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Wallowa Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
196th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 368 Oregon Middle Schools
Better than 47% of Oregon middle schools
Summary

Wallowa Middle School is a small public middle school in Wallowa, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of just 37. The school is part of the Wallowa School District 12, which is ranked 60 out of 140 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wallowa Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, dropping from a high of 61 out of 380 Oregon middle schools in 2022-2023 to 196 out of 368 schools in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating. The school's performance also varies among different student groups, with female students outperforming their white counterparts. Additionally, Wallowa Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.7% to 45.4% over the past few years, which can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement.

Academically, Wallowa Middle School has shown some strengths, such as 64.3% of 7th-grade students being proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025. However, the school has struggled in other areas, like 6th-grade Mathematics, where only 13.6% of students were proficient or better in the same year. The school and district should review their policies, practices, and resource allocation to address these challenges and ensure all students have the support they need to succeed.

53
Students ?
26.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,466
Per pupil spending ?
 315 W 1st St.
       Wallowa, OR  97885

(541) 886-2061

District: Wallowa School District 12

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.5%
Hispanic:
5.7%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2023 → 47th in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2023
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg32%
Oregon avg35%
196th of 368
Oregon public middle schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 37 pts since 2023
From top 16% (2023) to bottom 47% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
60th of 140Wallowa School District 12 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
202541.2196 of 36846.7%★★☆☆☆
202469.083 of 37177.6%★★★★☆
202375.861 of 38083.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202377.053 of 32383.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202533.1241 of 35131.3%★★☆☆☆
202457.9128 of 34963.3%★★★☆☆
202367.681 of 36077.5%★★★★☆
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 (2023)84th percentile~ school
White (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%~ state avg
Mathematics23%-7 vs state
Science23%-4 vs state

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Students at Wallowa Middle School are 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 53 students attended Wallowa Middle School.

Wallowa Middle School ranks 196th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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