Enrollment
263
Middle
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG SD 7J·NCES 410001901422
Harrisburg Middle School
201 S 6th St, Harrisburg, OR 97446 · (541) 995-6551 · Linn County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Oregon public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
193 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Harrisburg Middle School→Harrisburg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harrisburg SD 7J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
17.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 14.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Harrisburg Middle School
Harrisburg Middle School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Middle School this school | 263 | 73.4% | 19.0% |
| Creswell Middle School Creswell | 244 | 72.1% | 38.0% |
| Fern Ridge Middle School Elmira | 315 | 71.4% | 32.1% |
| Winston Middle School Winston | 310 | 74.8% | 18.1% |
| Banks Middle School Banks | 254 | 74.8% | 24.8% |
| Weston Middle School Weston | 187 | 74.3% | 35.0% |
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 Harrisburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #168 of 190 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #158 of 200 ▲ 12 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #184 of 201 ▼ 21 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #172 of 208 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #70 of 180 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #153 of 180 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #97 of 194 | #6 of 7 |
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
263
+41 (+18%) vs 2020
+51% since 2000-01, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 263 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 73% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 13.4 | 19.4:1 | 66% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 13.5 | 17.6:1 | 66% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 13 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 11.4 | 15.9:1 | 60% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 8 | 25.9:1 | 65% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 10 | 21.6:1 | 56% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 8 | 21.8:1 | 29% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrisburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (181 to 263); teachers up 31% (11.4 to 15).
About Harrisburg Middle School
A small middle school in Harrisburg, Oregon, Harrisburg Middle School is part of Harrisburg SD 7J. School enrollment was 263 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Oregon is roughly 494 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
Harrisburg SD 7J counts 3 schools and 861 students, including Harrisburg Middle School.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Harrisburg Middle School combined. It is also 16% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Harrisburg Middle School comes in at 39%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1 at Harrisburg Middle School, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 73%.
Measured against Oregon public middle schools, Harrisburg Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Harrisburg Middle School is -15.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Oregon. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.0%, and the predicted rate is 34.1%.
Harrisburg Middle School is located in Linn County, where median household income is about $76,329, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Harrisburg Middle School is one of 48 public schools in Linn County, which together enroll about 17,916 students.
Of nearby public schools, Harrisburg Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Harrisburg Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Harrisburg Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 222 to 263.
The Harrisburg Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg SD 7J
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 260 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 260 students
Other Harrisburg Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harrisburg Middle. Harrisburg Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolHarrisburg, IL · 382 students
- HARRISBURG MIDDLEHARRISBURG, MO · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Harrisburg Elementary School0.1 mi · 338
- Harrisburg High School0.3 mi · 260
- Laurel Elementary School3.8 mi · 442
- Oaklea Middle School4.0 mi · 446
- Junction City High School4.4 mi · 525
- Monroe Grade School7.1 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Harrisburg Middle SchoolHow large is Harrisburg Middle School?
Harrisburg Middle School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 05-08.
Is Harrisburg Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrisburg Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrisburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrisburg Middle School is approximately 17.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harrisburg Middle School?
Student demographics at Harrisburg Middle School are roughly 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Harrisburg Middle School in?
Harrisburg Middle School is part of Harrisburg SD 7J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.