Ontario Middle School

Ontario Middle School is a mid-tier intermediate school in Ontario, Oregon, operated by Ontario SD 8C. The school teaches 471 students in grades 6 through 8.

Ontario Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Ontario SD 8C, a district that educates 2,406 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ontario Middle School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Malheur County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Ontario Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Malheur County (around 89%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ontario Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 23.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Malheur County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,519, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Malheur County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students), of which Ontario Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Ontario High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ontario Middle School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

Ontario Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 46%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 471 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Ontario Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.