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Enrollment
422
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERG SD 29J·NCES 410872001309
Chehalem Valley Middle School
403 W Foothills Dr, Newberg, OR 97132 · (503) 554-4600 · Yamhill County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Oregon public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
210 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 137 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 34% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
49.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 43.8% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Chehalem Valley Middle School
Chehalem Valley Middle School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chehalem Valley Middle School this school | 422 | 49.8% | 44.6% |
| Estacada Middle School Estacada | 460 | 51.5% | 21.9% |
| Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School Yamhill | 369 | 50.4% | 26.8% |
| Philomath Middle School Philomath | 351 | 49.3% | 37.1% |
| Silverton Middle School Silverton | 425 | 50.8% | 31.9% |
| Sky View Middle School Bend | 598 | 47.8% | 42.9% |
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 Chehalem Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #26 of 190 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #26 of 200 ▼ 2 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #46 of 201 ▲ 17 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #127 of 208 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #158 of 180 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #149 of 180 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #167 of 194 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #5 of 141 | 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
422
-240 (-36%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 422 | 19.7 | 21.4:1 | 50% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 26.9 | 15.8:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 34% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 30 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 29.2 | 20.9:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 30 | 23.2:1 | 39% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 36% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 16% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chehalem Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (611 to 422); teachers down 33% (29.2 to 19.7).
About Chehalem Valley Middle School
Families in Newberg, Oregon, are served by Chehalem Valley Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 422 students across grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in Newberg SD 29J totals 4,028 students.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at Chehalem Valley Middle School. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Yamhill County, where about 77% of residents are White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Chehalem Valley Middle School are from different groups.
There are 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.4:1. The average for middle schools in Oregon, 19.3:1, is lower. Of all students at Chehalem Valley Middle School, 50% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Yamhill County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Chehalem Valley Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Oregon public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chehalem Valley Middle School is +1.3 points: 44.6% actual, 43.3% predicted.
In the wider Yamhill County area, the median household earns about $90,063 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Yamhill County, 34 public schools serve about 14,724 students.
Antonia Crater Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Chehalem Valley Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 422, down from 662 in 2020-21.
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Yamhill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,734
Census ACS
Median income
$90,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newberg SD 29J
- Newberg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Dundee Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Other schools in Newberg
- Newberg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Mabel Rush Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Antonia Crater Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Joan Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Antonia Crater Elementary School0.1 mi · 295
- Joan Austin Elementary School0.9 mi · 195
- Newberg Senior High School1.6 mi · 1,244
- Mountain View Middle School1.7 mi · 507
- Mabel Rush Elementary School1.8 mi · 378
- Catalyst High School1.9 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Chehalem Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Chehalem Valley Middle School?
Chehalem Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chehalem Valley Middle School serve?
Chehalem Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chehalem Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chehalem Valley Middle School is approximately 21.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chehalem Valley Middle School?
Chehalem Valley Middle School reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Chehalem Valley Middle School in?
Chehalem Valley Middle School is part of Newberg SD 29J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.