Crook County Middle School

Set in Prineville, Oregon, Crook County Middle School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Crook County SD. It hosts 616 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Crook County Middle School is one of 10 schools operated by Crook County SD, a district that hosts 3,279 students overall.

Demographically, Crook County Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Crook County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Crook County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

Around the school, Crook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,965 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Crook County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,788 students), Crook County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Crooked River Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crook County Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.4%.

Crook County Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Crook County Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 610 (now 616). Class-load math has tightened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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