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What's one thing Elton Gregory Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
695
Middle
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDMOND SD 2J·NCES 411035000647
Elton Gregory Middle School
1220 NW Upas Ave, Redmond, OR 97756 · (541) 526-6440 · Deschutes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Oregon public middle schools
- C+Test 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
21.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
546 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 226 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
39.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 23.3% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Elton Gregory Middle School
Elton Gregory Middle School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Gregory Middle School this school | 695 | 78.6% | 28.2% |
| Timber Ridge School Albany | 657 | 76.9% | 39.7% |
| Scenic Middle School Central Point | 774 | 78.8% | 30.7% |
| Memorial Middle School Albany | 544 | 76.1% | 27.4% |
| North Middle School Grants Pass | 673 | 73.7% | 43.5% |
| Sunridge Middle School Pendleton | 672 | 83.5% | 27.9% |
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 Elton Gregory Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #114 of 190 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #86 of 200 ▲ 25 | #7 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #103 of 201 ▼ 1 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #43 of 208 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #154 of 180 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #119 of 180 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #79 of 194 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #19 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
695
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 695 | 33.1 | 21.0:1 | 79% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 59% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 35.2 | 20.2:1 | 39% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 34 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 29.4 | 22.0:1 | 52% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 27 | 21.5:1 | 56% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 84% (573) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 35% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elton Gregory Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (645 to 695); teachers up 13% (29.4 to 33.1).
About Elton Gregory Middle School
Elton Gregory Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Redmond, Oregon. The school's 695 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students each.
Across its 13 schools, Redmond SD 2J enrolls 6,889 students. Elton Gregory Middle School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Elton Gregory Middle School, 71%, are White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Deschutes County's residents are about 87% White, 16 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Elton Gregory Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Elton Gregory Middle School's 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 79%. The 60% average for public schools in Deschutes County is 19 points lower.
allk12 grades Elton Gregory Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Elton Gregory Middle School are 3.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (28.2% actual, 32.1% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Deschutes County show that median household income is about $92,758, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Elton Gregory Middle School is one of 53 public schools in Deschutes County, which together enroll about 25,823 students.
Tom McCall Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Elton Gregory Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 738 to 695 over 4 years.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Deschutes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
25,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redmond SD 2J
- Redmond Proficiency AcademyHigh · 906 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Obsidian Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Sage Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Tom McCall Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Other schools in Redmond
- Redmond Proficiency AcademyHigh · 906 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Ridgeview High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Obsidian Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Sage Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Tom McCall Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Tom McCall Elementary School0.1 mi · 463
- John Tuck Elementary School1.8 mi · 382
- Hugh Hartman Elementary2.0 mi · 376
- Redmond Proficiency Academy2.4 mi · 906
- Redmond High School2.4 mi · 896
- M A Lynch Elementary School2.7 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Elton Gregory Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elton Gregory Middle School?
Elton Gregory Middle School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Elton Gregory Middle School serve?
Elton Gregory Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elton Gregory Middle School?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Elton Gregory Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elton Gregory Middle School?
At Elton Gregory Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Elton Gregory Middle School in?
Elton Gregory Middle School is part of Redmond SD 2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.