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How has Madison Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
398
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000565
Madison Middle School
875 Wilkes Dr, Eugene, OR 97404 · (541) 790-4300 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
256 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 | 131 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%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
45.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 24.0% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Madison Middle School
Madison Middle School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Middle School this school | 398 | 64.3% | 34.3% |
| Astoria Middle School Astoria | 454 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Lincoln Middle School Cottage Grove | 455 | 63.5% | 21.9% |
| Thurston Middle School Springfield | 524 | 64.7% | 37.7% |
| Sutherlin Middle School Sutherlin | 297 | 64.6% | 24.0% |
| La Grande Middle School La Grande | 480 | 63.8% | 29.6% |
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 Madison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #66 of 190 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #87 of 200 ▲ 17 | #8 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #73 of 201 ▼ 18 | #9 of 19 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #138 of 208 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #59 of 180 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #147 of 180 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #129 of 194 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #109 of 141 | #13 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
398
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 398 | 23.2 | 17.2:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 20.9 | 19.4:1 | 76% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 65% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 17.8 | 24.0:1 | 51% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 49% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 52% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 29% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 26 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (428 to 398); teachers up 30% (17.8 to 23.2).
About Madison Middle School
Madison Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Eugene, Oregon. The latest federal count shows 398 students in grades 6 through 8.
Eugene SD 4J includes 36 schools. Together they enroll 15,712 students.
Madison Middle School is 76% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Madison Middle School, 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.2:1. That is lower than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 76% average for public schools in Lane County.
Madison Middle School scores 34.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.6%.
In Lane County (population about 384,207), the median household income is $71,544, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Madison Middle School is one of 117 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Awbrey Park Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Madison Middle School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Madison Middle School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 398, a 3% decrease from 409 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 21.5 in 2020-21.
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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
Other Madison Middle schools
22 other US public schools in 20 states are named Madison Middle. Madison Middle School is the 16th largest of the 23.
- Madison Middle SchoolMADISON, MS · 1,180 students
- Madison MiddleOceanside, CA · 1,158 students
- Madison Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 1,017 students
- Madison MiddleAppleton, WI · 929 students
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Awbrey Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 401
- Spring Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 247
- Irving Elementary School1.6 mi · 276
- North Eugene High School1.8 mi · 1,079
- Howard Elementary School2.3 mi · 474
- Kelly Middle School2.3 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Middle School?
Madison Middle School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Madison Middle School serve?
Madison Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Madison Middle School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Madison Middle School.
How diverse is Madison Middle School?
Madison Middle School reports a student body of 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Middle School?
Madison Middle School is overseen by Eugene SD 4J in Lane County.
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