Enrollment
198
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERVAIS SD 1·NCES 410001500831
Gervais Middle School
300 Douglas Ave, Gervais, OR 97026 · (503) 792-3803 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
202 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 69 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Gervais Middle School→Gervais High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gervais SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
20.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.0pp 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 20 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 19.3% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Gervais Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #147 of 190 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #145 of 200 ▼ 6 | #10 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #79 of 201 ▲ 81 | #4 of 18 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #181 of 208 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #8 of 194 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #43 of 141 | #4 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
198
-14 (-7%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 198 | 12.8 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 11.5 | 16.0:1 | 77% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 13.6 | 13.7:1 | 76% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 11.5 | 20.7:1 | 81% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 11 | 19.6:1 | 80% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 83% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 80% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gervais Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (237 to 198); teachers up 12% (11.5 to 12.8).
About Gervais Middle School
Gervais Middle School is a small middle school located in Gervais, Oregon. It has an enrollment of 198 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students, which makes this school 60% below average.
A total of 4 schools make up Gervais SD 1, with 1,247 students enrolled.
About 70% of the student body at Gervais Middle School is Hispanic. Other groups make up 28% White. County-wide, 29% of Marion County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Gervais Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Gervais Middle School comes to 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 19.3:1 for middle schools in Oregon.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gervais Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 22.7% actual against 23.0% predicted.
The county, Marion County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,351 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Gervais Middle School, Marion County has 111 public schools.
Gervais High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Gervais Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Gervais Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 22.7% versus an 18.3% average.
Gervais Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 212 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 198 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 17.7 in 2020-21 to 15.5 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Gervais Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gervais SD 1
- Gervais Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 341 students
- Gervais High SchoolHigh · 324 students
Other schools in Gervais
- Gervais Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 341 students
- Gervais High SchoolHigh · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Gervais High School0.0 mi · 324
- Gervais Elementary School0.2 mi · 384
- Frontier Charter Academy2.4 mi · 341
- Valor Middle School2.4 mi · 591
- Heritage Elementary2.5 mi · 678
- Nellie Muir Elementary School3.1 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Gervais Middle SchoolHow large is Gervais Middle School?
Gervais Middle School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gervais Middle School serve?
Gervais Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gervais Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gervais Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gervais Middle School?
At Gervais Middle School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gervais Middle School?
Gervais Middle School is overseen by Gervais SD 1 in Marion County.
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