Azalea Middle School

As a tight-knit junior high in Brookings, Oregon, Azalea Middle School serves 309 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Brookings-Harbor SD 17C. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Azalea Middle School sits 37% below that benchmark.

Brookings-Harbor SD 17C comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,278 students; Azalea Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Azalea Middle School logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, On paper, Azalea Middle School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Azalea Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Curry County put median household income runs about $62,244, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Curry County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,913 students), Azalea Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brookings-Harbor High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Azalea Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Azalea Middle School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.6%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 57% to 61% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Azalea Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.