Enrollment
110
Middle
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON SD 53·NCES 410327001343
Colton Middle School
21580 S Schieffer Rd, Colton, OR 97017 · (503) 824-2319 · Clackamas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
73 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 39 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Colton Middle School→Colton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Colton SD 53. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 25.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Colton Middle School
Colton Middle School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Middle School this school | 110 | 66.4% | 21.2% |
| Vernonia Middle School Vernonia | 139 | 69.8% | 28.7% |
| Scio Middle School Scio | 162 | 62.3% | 30.1% |
| Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School Rockaway Beach | 163 | 76.7% | 48.5% |
| Weston Middle School Weston | 187 | 74.3% | 35.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School Oakland | 191 | 78.5% | 33.8% |
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 Colton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #160 of 190 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #175 of 200 ▼ 78 | #19 of 20 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #177 of 201 ▼ 66 | #19 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #201 of 208 | #19 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #121 of 194 | #1 of 19 |
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
110
-26 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 110 | 6.4 | 17.1:1 | 66% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 47% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 28% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 7.2 | 19.0:1 | 30% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 6 | 21.8:1 | 31% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 7 | 22.7:1 | 40% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 11 | 20.6:1 | 25% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (137 to 110); teachers down 11% (7.2 to 6.4).
About Colton Middle School
Colton Middle School is a public very small middle school in Colton, Oregon. It enrolls 110 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 78% below the average for middle schools in Oregon.
Colton Middle School is a school in Colton SD 53. The district has 4 schools and 595 students.
Of every 100 students at Colton Middle School, about 86 are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Colton Middle School are from different groups.
Colton Middle School reported 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.1:1. Middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. There are 73 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 66% of enrollment. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Clackamas County.
Colton Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.2%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Oregon are predicted to post 36.8%, so the school is 15.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
For Clackamas County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $103,517 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Clackamas County number 118, with about 57,601 students.
Colton Elementary School is the nearest public school to Colton Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Colton Middle School, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Colton Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 136 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 110 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.1:1, from 15.1:1.
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Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colton SD 53
- Colton Elementary SchoolElementary · 171 students
- Colton High SchoolHigh · 161 students
- Colton Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
Other schools in Colton
- Colton Elementary SchoolElementary · 171 students
- Colton High SchoolHigh · 161 students
- Colton Virtual AcademyCombined · 153 students
Other Colton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Colton Middle. Colton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Colton MiddleColton, CA · 870 students
Nearby schools
- Colton Elementary School0.3 mi · 171
- Colton High School0.8 mi · 161
- Colton Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 153
- Clarkes Elementary School4.2 mi · 153
- Molalla River Academy5.7 mi · 224
- Molalla High School7.1 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Colton Middle SchoolHow large is Colton Middle School?
Colton Middle School enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 06-08.
Is Colton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Colton Middle School have?
Colton Middle School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Colton Middle School?
Student demographics at Colton Middle School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Colton Middle School public or private?
Colton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colton SD 53.
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