Enrollment
275
Middle
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIUSLAW SD 97J·NCES 410510000643
Siuslaw Middle School
2525 Oak St, Florence, OR 97439 · (541) 997-8241 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
225 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 108 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Siuslaw Middle School→Siuslaw High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Siuslaw SD 97J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 29.7% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Siuslaw Middle School
Siuslaw Middle School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siuslaw Middle School this school | 275 | 81.8% | 29.5% |
| Coffenberry Middle School Myrtle Creek | 267 | 83.9% | 10.8% |
| South Baker Intermediate School Baker City | 268 | 81.7% | 31.9% |
| Baker Middle School Baker City | 226 | 84.1% | 29.8% |
| Winston Middle School Winston | 310 | 74.8% | 18.1% |
| Lincoln Middle School Oakland | 191 | 78.5% | 33.8% |
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 Siuslaw Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #101 of 190 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #93 of 200 ▼ 21 | #9 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #115 of 201 ▲ 8 | #11 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #169 of 208 | #18 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #7 of 180 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #152 of 180 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #73 of 194 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #62 of 141 | #9 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
275
-52 (-16%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 275 | 19.9 | 13.8:1 | 82% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 22.4 | 11.1:1 | 68% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 22.6 | 11.9:1 | 68% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 65% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 70% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 17 | 17.9:1 | 56% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 16% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Siuslaw Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (319 to 275); teachers up 11% (18 to 19.9).
About Siuslaw Middle School
Siuslaw Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its address is in Florence, Oregon. It reported 275 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Oregon have about 494 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.
Siuslaw SD 97J has 1,207 students in 3 schools, and Siuslaw Middle School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Siuslaw Middle School is White: 75%. The next largest groups are 17% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Siuslaw Middle School is 13.8:1, based on 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1. Lunch program data show 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Siuslaw Middle School's results are 1.4 points below predicted: 29.5% against 30.8%.
The county, Lane County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,544 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Lane County has 117 public schools with about 42,240 students, including Siuslaw Middle School.
Siuslaw Middle School's nearest public school is Siuslaw Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.0%; Siuslaw Middle School's is 29.5%, ranking 2nd of 4.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
The school shrank from 327 students in 2020-21 to 275 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Siuslaw Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Siuslaw SD 97J
- Siuslaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Siuslaw High SchoolHigh · 413 students
Other schools in Florence
- Siuslaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Siuslaw High SchoolHigh · 413 students
- Ocean Dunes High SchoolHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Siuslaw Elementary School0.2 mi · 519
- Siuslaw High School0.3 mi · 413
- Ocean Dunes High School2.2 mi · 3
- Mapleton Elementary School12.8 mi · 63
- Mapleton Jr/Sr High School12.9 mi · 76
- Reedsport Community Charter School20.4 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Siuslaw Middle SchoolHow large is Siuslaw Middle School?
Siuslaw Middle School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Siuslaw Middle School serve?
Siuslaw Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Siuslaw Middle School have?
Siuslaw Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Siuslaw Middle School?
Siuslaw Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Siuslaw Middle School?
Siuslaw Middle School is overseen by Siuslaw SD 97J in Lane County.
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