Scappoose Middle School

As a tight-knit middle-grades school in Scappoose, Oregon, Scappoose Middle School enrolls 307 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Scappoose SD 1J. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Scappoose SD 1J (2,251 students total), Scappoose Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Scappoose Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Scappoose Middle School lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Columbia County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Scappoose Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 36.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Columbia County shows median household earnings sit near $87,458, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Scappoose Middle School is one of 23 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 6,932 students).

Nearest neighbor: Scappoose Online Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Scappoose Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Scappoose Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

Scappoose Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Scappoose Middle School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 307). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 82% to 78%.

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