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Clara Brownell Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
361st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 368 Oregon Middle Schools
Better than 2% of Oregon middle schools
Summary

Clara Brownell Middle School is a public middle school in Umatilla, Oregon, serving 338 students in grades 6-8. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Oregon middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas.

Only 7.3% of 6th graders, 14.3% of 7th graders, and 14.7% of 8th graders at Clara Brownell Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7%, 44.2%, and 41.6%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also extremely low, with only 9.6% of 7th graders and 6.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in mathematics, and 9.8% of 8th graders proficient or better in science, compared to the state averages. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 32.5% to 38.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Windy River Elementary, Irrigon Elementary, Sandstone Middle, and Armand Larive Middle, all perform significantly better than Clara Brownell Middle School across various academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations. For example, Sandstone Middle and Armand Larive Middle, which are part of the Hermiston School District 8, rank in the top 50% of Oregon middle schools and have much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

342
Students ?
17.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,020
Per pupil spending ?
107.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1300 7th St
       Umatilla, OR  97882

(541) 922-6625

District: Umatilla School District 6R


Students who attend Clara Brownell Middle School usually attend:

High:    Umatilla High School

Feeder schools for Clara Brownell Middle School:

Elementary:    McNary Heights Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.1%
White:
23.7%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (10% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Oregon average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school10%
District avg10%
Oregon avg36%
361st of 368
Oregon public middle schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
135th of 140Umatilla School District 6R 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
20257.3361 of 3681.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8362 of 3712.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.4367 of 3803.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.5355 of 3673.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.1366 of 3793.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.0359 of 3846.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.2375 of 3821.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.0379 of 3831.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.7345 of 3819.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201311.6354 of 3776.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201218.7358 of 3959.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201128.4288 of 35719.3%★☆☆☆☆
201042.7212 of 34338.2%★★☆☆☆
200932.4242 of 32325.1%★☆☆☆☆
200833.3242 of 31523.2%★☆☆☆☆
200723.8254 of 29513.9%★☆☆☆☆
200628.9234 of 28517.9%★☆☆☆☆
200513.3252 of 2717.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200422.1230 of 27014.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
20256.8314 of 3160.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.3304 of 3132.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.0303 of 3236.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.0300 of 3103.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.4263 of 2775.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.7327 of 3424.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202515.8187 of 1964.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.1178 of 1969.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.0191 of 2015.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.2192 of 1941.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.4184 of 1913.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.5188 of 21010.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
20257.9239 of 2400.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.6233 of 2444.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.3291 of 3126.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.4352 of 3643.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.3261 of 2827.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.4286 of 32512.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
20259.3319 of 3303.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.9314 of 3232.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.9311 of 3182.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.9304 of 3122.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.8271 of 2916.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.6323 of 3415.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202537.0107 of 18040.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
20257.9343 of 3512.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.5304 of 34912.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.5304 of 36015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1277 of 35522.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9293 of 34414.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.9314 of 35712.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+39 vs school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
White (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts12%-30 vs state
Science10%-17 vs state
Mathematics8%-22 vs state

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Clara Brownell Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Oregon middle schools.

Students at Clara Brownell Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Clara Brownell Middle School.

Students who attend Clara Brownell Middle School usually go on to attend Umatilla High School

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2024–25 OSAS test scoresOct 2, 2025
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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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