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Which teacher or staff member at Kelly Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
407
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000562
Kelly Middle School
850 Howard Ave, Eugene, OR 97404 · (541) 790-4740 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
262 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
36.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 21.4% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Kelly Middle School
Kelly Middle School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Middle School this school | 407 | 64.4% | 25.9% |
| Stayton Middle School Stayton | 486 | 67.9% | 24.1% |
| Baker Prairie Middle School Canby | 532 | 63.0% | 24.6% |
| Mountain View Middle School Newberg | 507 | 69.4% | 34.8% |
| Hood River Middle School Hood River | 461 | 70.7% | 43.5% |
| 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 Kelly Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #128 of 190 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #117 of 200 ▲ 7 | #13 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #121 of 201 ▲ 16 | #12 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #136 of 208 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #12 of 180 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #46 of 180 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #128 of 194 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #29 of 38 | N/A |
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
407
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 407 | 27.7 | 14.7:1 | 64% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 22.4 | 18.5:1 | 80% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | N/A | N/A | 64% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 19.5 | 20.3:1 | 70% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 19 | 21.0:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 54% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 40% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kelly Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (396 to 407); teachers up 42% (19.5 to 27.7).
About Kelly Middle School
Kelly Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Eugene, Oregon. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 407 students enrolled.
Eugene SD 4J is the local district for Kelly Middle School. It runs 36 schools with 15,712 students.
A majority of students at Kelly Middle School, 54%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic and 13% multiracial. Among all residents of Lane County, the White share is about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at Kelly Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Kelly Middle School counts 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lane County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.6% at Kelly Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.9%.
Lane County census figures show that median household income is about $71,544, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 117 public schools operate in Lane County, serving about 42,240 students.
The shortest distance from Kelly Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Howard Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Kelly Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students dropped from 440 to 407 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 14.7 students per teacher, compared with 20.0 in 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Elementary School0.2 mi · 474
- North Eugene High School0.6 mi · 1,079
- LESD Life Skills0.9 mi · 170
- River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School1.0 mi · 416
- Fairfield Elementary School1.2 mi · 381
- Malabon Elementary School1.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Kelly Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kelly Middle School?
Kelly Middle School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kelly Middle School serve?
Kelly Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Kelly Middle School have?
Kelly Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kelly Middle School?
At Kelly Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 31% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Kelly Middle School public or private?
Kelly Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eugene SD 4J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.