Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL SD 52·NCES 410204000622
Shasta Middle School
4656 Barger Ave, Eugene, OR 97402 · (541) 688-9611 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
306 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 101 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 40% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
28.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
15.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 15.3% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 Shasta Middle School
Shasta Middle School's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Middle School this school | 345 | 88.7% | 18.4% |
| Henley Middle School Klamath Falls | 413 | 92.7% | 30.0% |
| Azalea Middle School Brookings | 309 | 84.1% | 21.5% |
| Lorna Byrne Middle School Cave Junction | 349 | 90.5% | 29.3% |
| West Orient Middle School Gresham | 383 | 82.8% | 26.3% |
| Brixner Junior High School Klamath Falls | 396 | 92.9% | 18.2% |
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 Shasta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #170 of 190 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #174 of 200 ▼ 9 | #18 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #167 of 201 ▼ 3 | #17 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #155 of 208 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #100 of 180 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #77 of 180 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #48 of 194 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #38 of 141 | #5 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
345
-75 (-18%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 345 | 18.5 | 18.6:1 | 89% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 21.3 | 17.3:1 | 67% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 23.3 | 16.8:1 | 66% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 16 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 17.8 | 23.5:1 | 53% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 59% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 21 | 24.2:1 | 56% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 38% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 24 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shasta Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (419 to 345); teachers up 4% (17.8 to 18.5).
About Shasta Middle School
Shasta Middle School sits in Eugene, Oregon, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 345 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for middle schools in Oregon, which is about 494.
Across its 11 schools, Bethel SD 52 enrolls 4,988 students. Shasta Middle School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Shasta Middle School, at 63%. Next come 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 81% White among all Lane County residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Shasta Middle School is 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1. About 89% of students, or 306, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lane County average 76%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shasta Middle School would be expected to post about 28.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.4%.
Lane County has about 384,207 residents, and the median household income is $71,544, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Lane County has 117 public schools and roughly 42,240 students.
Nearest public school: Clear Lake Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Shasta Middle School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Shasta Middle School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Shasta Middle School's enrollment declined 18%, to 345. The number of students per teacher fell from 26.3 to 18.6 over 4 years.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethel SD 52
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Prairie Mountain SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- Malabon Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Lake Elementary School0.1 mi · 225
- Danebo Elementary School0.5 mi · 239
- Willamette High School0.5 mi · 1,455
- Cascade Middle School0.6 mi · 375
- Malabon Elementary School0.8 mi · 322
- Kalapuya High School0.9 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Shasta Middle SchoolHow many students attend Shasta Middle School?
Shasta Middle School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Shasta Middle School serve?
Shasta Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shasta Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shasta Middle School is approximately 18.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shasta Middle School?
Shasta Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Shasta Middle School?
Shasta Middle School is overseen by Bethel SD 52 in Lane County.
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