Enrollment
162
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCIO SD 95·NCES 411104000717
Scio Middle School
38749 NW Beech St, Scio, OR 97374 · (503) 394-3271 · Linn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Oregon public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
101 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 30% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Scio Middle School→Scio High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scio SD 95. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.8pp 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 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 21.9% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Scio Middle School
Scio Middle School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scio Middle School this school | 162 | 62.3% | 30.1% |
| Vernonia Middle School Vernonia | 139 | 69.8% | 28.7% |
| Amity Middle School Amity | 168 | 64.9% | 23.7% |
| Colton Middle School Colton | 110 | 66.4% | 21.2% |
| Sutherlin Middle School Sutherlin | 297 | 64.6% | 24.0% |
| Weston Middle School Weston | 187 | 74.3% | 35.0% |
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 Scio Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #92 of 190 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #120 of 200 ▲ 2 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #132 of 201 ▼ 70 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #192 of 208 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #138 of 194 | #7 of 7 |
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
162
+23 (+17%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | 62% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 56% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 9.8 | 15.5:1 | 44% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 7.8 | 19.6:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 8 | 18.4:1 | 48% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 7 | 23.1:1 | 50% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | 27% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scio Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (153 to 162); teachers up 28% (7.8 to 10).
About Scio Middle School
Scio Middle School is a middle school in Scio, Oregon, reachable at (503) 394-3271. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 162 students. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students.
Scio SD 95 has 1,998 students in 5 schools, and Scio Middle School is one of those schools.
At Scio Middle School, White students make up 80% of the student body. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Scio Middle School employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Scio Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 62%. Public schools in Linn County average 79%.
The allk12 Grade for Scio Middle School is B-. Compared with Oregon public middle schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Scio Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.1% and a predicted 38.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Linn County, the median household income is $76,329, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Scio Middle School is one of 48 public schools in the county.
Willamette Connections Academy is the public school closest to Scio Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Scio Middle School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Scio Middle School climbed 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 139 to 162 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.4:1 in 2020-21, and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scio SD 95
- Willamette Connections AcademyCombined · 1,282 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Scio High SchoolHigh · 227 students
- Lourdes SchoolElementary · 36 students
Other schools in Scio
- Willamette Connections AcademyCombined · 1,282 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Scio High SchoolHigh · 227 students
- Lourdes SchoolElementary · 36 students
Nearby schools
- Willamette Connections Academy0.1 mi · 1,282
- Centennial Elementary School0.1 mi · 291
- Scio High School0.3 mi · 227
- Cascade Opportunity Center5.9 mi · 83
- Stayton High School7.2 mi · 669
- North Santiam Options Academy7.2 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Scio Middle SchoolHow large is Scio Middle School?
Scio Middle School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 06-08.
Is Scio Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scio Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Scio Middle School have?
Scio Middle School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Scio Middle School?
Student demographics at Scio Middle School are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Scio Middle School?
Scio Middle School is overseen by Scio SD 95 in Linn County.
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