middle schools	89.7%	4	65.1	70.5	64.8	66.9	57.1	44.3	53.7	51.7	38.9	38.9	$10,045	$984	$9,061
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%)	83.2	48^th of 371 public middle schools	87.1%		76.8	59^th of 368 public middle schools	84.0%	11	54.5	62.5	56.3	57.7	48.5	43.8	53.1	48.5	59.4	59.4	$18,174	$984	$17,190
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%)	13.5	342^nd of 371 public middle schools	7.8%		17.2	321^st of 368 public middle schools	12.8%	21	20.5	28.7	18.4	22.5	8.2	19.7	12.1	13.1	11.3	11.3	$20,095	$1,268	$18,827
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%)	53.5	136^th of 371 public middle schools	63.3%		56.5	128^th of 368 public middle schools	65.2%	8	40.8	58.3	38.9	46.0	29.2	44.8	31.3	35.0	23.8	23.8	$19,437	$1,171	$18,265
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%)	29	267^th of 371 public middle schools	28.0%		30.2	264^th of 368 public middle schools	28.3%	3	28.3	38.2	31.9	32.5	21.7	27.6	21.9	23.6	17.3	17.3	$18,672	$1,177	$17,495
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%)	55.7	128^th of 371 public middle schools	65.5%		61.3	114^th of 368 public middle schools	69.0%	14	40.6	47.7	46.3	45.0	31.4	37.0	41.1	36.8	27.3	27.3	$20,212	$1,124	$19,088
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%)	41.9	206^th of 371 public middle schools	44.5%		36.2	226^th of 368 public middle schools	38.6%	20	46.5	41.2	36.3	41.1	27.3	28.4	25.7	27.1	24.2	24.2	$20,859	$1,164	$19,694
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%)	13.9	339^th of 371 public middle schools	8.6%		12	344^th of 368 public middle schools	6.5%	5	16.2	22.6	25.0	21.2	11.8	13.9	17.6	14.4	12.5	12.5	$19,379	$1,196	$18,183
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%)	57.8	119^th of 371 public middle schools	67.9%		60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%	1	36.4	58.1	56.4	50.1	26.1	39.4	37.5	34.3	27.9	27.9	$19,482	$1,111	$18,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Parrish Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Parrish Middle School?

Students at Parrish Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What district is Parrish Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Parrish Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended Parrish Middle School.

Is Parrish Middle School a good school?

Parrish Middle School ranks 262^nd of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Parrish Middle School attend?

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

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