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Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA GRANDE SD 1·NCES 410720001127
La Grande Middle School
1108 4th St, La Grande, OR 97850 · (541) 663-3421 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Oregon public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
306 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 168 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 32% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
La Grande Middle School→La Grande High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within La Grande SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 23.1% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 La Grande Middle School
La Grande Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Grande Middle School this school | 480 | 63.8% | 29.6% |
| Madison Middle School Eugene | 398 | 64.3% | 34.3% |
| Thurston Middle School Springfield | 524 | 64.7% | 37.7% |
| Lincoln Middle School Cottage Grove | 455 | 63.5% | 21.9% |
| Astoria Middle School Astoria | 454 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Spencer Butte Middle School Eugene | 328 | 67.1% | 35.7% |
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 La Grande Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #98 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #122 of 200 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #85 of 201 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #103 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #98 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #166 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #132 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #98 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
480
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 480 | 25.8 | 18.6:1 | 64% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 66% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 64% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 97% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 50% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 53% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 33% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Grande Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (525 to 480); teachers up 3% (25 to 25.8).
About La Grande Middle School
La Grande Middle School is a middle school in La Grande, Oregon, reachable at (541) 663-3421. It serves 480 students in grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in La Grande SD 1 totals 2,014 students.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at La Grande Middle School. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, and 4% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.6:1. That is close to the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Eligible students account for 64% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Union County average 64%.
La Grande Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, La Grande Middle School is 8.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.6% actual, 37.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
Census Bureau estimates for Union County show that the median household income is $65,661, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 13 public schools in Union County, enrolling about 3,646 students in all.
Nearest public school: La Grande High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.5% on proficiency, and La Grande Middle School is below that at 29.6%.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 497.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Grande SD 1
- La Grande High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Island City Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Other schools in La Grande
- La Grande High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- RiverBend High SchoolHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- La Grande High School0.2 mi · 604
- Central Elementary School0.2 mi · 403
- Greenwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 234
- Island City Elementary School2.7 mi · 293
- RiverBend High School7.1 mi · 3
- Imbler Charter School11.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About La Grande Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at La Grande Middle School?
La Grande Middle School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does La Grande Middle School serve?
La Grande Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Grande Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Grande Middle School is approximately 18.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Grande Middle School?
At La Grande Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is La Grande Middle School public or private?
La Grande Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Grande SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.