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Enrollment
811
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000811
Judson Middle School
4512 Jones Rd S, Salem, OR 97302 · (503) 399-3201 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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
24.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
725 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 310 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 30% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 31.3% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Judson Middle School
Judson Middle School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judson Middle School this school | 811 | 89.4% | 38.1% |
| Crossler Middle School Salem | 804 | 88.8% | 29.5% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
| Walker Middle School Salem | 571 | 88.6% | 34.8% |
| Straub Middle School Salem | 568 | 88.6% | 37.7% |
| Whiteaker Middle School Keizer | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
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 Judson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #44 of 190 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #64 of 200 ▲ 1 | #3 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #44 of 201 ▲ 3 | #3 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #15 of 208 | #4 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #174 of 180 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #34 of 180 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #42 of 194 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #57 of 141 | #8 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
811
-89 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 811 | 33.8 | 24.0:1 | 89% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 36.1 | 21.4:1 | 67% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 34.1 | 23.8:1 | 96% (780) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 34 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 40.4 | 23.6:1 | 43% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 957 | 38 | 25.2:1 | 48% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 979 | 46 | 21.3:1 | 40% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 40 | 21.9:1 | 22% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 882 | 42 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Judson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (954 to 811); teachers down 16% (40.4 to 33.8).
About Judson Middle School
As a large middle-grades school, Judson Middle School serves students in Salem, Oregon. School enrollment was 811 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Oregon is roughly 494 students; this school is 64% bigger than that.
The 65 schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J enroll 37,776 students altogether, Judson Middle School among them.
Judson Middle School is 55% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 66% of Marion County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.0:1, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Judson Middle School is 89%.
The allk12 Grade for Judson Middle School is A-. Compared with Oregon public middle schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 27.9% for a school in Oregon with Judson Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Judson Middle School posts 38.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that the median household income is $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Judson Middle School is one of 111 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Wright Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Judson Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 38.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Judson Middle School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 900 to 811 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.5:1 to 24.0:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Other Judson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Judson Middle. Judson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Judson Middle SchoolCONVERSE, TX · 1,189 students
Nearby schools
- Wright Elementary School0.5 mi · 378
- Liberty Elementary School0.8 mi · 400
- Sumpter Elementary School0.8 mi · 451
- Salem Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 245
- Morningside Elementary School1.2 mi · 311
- Leslie Middle School1.3 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Judson Middle SchoolHow large is Judson Middle School?
Judson Middle School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades 06-08.
Is Judson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Judson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Judson Middle School have?
Judson Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
How diverse is Judson Middle School?
Judson Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Judson Middle School?
Judson Middle School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.