Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERN RIDGE SD 28J·NCES 410495000600
Fern Ridge Middle School
88831 Territorial Rd, Elmira, OR 97437 · (541) 935-8230 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Oregon public middle schools
- BTest 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
17.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
225 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 105 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 32% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Fern Ridge Middle School→Elmira High School
Based on grade levels within Fern Ridge SD 28J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 27.3% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Fern Ridge Middle School
Fern Ridge Middle School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Ridge Middle School this school | 315 | 71.4% | 32.1% |
| Winston Middle School Winston | 310 | 74.8% | 18.1% |
| Sweet Home Junior High School Sweet Home | 358 | 74.3% | 23.1% |
| Harrisburg Middle School Harrisburg | 263 | 73.4% | 19.0% |
| Spencer Butte Middle School Eugene | 328 | 67.1% | 35.7% |
| Banks Middle School Banks | 254 | 74.8% | 24.8% |
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 Fern Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #77 of 190 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #113 of 200 ▼ 28 | #12 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #80 of 201 ▲ 42 | #10 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #161 of 208 | #17 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #66 of 180 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #171 of 180 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #102 of 194 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #100 of 141 | #12 of 16 |
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
315
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | 71% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 39% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 41% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 14 | 24.6:1 | 52% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 46% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 15 | 23.6:1 | 62% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 38% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fern Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (344 to 315); teachers up 29% (14 to 18).
About Fern Ridge Middle School
As a small middle school, Fern Ridge Middle School serves students in Elmira, Oregon. It has an enrollment of 315 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Oregon enroll around 494, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Fern Ridge SD 28J includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 1,374 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Lane County residents, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
There are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.5:1. The gap from the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is 1.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Fern Ridge Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Oregon public middle schools.
Fern Ridge Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.1%, compared with a predicted 34.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Lane County, median household income comes to about $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lane County's 117 public schools enroll about 42,240 students and include Fern Ridge Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Elmira Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fern Ridge Middle School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fern Ridge SD 28J
- Elmira High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- Veneta Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Elmira Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- West Lane Charter SchoolHigh · 84 students
Other schools in Elmira
- Elmira High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- Elmira Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Elmira Elementary School0.3 mi · 261
- Elmira High School0.5 mi · 374
- West Lane Charter School0.9 mi · 84
- Veneta Elementary School1.3 mi · 340
- Applegate Elementary School5.5 mi · 225
- Crow High School5.9 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Fern Ridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fern Ridge Middle School?
Fern Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fern Ridge Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fern Ridge Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fern Ridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fern Ridge Middle School is approximately 17.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fern Ridge Middle School?
At Fern Ridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Fern Ridge Middle School public or private?
Fern Ridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fern Ridge SD 28J.
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