Enrollment
195
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANDON SD 54·NCES 410180000235
Harbor Lights Middle School
390 9th St SW, Bandon, OR 97411 · (541) 347-4415 · Coos County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Oregon public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
175 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 5 | 45 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 27% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Harbor Lights Middle School→Bandon Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bandon SD 54. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 33.9% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Harbor Lights Middle School
Harbor Lights Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Lights Middle School this school | 195 | 89.7% | 39.7% |
| Hines Middle School Hines | 164 | 94.5% | 13.9% |
| Lincoln Savage Middle School Grants Pass | 283 | 90.8% | 31.0% |
| Baker Middle School Baker City | 226 | 84.1% | 29.8% |
| Coffenberry Middle School Myrtle Creek | 267 | 83.9% | 10.8% |
| Daly Middle School Lakeview | 126 | 83.3% | 26.5% |
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 Harbor Lights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #36 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #71 of 200 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #37 of 201 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #182 of 208 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #41 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #34 of 141 |
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
195
-25 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | 90% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 12.2 | 16.2:1 | 63% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 65% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 9 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 11.1 | 21.5:1 | 66% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 10 | 23.9:1 | 69% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 63% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 50% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harbor Lights Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (239 to 195); teachers down 1% (11.1 to 11).
About Harbor Lights Middle School
Harbor Lights Middle School is a public very small middle school in Bandon, Oregon. Enrollment stands at 195 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 61% below the 494-student average for middle schools in Oregon.
The 3 schools of Bandon SD 54, including Harbor Lights Middle School, enroll 647 students.
The largest group at Harbor Lights Middle School is White students, at 73%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Coos County residents are about 84% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harbor Lights Middle School scores 43%.
Its ratio of 17.7:1 is based on 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 90%. On average, public schools in Coos County report 72%.
Harbor Lights Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Oregon public middle schools.
Harbor Lights Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.7%, compared with a predicted 27.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Coos County, the median household earns about $62,143 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Coos County, 28 public schools serve about 8,218 students.
Harbor Lights Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Bandon Senior High School, its nearest public school. Harbor Lights Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Harbor Lights Middle School's average proficiency of 39.7% compares with 35.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Harbor Lights Middle School's location as Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 25 students, from 220 to 195. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.7:1) than in 2020-21 (24.4:1).
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Coos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,827
Census ACS
Median income
$62,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bandon SD 54
- Ocean Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Bandon Senior High SchoolHigh · 212 students
Other schools in Bandon
- Ocean Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Bandon Senior High SchoolHigh · 212 students
Other Harbor Lights Middle schools
One other US public school is named Harbor Lights Middle. Harbor Lights Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolHOLLAND, MI · 903 students
Nearby schools
- Bandon Senior High School0.1 mi · 212
- Ocean Crest Elementary School0.2 mi · 240
- Winter Lakes High11.7 mi · 237
- Coquille Junior Senior High12.3 mi · 360
- Winter Lakes Elementary12.4 mi · 106
- Coquille Valley Elementary12.6 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Harbor Lights Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harbor Lights Middle School?
Harbor Lights Middle School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Harbor Lights Middle School serve?
Harbor Lights Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Harbor Lights Middle School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Harbor Lights Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harbor Lights Middle School?
At Harbor Lights Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Harbor Lights Middle School in?
Harbor Lights Middle School is part of Bandon SD 54.
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