Enrollment
309
Middle
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKINGS-HARBOR SD 17C·NCES 410231000253
Azalea Middle School
505 Pacific Ave, Brookings, OR 97415 · (541) 469-7427 · Curry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
260 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 6 | 91 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 28% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 59% · 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
Azalea Middle School→Brookings-Harbor High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookings-Harbor SD 17C. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 14.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Azalea Middle School
Azalea Middle School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azalea Middle School this school | 309 | 84.1% | 21.5% |
| Tillamook Junior High School Tillamook | 318 | 84.0% | 31.3% |
| Shasta Middle School Eugene | 345 | 88.7% | 18.4% |
| West Orient Middle School Gresham | 383 | 82.8% | 26.3% |
| Hanby Middle School Gold Hill | 375 | 78.4% | 25.9% |
| East Elementary School Tillamook | 445 | 84.0% | 30.4% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Azalea Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #158 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #170 of 200 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #119 of 201 ▲ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #163 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #80 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #67 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #58 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #65 of 141 |
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
309
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
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 | 309 | 17.1 | 18.1:1 | 84% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 16.5 | 20.7:1 | 65% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 18.7 | 19.0:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 60% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 59% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 45% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Azalea Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (356 to 309); teachers down 9% (18.7 to 17.1).
About Azalea Middle School
Azalea Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Brookings, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 309 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 494-student average for middle schools in Oregon, enrollment here is 37% lower.
The 3 schools in Brookings-Harbor SD 17C enroll 1,278 students altogether, Azalea Middle School among them.
At Azalea Middle School, White students make up 61% of the student body. The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Native American. The school's White share is 23 points below the 84% share among Curry County residents. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Azalea Middle School operates with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.1:1. That is lower than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
In Oregon, Azalea Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.5% actual against a predicted 29.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Curry County show that the median household income is $62,244, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 7 public schools in Curry County, enrolling about 1,913 students in all.
Brookings-Harbor High School is the public school closest to Azalea Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Azalea Middle School at 7th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Azalea Middle School is Town: Remote.
Federal data show 315 students in 2020-21 and 309 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Curry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,381
Census ACS
Median income
$62,244
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,913 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookings-Harbor SD 17C
- Kalmiopsis Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Brookings-Harbor High SchoolHigh · 422 students
Other schools in Brookings
- Kalmiopsis Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Brookings-Harbor High SchoolHigh · 422 students
Other Azalea Middle schools
One other US public school is named Azalea Middle. Azalea Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Brookings-Harbor High School0.1 mi · 422
- Kalmiopsis Elementary School0.2 mi · 547
- Smith River Elementary11.1 mi · 258
- Redwood Elementary14.6 mi · 452
- Sunset High18.3 mi · 82
- Pine Grove Elementary19.3 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Azalea Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Azalea Middle School?
Azalea Middle School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Azalea Middle School serve?
Azalea Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Azalea Middle School have?
Azalea Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Azalea Middle School?
Student demographics at Azalea Middle School are roughly 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Azalea Middle School public or private?
Azalea Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brookings-Harbor SD 17C.
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