Summary
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is a public charter middle school located in Salem, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 94 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.
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Oregon, with rankings ranging from 23rd to 59th out of 367-380 schools over the past 10 years. The school's students consistently outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66.7% of 6th graders, 51.6% of 7th graders, and 55.2% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 33.9%, 35.6%, and 36.6%, respectively, and the state's 41.7%, 44.2%, and 41.6%. The school also has consistently high rankings for its student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students.
While the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 11.7% to 47.9%, these rates are still lower than the district's average of 34.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School spends significantly more per student, $19,593 in 2022-2023 and $17,274 in 2021-2022, compared to the district average of around $18,000-$20,000 per student. When compared to other middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District, such as Leslie Middle School, Houck Middle School, and Waldo Middle School, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School stands out as a high-performing school with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and student subgroup performance.
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