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Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNCTION CITY SD 69·NCES 410693000631
Oaklea Middle School
1515 Rose St, Junction City, OR 97448 · (541) 998-3381 · Lane County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
338 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 5 | 105 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 28% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oaklea Middle School→Junction City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Junction City SD 69. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 17.1% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Oaklea Middle School
Oaklea Middle School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklea Middle School this school | 446 | 75.8% | 24.6% |
| Hanby Middle School Gold Hill | 375 | 78.4% | 25.9% |
| Memorial Middle School Albany | 544 | 76.1% | 27.4% |
| St Helens Middle School St Helens | 563 | 73.0% | 19.0% |
| Sweet Home Junior High School Sweet Home | 358 | 74.3% | 23.1% |
| North Albany Middle School Albany | 479 | 75.6% | 47.9% |
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 Oaklea Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #132 of 190 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #132 of 200 ▲ 18 | #15 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #128 of 201 ▲ 34 | #13 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #116 of 208 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #37 of 180 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #151 of 180 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #88 of 194 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #86 of 141 | #11 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
446
-77 (-15%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 446 | 27.7 | 16.1:1 | 76% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 25.2 | 17.8:1 | 53% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 26.3 | 18.6:1 | 52% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 23.5 | 21.2:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 24 | 21.6:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 37% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oaklea Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (497 to 446); teachers up 18% (23.5 to 27.7).
About Oaklea Middle School
Oaklea Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Junction City, Oregon. In all, 446 students attend the school in grades 5 through 8.
Junction City SD 69 (4 schools, 1,545 students) runs Oaklea Middle School.
The largest group at Oaklea Middle School is White students, at 76%. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Oaklea Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is 3.2 students per teacher. Roughly 76% of students at Oaklea Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lane County is close, at 76%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Oaklea Middle School would score about 33.2%. It scores 24.6%, 8.5 points below that figure.
Census data for Lane County show median household income comes to about $71,544, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 117 public schools and about 42,240 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Laurel Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Oaklea Middle School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 77 students, from 523 to 446. Students per teacher dropped from 20.9 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
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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 Junction City SD 69
- Junction City High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Territorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
Other schools in Junction City
- Junction City High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Territorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 132 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Elementary School0.3 mi · 442
- Junction City High School0.6 mi · 525
- Harrisburg Middle School4.0 mi · 263
- Harrisburg High School4.0 mi · 260
- Harrisburg Elementary School4.0 mi · 338
- Territorial Elementary School6.1 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About Oaklea Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oaklea Middle School?
Oaklea Middle School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 05-08.
Is Oaklea Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oaklea Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Oaklea Middle School have?
Oaklea Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oaklea Middle School?
At Oaklea Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Oaklea Middle School public or private?
Oaklea Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Junction City SD 69.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.