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Welches Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
140th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 371 Oregon Middle Schools
Better than 62% of Oregon middle schools
Summary

Welches Middle School is a small, rural school in Welches, Oregon (97055) serving grades 6–8 in Oregon Trail School District 46, with just 67 students — roughly 22 per grade level. It sits inside one of Oregon's strongest districts (15th of 141), and in 2025-2026 the school itself ranked 140th of 371 middle schools statewide (62nd percentile, 3 stars) — above average, but down 13 percentile points from the year before and its lowest standing since 2021-2022.

Compared with nearby Cedar Ridge Middle School (471 students, same district) and Estacada Middle School (460 students), Welches is about one-seventh the size. Math is a relative strength: 36.8% proficiency, identical to Cedar Ridge and 3.9 points above the state (32.9%), and ahead of the state at every tested grade. Science is the clearest gap at 25.9%, below the state and 10 points behind Cedar Ridge. Chronic absenteeism is the standout: 23.4% in 2024-25, better than Cedar Ridge (30.6%), Estacada (35.1%) and the state (33.5%), and a dramatic improvement from 43.1% the year before. Per-student spending ($24,140) is the highest of the three and the student-teacher ratio (16.3) the lowest, though that likely reflects fixed costs spread across few students rather than a richer classroom program.

Two internal patterns are worth watching. The gap between female and male students has widened sharply: female students rank at the 71st percentile (4 stars) statewide, while male students have fallen to the 43rd percentile (2 stars) — a 28-point gap, up from 7 points in 2023-24. Low-income students, ranked 4th of 244 schools (98th percentile) in 2023-24, now sit at the 66th percentile. Grade-level results also swing widely: 7th-grade ELA (60%) is a genuine bright spot, while 6th- and 8th-grade ELA trail the state. With only about 22 students per grade, these swings may reflect cohort differences as much as instruction. Note: the 2024-25 free/reduced-lunch figure is reported as 214.93% and is not valid; the 2023-24 figure (52.63%) is closer to Estacada's and below Cedar Ridge's.

67
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,140
Per pupil spending ?
214.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 24903 E Salmon River Rd
       Welches, OR  97055

(503) 622-3165

District: Oregon Trail School District 46

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.6%
Hispanic:
11.9%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Oregon median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg44%
Oregon avg37%
140th of 371
Oregon public middle schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From top 50% (2016) to top 38% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Middle Schools in the Oregon Trail School District 46
15th of 141Oregon Trail School District 46 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202652.4140 of 37162.3%★★★☆☆
202569.291 of 36875.3%★★★★☆
202471.077 of 37179.2%★★★★☆
202363.499 of 38073.9%★★★★☆
202260.3119 of 36767.6%★★★☆☆
201971.089 of 37976.5%★★★★☆
201853.4165 of 38457.0%★★★☆☆
201755.4154 of 38259.7%★★★☆☆
201648.8193 of 38349.6%★★★☆☆
201557.1144 of 38162.2%★★★☆☆
201454.2180 of 38252.9%★★★☆☆
201348.7206 of 37745.4%★★☆☆☆
201234.5301 of 39523.8%★☆☆☆☆
201151.8183 of 35748.7%★★☆☆☆
201055.8148 of 34356.9%★★★☆☆
200959.7127 of 32360.7%★★★☆☆
200860.5113 of 31564.1%★★★☆☆
200766.078 of 29573.6%★★★★☆
200643.7169 of 28540.7%★★☆☆☆
200559.496 of 27164.6%★★★☆☆
200453.9118 of 27056.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202664.492 of 32171.3%★★★★☆
202577.751 of 31683.9%★★★★☆
202471.462 of 31380.2%★★★★☆
202389.724 of 32392.6%★★★★★
202262.497 of 31068.7%★★★☆☆
201980.039 of 27785.9%★★★★☆
201861.4123 of 34264.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202656.586 of 25666.4%★★★☆☆
202493.94 of 24498.4%★★★★★
202371.349 of 31284.3%★★★★☆
202260.7116 of 36468.1%★★★☆☆
201968.355 of 28280.5%★★★★☆
201857.5106 of 32567.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202640.7187 of 32742.8%★★☆☆☆
202558.4102 of 33069.1%★★★☆☆
202464.987 of 32373.1%★★★★☆
202355.0118 of 31862.9%★★★☆☆
202256.7115 of 31263.1%★★★☆☆
201967.081 of 29172.2%★★★★☆
201842.5199 of 34141.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202652.6149 of 35457.9%★★★☆☆
202571.975 of 35178.6%★★★★☆
202469.285 of 34975.6%★★★★☆
202351.9148 of 36058.9%★★★☆☆
202258.8121 of 35565.9%★★★☆☆
201968.096 of 34472.1%★★★★☆
201855.6146 of 35759.1%★★★☆☆
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)
Female (2026)71st percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts42%~ state avg
Mathematics37%+4 vs state
Science26%-5 vs state

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Welches Middle School ranks 140th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Welches Middle School are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 67 students attended Welches Middle School.

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2025–26 OSAS test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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