Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School

Set in Salem, Oregon, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is a micro-enrollment middle school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J. It hosts 95 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 81% smaller than typical.

Salem-Keizer SD 24J comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 37,776 students; Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Marion County's rate of about 83%.

After controlling for student poverty, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.0%; this one delivers 49.6%, a residual of +24.7 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,351 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eagle Charter School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.8%.

Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School operates from a city-core location. Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 99 (now 95). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 13% to 22%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.