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Meridian Creek Middle School

6300 SW Hazel St, Wilsonville, OR 97070 · (503) 673-7450 · Clackamas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Enrollment
368
Middle
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
158 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 76%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
111
Grade 7
126
Grade 8
131
Student demographics
White
23464%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
8122%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 26%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Asian
175%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4%
Two+
288%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21659%
Female
15141%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
55.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
368
+22 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 19.1:1
% White
64%
was 70%
% Hispanic
22%
was 16%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
5%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Meridian Creek Middle School

Located at 6300 SW Hazel St, in Wilsonville, Oregon, Meridian Creek Middle School is a compact 6-8 campus that instructs 368 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Meridian Creek Middle School sits 26% leaner than that benchmark.

Meridian Creek Middle School is one of 17 schools operated by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J, a district that hosts 8,842 students overall.

On demographics, Meridian Creek Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Meridian Creek Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Meridian Creek Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 37.8%.

In the broader community, Clackamas County reports that median household income runs about $103,517, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Clackamas County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), of which Meridian Creek Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Boeckman Creek Primary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Meridian Creek Middle School. On composite proficiency, Meridian Creek Middle School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.

Meridian Creek Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Meridian Creek Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 368). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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Clackamas County at a glance

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Population
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students

Quick facts

School name
Meridian Creek Middle School
District
West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
Address
6300 SW Hazel St, Wilsonville, OR 97070
Phone
(503) 673-7450
County
Clackamas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
368
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
158 (43%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
411317001851
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Meridian Creek Middle School
How large is Meridian Creek Middle School?
Meridian Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Meridian Creek Middle School serve?
Meridian Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Meridian Creek Middle School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Meridian Creek Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meridian Creek Middle School?
At Meridian Creek Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Meridian Creek Middle School public or private?
Meridian Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J.
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