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What advice would you give to incoming students at Parrish Middle School?
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Enrollment
691
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000813
Parrish Middle School
802 Capitol St NE, Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 399-3210 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
612 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 6 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 14.5% |
% 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Parrish Middle School
Parrish Middle School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parrish Middle School this school | 691 | 88.6% | 19.4% |
| Armand Larive Middle School Hermiston | 722 | 91.7% | 32.1% |
| Claggett Creek Middle School Keizer | 798 | 88.2% | 22.2% |
| Sandstone Middle School Hermiston | 609 | 92.0% | 31.7% |
| Neil Armstrong Middle School Forest Grove | 838 | 82.0% | 22.2% |
| Houck Middle School Salem | 830 | 89.0% | 12.1% |
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 Parrish Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #165 of 190 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #153 of 200 ▲ 21 | #11 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #154 of 201 ▲ 17 | #12 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #44 of 208 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #169 of 180 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #72 of 180 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #50 of 194 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #127 of 141 | #15 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
691
0 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 691 | 30.7 | 22.5:1 | 89% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 33.4 | 20.2:1 | 67% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 34.7 | 19.3:1 | 75% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 31 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 34.2 | 20.9:1 | 83% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 35 | 19.7:1 | 83% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 71% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 66% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 40 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parrish Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (716 to 691); teachers down 10% (34.2 to 30.7).
About Parrish Middle School
Students in Salem, Oregon, attend Parrish Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 691 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Oregon) has about 494 students.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J, which runs Parrish Middle School, has 65 schools and 37,776 students.
Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at Parrish Middle School. Other groups include 27% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Parrish Middle School comes in at 55%.
The count of teachers at Parrish Middle School is 30.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.5:1. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. The school counts 612 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 89%.
Parrish Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (19.4%) and its predicted rate (28.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Marion County has about 349,244 residents, and median household income is about $77,351, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 111 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 53,799.
The nearest other public school, North Salem High School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Parrish Middle School. On state test proficiency, Parrish Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Parrish Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (691) and 2024-25 (691).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- North Salem High School0.2 mi · 2,107
- Grant Community School0.4 mi · 444
- Howard Street Charter0.4 mi · 184
- Englewood Elementary School0.6 mi · 285
- Bush Elementary School0.9 mi · 255
- Highland Elementary School1.0 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Parrish Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parrish Middle School?
Parrish Middle School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades 06-08.
Is Parrish Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parrish Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Parrish Middle School have?
Parrish Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Parrish Middle School?
Student demographics at Parrish Middle School are roughly 27% White, 60% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Parrish Middle School public or private?
Parrish Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.