Shasta Middle School

Shasta Middle School is a tight-knit junior high in Eugene, Oregon, run under Bethel SD 52. The school hosts 345 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 494.

Bethel SD 52 comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,988 students; Shasta Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Shasta Middle School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Lane County's rate of about 76%.

With demographic context factored in, Shasta Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.1%, the actual is 18.4%, a residual of -9.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lane County indicate median household income runs about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which Shasta Middle School is one.

Clear Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shasta Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 22.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.