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What's one thing Hood River Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOD RIVER COUNTY SD·NCES 410651000387
Hood River Middle School
1602 May St, Hood River, OR 97031 · (541) 386-2114 · Hood River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
A
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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.
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
16.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
326 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 164 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 30% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Hood River Middle School→Hood River Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Hood River County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 41.1% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Hood River Middle School
Hood River Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River Middle School this school | 461 | 70.7% | 43.5% |
| Mountain View Middle School Newberg | 507 | 69.4% | 34.8% |
| Stayton Middle School Stayton | 486 | 67.9% | 24.1% |
| North Albany Middle School Albany | 479 | 75.6% | 47.9% |
| Molalla River Middle School Molalla | 531 | 66.1% | 29.7% |
| Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson Eugene | 350 | 67.1% | 42.6% |
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 Hood River Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #29 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #31 of 200 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #32 of 201 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #111 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #46 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #87 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #105 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #36 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
461
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 461 | 27.7 | 16.6:1 | 71% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 29.2 | 15.6:1 | 42% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 39% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 48% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 37% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hood River Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (563 to 461); teachers down 1% (28 to 27.7).
About Hood River Middle School
Hood River Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Hood River, Oregon, under Hood River County SD. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 461 students.
Hood River County SD counts 8 schools and 3,602 students, including Hood River Middle School.
White students are the majority at Hood River Middle School, with 62% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Hood River Middle School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.6:1, with 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hood River Middle School is 71%. That tracks the 71% average for public schools in Hood River County.
Hood River Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hood River Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.5%; the prediction is 35.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hood River County show that the median household income is $88,947, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hood River Middle School is one of 8 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Hood River Middle School is May Street Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hood River Middle School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Hood River Middle School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 461, a 5% decrease from 486 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hood River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,905
Census ACS
Median income
$88,947
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,602 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hood River County SD
- Hood River Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- May Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- WyEast Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Mid Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Parkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Hood River
- Hood River Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- May Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- WyEast Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Mid Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- May Street Elementary School0.4 mi · 452
- Westside Elementary School1.0 mi · 394
- Hood River Valley High School1.6 mi · 1,174
- Hulan L Whitson Elem2.7 mi · 352
- Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School3.0 mi · 163
- Wayne M Henkle Middle School3.0 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Hood River Middle SchoolHow large is Hood River Middle School?
Hood River Middle School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hood River Middle School serve?
Hood River Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hood River Middle School have?
Hood River Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hood River Middle School?
Student demographics at Hood River Middle School are roughly 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hood River Middle School in?
Hood River Middle School is part of Hood River County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.