Summary:
The 97123 zip code area in Oregon is home to two middle schools - R.A. Brown Middle School and South Meadows Middle School, both serving grades 6-8 and part of the Hillsboro School District 1J. Based on the available data, R.A. Brown Middle School appears to be the stronger performing school, ranking 133rd out of 368 Oregon middle schools with a 3-star rating, compared to South Meadows Middle School's 1-star rating and 276th ranking.
R.A. Brown Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates, while South Meadows Middle School lags behind. Additionally, R.A. Brown Middle School has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3% compared to the same rate at South Meadows Middle School. However, South Meadows Middle School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.5, compared to 20.4 at R.A. Brown Middle School, and spends more per student ($18,506) than R.A. Brown Middle School ($17,447).
The data suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the performance differences, as South Meadows Middle School has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (68.06%) compared to R.A. Brown Middle School (51.69%). This highlights the need for further investigation into the root causes of the disparities and the implementation of targeted interventions to improve educational outcomes for all students in the 97123 zip code area.
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