Enrollment
349
Middle
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS/JOSEPHINE COUNTY SD·NCES 410690000471
Lorna Byrne Middle School
101 S Junction Ave, Cave Junction, OR 97523 · (541) 592-2163 · Josephine County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
29.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
316 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 5 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 23% |
Student demographics
42%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Three Rivers/Josephine County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 19.6% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Where Lorna Byrne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #102 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #131 of 200 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #81 of 201 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #154 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.1:1 | #180 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #137 of 180 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #15 of 38 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
349
+30 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
29.1:1
was 24.5:1
% White
75%
was 80%
% Hispanic
14%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 349 | 12 | 29.1:1 | 91% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 77% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 59% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 13 | 24.5:1 | 73% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorna Byrne Middle School.
About Lorna Byrne Middle School
Lorna Byrne Middle School is a small middle school in Cave Junction, Oregon. Its 349 students are spread across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Oregon is about 494 students.
Lorna Byrne Middle School is one of the 17 schools that make up Three Rivers/Josephine County SD (4,440 students in total).
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Lorna Byrne Middle School. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 86% share among Josephine County residents. By the diversity index, Lorna Byrne Middle School comes in at 42%.
Teachers at the school number 12 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 29.1:1. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.4% for Lorna Byrne Middle School. The school posts 29.3%, 1.9 points above the prediction.
Among Josephine County residents, median household income is about $60,098, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lorna Byrne Middle School is one of 28 public schools in Josephine County, which together enroll about 9,944 students.
The closest public school, Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lorna Byrne Middle School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Lorna Byrne Middle School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 349 was 9% higher than in 2017-18, when it was 319. Over that span, the White share moved 5 points, to 75%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 24.5:1 to 29.1:1.
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Josephine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Fleming Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Illinois Valley High SchoolHigh · 291 students
Other schools in Cave Junction
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Illinois Valley High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- Kalmiopsis Community Arts High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School0.1 mi · 47
- Evergreen Elementary School0.5 mi · 378
- Illinois Valley High School0.6 mi · 291
- Hidden Valley High School19.1 mi · 522
- Williams Elementary School19.3 mi · 77
- Woodland Charter School19.5 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lorna Byrne Middle School?
Lorna Byrne Middle School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Lorna Byrne Middle School serve?
Lorna Byrne Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Lorna Byrne Middle School?
Approximately 29.1:1 students per teacher at Lorna Byrne Middle School.
How diverse is Lorna Byrne Middle School?
Lorna Byrne Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lorna Byrne Middle School public or private?
Lorna Byrne Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Three Rivers/Josephine County SD.
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