North Middle School

Set in Grants Pass, Oregon, North Middle School is a medium-sized middle school, one of the schools within Grants Pass SD 7. It instructs 673 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so North Middle School sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Grants Pass SD 7, which oversees 11 schools and 5,562 students, North Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, North Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Josephine County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Josephine County's rate of about 84%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Josephine County) records that median household income runs about $60,098, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Josephine County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,944 students), of which North Middle School is one.

Highland Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. North Middle School's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 770 (now 673). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.