Memorial Middle School

Memorial Middle School is an average-sized intermediate school in Albany, Oregon, operated by Greater Albany Public SD 8J. The school teaches 544 students in grades 6 through 8.

Greater Albany Public SD 8J runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 8,771 students. Memorial Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memorial Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Linn County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Memorial Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Memorial Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 27.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Linn County put median household earnings sit near $76,329, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Memorial Middle School is one of 48 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 17,916 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Albany High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Memorial Middle School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Memorial Middle School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 544). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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