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Enrollment
473
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON CITY·NCES 390446001478
Fassett Junior High School
3025 Starr Ave, Oregon, OH 43616 · (419) 693-0455 · Lucas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
238 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 229 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 52% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fassett Junior High School→Clay High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oregon City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.5pp since 2021
Math
70.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +22.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 74.3% |
| 2022-23 | 67.7% | 68.4% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 48.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fassett Junior High School
Fassett Junior High School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fassett Junior High School this school | 473 | 50.3% | 66.5% |
| Orrville Middle School Orrville | 462 | 54.3% | 71.7% |
| Glenwood Middle School Findlay | 579 | 52.5% | 62.4% |
| McPherson Middle School Clyde | 449 | 54.1% | 71.1% |
| Upper Sandusky Middle School Upper Sandusky | 503 | 49.1% | 75.8% |
| Pike-Delta-York Middle School Delta | 361 | 46.3% | 75.7% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fassett Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #223 of 316 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #281 of 637 ▼ 70 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #356 of 637 ▼ 9 | #8 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.7pp | #13 of 629 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #287 of 654 | #11 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #74 of 577 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #222 of 579 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #92 of 319 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #81 of 410 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
473
-94 (-17%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 49% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 35.5 | 14.6:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 36 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 32.9 | 17.8:1 | 47% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 48% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 48% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 17% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fassett Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (587 to 473); teachers up 6% (32.9 to 35).
About Fassett Junior High School
A medium-sized middle school in Oregon, Ohio, Fassett Junior High School is part of Oregon City. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 473 students.
Oregon City is the local district for Fassett Junior High School. It runs 6 schools with 3,318 students.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Fassett Junior High School combined. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Fassett Junior High School comes in at 39%.
Staffing totals 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Fassett Junior High School is 50%.
Fassett Junior High School scores 66.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 69.8%.
Lucas County has about 428,018 residents, and median household income is about $62,224, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lucas County number 143 and enroll about 73,839.
Starr Elementary School is the public school closest to Fassett Junior High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Fassett Junior High School went from 567 students to 473. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fassett Junior High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon City
- Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Jerusalem Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Coy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Oregon
- Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Coy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Eagle Learning CenterHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Starr Elementary School0.3 mi · 472
- Eagle Learning Center0.7 mi · 39
- Coy Elementary School1.4 mi · 349
- Birmingham Elementary School1.5 mi · 313
- Raymer Elementary School1.8 mi · 381
- Garfield Elementary School2.0 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Fassett Junior High SchoolHow large is Fassett Junior High School?
Fassett Junior High School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Fassett Junior High School serve?
Fassett Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fassett Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fassett Junior High School is approximately 13.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fassett Junior High School?
At Fassett Junior High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fassett Junior High School public or private?
Fassett Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oregon City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.