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Enrollment
647
Middle
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASCADE SD 5·NCES 410278000855
Cascade Junior High School
10226 Marion Rd SE, Turner, OR 97392 · (503) 749-8030 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
412 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 215 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cascade SD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 35.1% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Cascade Junior High School
Cascade Junior High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Junior High School this school | 647 | 63.7% | 38.9% |
| Ashland Middle School Ashland | 529 | 64.8% | 49.3% |
| Thurston Middle School Springfield | 524 | 64.7% | 37.7% |
| Molalla River Middle School Molalla | 531 | 66.1% | 29.7% |
| South Middle School Grants Pass | 610 | 69.8% | 34.6% |
| Cedar Ridge Middle School Sandy | 471 | 60.5% | 38.4% |
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 Cascade Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #40 of 190 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #36 of 200 ▲ 6 | #1 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #28 of 201 ▲ 10 | #2 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #59 of 208 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #105 of 180 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #132 of 180 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #134 of 194 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #13 of 38 | N/A |
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
647
+50 (+8%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 647 | 34.4 | 18.8:1 | 64% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 33.2 | 19.3:1 | 46% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 34.1 | 18.6:1 | 36% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 32 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 29.9 | 19.0:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 47% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 52% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 45% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cascade Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (566 to 647); teachers up 15% (29.9 to 34.4).
About Cascade Junior High School
Cascade Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school in Oregon, with an address in Turner. The school's enrollment of 647 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students each.
Cascade SD 5 is responsible for 6 schools, Cascade Junior High School included, with 2,731 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Cascade Junior High School is 73% White. The school is also 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Cascade Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Staffing totals 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. Middle schools in Oregon average about 19.3:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cascade Junior High School is 64%. The average for public schools in Marion County is 83%.
A school with Cascade Junior High School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 37.9%. Cascade Junior High School scores 38.9%, 1.0 points above that line.
Marion County census figures show that median household income is about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cascade Junior High School is among the 111 public schools in Marion County.
The nearest public school is Cascade Senior High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Cascade Junior High School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Cascade Junior High School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cascade Junior High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 597 to 647.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cascade SD 5
- Cascade Senior High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Aumsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 208 students
- Cascade Opportunity CenterHigh · 83 students
Other schools in Turner
- Cascade Senior High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Cascade Senior High School0.1 mi · 795
- Cascade Opportunity Center2.4 mi · 83
- Cloverdale Elementary School2.7 mi · 208
- Turner Elementary School2.8 mi · 422
- Aumsville Elementary School3.4 mi · 576
- Stayton Middle School5.5 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Cascade Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Cascade Junior High School?
Cascade Junior High School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cascade Junior High School serve?
Cascade Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cascade Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cascade Junior High School is approximately 18.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cascade Junior High School?
Student demographics at Cascade Junior High School are roughly 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cascade Junior High School in?
Cascade Junior High School is part of Cascade SD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.