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Enrollment
425
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER FALLS SD 4J·NCES 411145000763
Silverton Middle School
714 Schlador street, Silverton, OR 97381 · (503) 873-5317 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
216 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 134 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Silverton Middle School→Silverton High School
Based on grade levels within Silver Falls SD 4J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 27.2% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Silverton Middle School
Silverton Middle School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverton Middle School this school | 425 | 50.8% | 31.9% |
| Estacada Middle School Estacada | 460 | 51.5% | 21.9% |
| Chehalem Valley Middle School Newberg | 422 | 49.8% | 44.6% |
| Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School Yamhill | 369 | 50.4% | 26.8% |
| Philomath Middle School Philomath | 351 | 49.3% | 37.1% |
| Pilot Butte Middle School Bend | 589 | 47.2% | 38.5% |
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 Silverton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #79 of 190 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #84 of 200 ▲ 3 | #4 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #89 of 201 ▲ 11 | #5 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #126 of 208 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #156 of 180 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #144 of 180 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #156 of 194 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #116 of 141 | #13 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
425
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 51% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 24.8 | 17.8:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 24.5 | 18.1:1 | 31% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 22.8 | 19.9:1 | 47% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | 43% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 50% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 38% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 12 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silverton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (452 to 425); teachers down 12% (22.8 to 20).
About Silverton Middle School
Silverton Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Silverton, Oregon, one of the schools in Silver Falls SD 4J. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 425 students enrolled.
Silverton Middle School is one of 13 schools in Silver Falls SD 4J, which enrolls 3,651 students in total.
Silverton Middle School is 74% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Silverton Middle School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 20 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.3:1. That is higher than the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. The gap from the 83% average for public schools in Marion County is 32 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Silverton Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 31.9% actual against 42.8% predicted.
In Marion County (population about 349,244), the median household income is $77,351, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 111 public schools in Marion County, enrolling about 53,799 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Silverton High School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Silverton Middle School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Silverton Middle School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 425, a 12% decrease from 485 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 18.6 to 21.3 over 4 years.
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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 Silver Falls SD 4J
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Butte Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Victor Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
Other schools in Silverton
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- Victor Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Bethany Charter SchoolElementary · 136 students
Other Silverton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Silverton Middle. Silverton Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Silverton Middle SchoolSILVERTON, CO · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Silverton High School0.3 mi · 1,262
- Mark Twain Elementary0.6 mi · 314
- Robert Frost Elementary School0.8 mi · 349
- The Community Roots School0.8 mi · 99
- Bethany Charter School1.5 mi · 136
- Evergreen Elementary School2.5 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Silverton Middle SchoolHow large is Silverton Middle School?
Silverton Middle School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Silverton Middle School serve?
Silverton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Silverton Middle School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Silverton Middle School.
How diverse is Silverton Middle School?
Silverton Middle School reports a student body of 74% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Silverton Middle School?
Silverton Middle School is overseen by Silver Falls SD 4J in Marion County.
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