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Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000561
Cal Young Middle School
2555 Gilham Rd, Eugene, OR 97401 · (541) 790-6400 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
318 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 76%
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 6 | 152 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 34.7% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Cal Young Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #64 of 190 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #65 of 200 | #6 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #50 of 201 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #106 of 208 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #65 of 180 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #95 of 180 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #83 of 141 | #10 of 16 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
-56 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 25.3:1
% White
67%
was 73%
% Hispanic
14%
was 11%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 475 | 27.3 | 17.4:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | N/A | N/A | 48% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 32% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cal Young Middle School.
About Cal Young Middle School
Cal Young Middle School is a public mid-sized middle school in Eugene, Oregon. The school enrolls 475 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district for Cal Young Middle School is Eugene SD 4J, with 36 schools and 15,712 students.
Of every 100 students at Cal Young Middle School, about 67 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The diversity index for Cal Young Middle School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher. Middle schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 19.3:1. The school reported 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 76% average among public schools in Lane County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cal Young Middle School is 1.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.7%. Predicted: 36.6%.
In Lane County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,544 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lane County number 117, with about 42,240 students.
Cal Young Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Sheldon High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 34.7% is below the 36.8% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. In 2017-18, 73% of students were White; in 2024-25, 67% were. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.3 to 17.4 over 7 years.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Sheldon High School0.6 mi · 1,462
- Gilham Elementary School0.7 mi · 572
- Buena Vista Elementary School0.8 mi · 420
- Monroe Middle School1.2 mi · 519
- Willagillespie Elementary School1.7 mi · 427
- Holt Elementary School1.8 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Cal Young Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cal Young Middle School?
Cal Young Middle School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cal Young Middle School serve?
Cal Young Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cal Young Middle School have?
Cal Young Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cal Young Middle School?
Student demographics at Cal Young Middle School are roughly 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Cal Young Middle School public or private?
Cal Young Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eugene SD 4J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.