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Enrollment
696
Middle
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301253
South Meadows Middle School
4960 SE Davis Road, Hillsboro, OR 97123 · (503) 844-1220 · Washington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Oregon public middle schools
- CTest 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
20.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
492 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 7 | 401 | 58% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 42% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
28.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 24.0% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 South Meadows Middle School
South Meadows Middle School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Meadows Middle School this school | 696 | 70.7% | 24.1% |
| J W Poynter Middle School Hillsboro | 703 | 69.1% | 28.2% |
| Evergreen Jr High School Hillsboro | 728 | 67.4% | 28.1% |
| Tom McCall Upper Elementary Forest Grove | 673 | 81.1% | 21.5% |
| R A Brown Middle School Hillsboro | 653 | 67.7% | 37.1% |
| Neil Armstrong Middle School Forest Grove | 838 | 82.0% | 22.2% |
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 South Meadows Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #138 of 190 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #123 of 200 ▼ 20 | #16 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #165 of 201 ▼ 7 | #20 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #42 of 208 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #146 of 180 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #40 of 180 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #106 of 194 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #139 of 141 | #18 of 18 |
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
696
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 696 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 71% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 36.1 | 16.6:1 | 68% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 34.6 | 20.5:1 | 68% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 28 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 32.7 | 21.4:1 | 52% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 30 | 24.1:1 | 53% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 35 | 21.5:1 | 55% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 44% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Meadows Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (699 to 696); teachers up 4% (32.7 to 34).
About South Meadows Middle School
South Meadows Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Hillsboro SD 1J, located in Hillsboro, Oregon. Enrolled students number 696 students, in grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students each.
Enrollment across the 37 schools in Hillsboro SD 1J totals 18,465 students.
South Meadows Middle School's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. Other groups include 32% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. By comparison, Washington County residents are about 19% Hispanic. By the diversity index, South Meadows Middle School comes in at 61%.
A ratio of 20.5:1 comes from the school's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 71% of students at South Meadows Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 14 points above the 57% average for public schools in Washington County.
Measured against Oregon public middle schools, South Meadows Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 35.1% for a school in Oregon with South Meadows Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. South Meadows Middle School posts 24.1%.
In the county around the school, Washington County, median household income is about $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Meadows Middle School is among the 136 public schools in Washington County.
The school nearest to South Meadows Middle School is Witch Hazel Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. South Meadows Middle School places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns South Meadows Middle School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 715 in 2020-21 and 696 in 2024-25, a decrease of 19 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.5:1) than in 2020-21 (25.5:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Meadows Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsboro SD 1J
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,563 students
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 1,492 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,459 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- J W Poynter Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Other schools in Hillsboro
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,563 students
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 1,492 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,459 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Beaverton Academy of Science and EngineeringHigh · 852 students
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolMiddle · 728 students
Nearby schools
- Witch Hazel Elementary School0.1 mi · 426
- Rosedale Elementary School0.9 mi · 301
- Century High School1.2 mi · 1,563
- Hillsboro High School1.2 mi · 1,327
- City View Charter School1.3 mi · 409
- Tamarack Elementary School1.3 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About South Meadows Middle SchoolHow many students attend South Meadows Middle School?
South Meadows Middle School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does South Meadows Middle School serve?
South Meadows Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at South Meadows Middle School?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at South Meadows Middle School.
How diverse is South Meadows Middle School?
South Meadows Middle School reports a student body of 32% White, 53% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees South Meadows Middle School?
South Meadows Middle School is overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.