Enrollment
162
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULVER SD 4·NCES 410384000119
Culver Middle School
218 West F St, Culver, OR 97734 · (541) 546-3090 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Oregon public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
115 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 57 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 30% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Culver Middle School→Culver High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Culver SD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
12.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -14.1pp 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 13 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 26.9% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Culver Middle School
Culver Middle School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver Middle School this school | 162 | 71.0% | 28.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 178 | 75.3% | 17.4% |
| Mt Angel Middle School Mt Angel | 165 | 70.3% | 36.1% |
| Amity Middle School Amity | 168 | 64.9% | 23.7% |
| Weston Middle School Weston | 187 | 74.3% | 35.0% |
| Creswell Middle School Creswell | 244 | 72.1% | 38.0% |
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 Culver Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #107 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #184 of 200 ▼ 95 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #49 of 201 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #191 of 208 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #103 of 194 |
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
162
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 162 | 10.6 | 15.3:1 | 71% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 11.8 | 14.2:1 | 69% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 10.5 | 16.5:1 | 69% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 8.3 | 21.3:1 | 65% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 8 | 20.8:1 | 66% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 8 | 19.8:1 | 68% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 6 | 25.0:1 | 55% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culver Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (177 to 162); teachers up 27% (8.3 to 10.6).
About Culver Middle School
Culver Middle School is a small middle school for students in Culver, Oregon. The school serves 162 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students.
Culver SD 4 oversees Culver Middle School and 2 other schools, with 653 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Culver Middle School is 62% White. The school is also 32% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Jefferson County is about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Culver Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Teachers at Culver Middle School total 10.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. The 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 115 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 71%. The 93% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 22 points higher.
Measured against Oregon public middle schools, Culver Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.0% at Culver Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.6%.
In Jefferson County (population about 25,203), median household income is about $76,260, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Culver Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 3,386 students.
The closest public school to Culver Middle School is Culver Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Culver Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Culver Middle School is ahead of the 24.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Culver Middle School enrolled 165; in 2024-25, 162. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.5 to 15.3 over 4 years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,203
Census ACS
Median income
$76,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culver SD 4
- Culver Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Culver High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Other schools in Culver
- Culver Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Culver High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Culver Elementary School0.1 mi · 262
- Culver High School0.1 mi · 229
- Metolius Elementary School4.9 mi · 246
- Bridges High School8.4 mi · 62
- 509J On-Line8.4 mi · 27
- Buff Elementary School8.6 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Culver Middle SchoolHow many students attend Culver Middle School?
Culver Middle School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Culver Middle School serve?
Culver Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Culver Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Culver Middle School is approximately 15.3:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Culver Middle School?
At Culver Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Culver Middle School?
Culver Middle School is overseen by Culver SD 4 in Jefferson County.
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