Summary
Briggs Middle School is a grades 6–8 school with 419 students in Springfield, Oregon — a mid-sized city in the Willamette Valley near Eugene — and it is part of Springfield School District 19. Briggs currently ranks 114th of 371 Oregon middle schools (69th percentile, 3 stars), notably above its district's overall standing (92nd of 141 districts, 35th percentile, 2 stars). The biggest story here is improvement: Briggs rose from 276th of 367 (25th percentile, 1 star) in 2021–22, to 255th of 380 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2022–23, to 149th of 371 (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24 and 2024–25, and reached 114th of 371 (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26.
Science is Briggs's standout subject: 40.8% proficiency is 15.0 points above the district and 10.2 points above the state, and ranks first among Springfield middle schools, with 8th-grade science at 40.8% versus the state's 27.7%. English language arts is also solid at 51.4%, above the district (37.6%) and state (43.8%), while math is the weaker spot at 30.1% — above the district (27.7%) but below the state (32.9%), and just 22.9% in 6th grade. Among Springfield peers, Briggs is second to Thurston Middle School (76th of 371) and far ahead of Agnes Stewart Middle School (295th) and Hamlin Middle School (336th). Against higher-ranked Eugene School District 4J schools, Briggs trails Spencer Butte Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School, and Thurston, but ranks ahead of Cal Young Middle School, Madison Middle School, Kelly Middle School, and Monroe Middle School; in science only Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson edges it out.
Results for specific student groups are often stronger than the overall rank: low-income students rank 32nd of 256 (88th percentile, 4 stars), special education students 48th of 193 (75th percentile, 4 stars), and gifted and talented students 52nd of 103 (50th percentile), up sharply from the 15th percentile in 2022–23. Chronic absenteeism was 35.0% in 2024–25 — better than the district's 39.8%, Hamlin's 40.2%, and Agnes Stewart's 41.3%, but slightly above the state's 33.5% and higher than Thurston's 32.7% and most nearby Eugene schools. Per-student spending was $21,633, below most nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.8, high for the comparison group and up from 15.6 a year earlier. Overall, Briggs looks like an improving, equity-capable school with genuine strengths in science and ELA; math, especially in 6th grade, and absenteeism are the areas to watch.
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