North Marion Middle School

As a small middle school in Aurora, Oregon, North Marion Middle School instructs 410 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by North Marion SD 15.

Within North Marion SD 15, which oversees 4 schools and 1,604 students, North Marion Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Marion Middle School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 40% White, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting North Marion Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Marion Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.4%, the actual is 21.9%, a residual of -6.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,351, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. North Marion Middle School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Marion Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Marion Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 24.4%.

North Marion Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. North Marion Middle School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 410). White enrollment moved from 48% to 40% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.