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Claggett Creek Middle School

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Claggett Creek Middle School ranks 264 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Claggett Creek Middle School is a public middle school located in Keizer, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 785 students. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 110 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Claggett Creek Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Oregon middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only around 30% of students proficient or better in these subjects. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 38.1% to 47.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.88% to 72.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Claggett Creek Middle School's academic performance is generally lower, with the exception of Houck Middle School, which has even lower proficiency rates. Schools like Walker Middle School, Straub Middle School, and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Claggett Creek Middle School. The two charter schools in the area, Howard Street Charter and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School, also significantly outperform Claggett Creek Middle School and other nearby public schools in academic achievement.

798

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,827

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 Alder Dr NE
Keizer, OR 97303-4061

(503) 399-3701

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

Students who attend Claggett Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

McNary High School

Feeder schools for Claggett Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Cummings Elementary School
	Keizer Elementary School
	Kennedy Elementary School
	Weddle Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

White:

34.0%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

264^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	30.2	264 of 368	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	323 of 371	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	326 of 380	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	287 of 367	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	285 of 379	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	286 of 384	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.6	216 of 382	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	203 of 383	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.5	192 of 381	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	233 of 382	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	252 of 377	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.2	174 of 395	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	71 of 357	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.5	79 of 343	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	52.5	160 of 323	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.0	182 of 315	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	205 of 295	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.6	207 of 285	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.2	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	210 of 270	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	26.0	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	246 of 316	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	273 of 313	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	278 of 323	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	244 of 310	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	243 of 277	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	262 of 342	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	41 of 104	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	82 of 103	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	89 of 103	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.1	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	105 of 196	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	174 of 201	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	130 of 191	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	149 of 210	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	65.1	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	165 of 240	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	226 of 312	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	284 of 364	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	112 of 282	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	134 of 325	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	215 of 330	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	287 of 323	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	277 of 318	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	254 of 312	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	211 of 291	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	254 of 341	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	84 of 114	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	73 of 115	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	105 of 137	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	77 of 180	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.6	136 of 150	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	84 of 143	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	102 of 156	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	175 of 206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	202 of 351	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	275 of 360	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	235 of 355	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	220 of 344	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	229 of 357	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)77th percentile+52 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)67th percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2018)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-10 vs state

Science24%-3 vs state

Mathematics21%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Claggett Creek Middle School

Is Claggett Creek Middle School a good school?

Claggett Creek Middle School ranks 264^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Claggett Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Claggett Creek Middle School usually go on to attend McNary High School

What is the racial makeup of Claggett Creek Middle School?

Students at Claggett Creek Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 34% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Claggett Creek Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Claggett Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Claggett Creek Middle School.

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