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Enrollment
610
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS PASS SD 7·NCES 410591000463
South Middle School
350 W Harbeck Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97527 · (541) 474-5750 · Josephine County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Oregon public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
20.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
426 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 219 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
43.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -7.6pp 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 30 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 are down about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 37.9% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Middle School
South Middle School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Middle School this school | 610 | 69.8% | 34.6% |
| LaCreole Middle School Dallas | 569 | 70.3% | 27.5% |
| Crook County Middle School Prineville | 616 | 71.8% | 38.2% |
| North Middle School Grants Pass | 673 | 73.7% | 43.5% |
| Molalla River Middle School Molalla | 531 | 66.1% | 29.7% |
| St Helens Middle School St Helens | 563 | 73.0% | 19.0% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #65 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #78 of 200 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #83 of 201 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #65 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #143 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #122 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #109 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #101 of 141 |
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
610
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 610 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 70% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 32 | 18.4:1 | 69% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 69% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 32 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 30.6 | 21.8:1 | 61% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 61% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 25 | 25.3:1 | 58% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 30 | 21.3:1 | 45% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 24 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (665 to 610); teachers down 2% (30.6 to 30).
About South Middle School
South Middle School is a middle-grades school in Grants Pass, Oregon, reachable at (541) 474-5750. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 610 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Oregon) has about 494 students.
South Middle School falls under Grants Pass SD 7, which has 11 schools enrolling 5,562 students.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at South Middle School combined. The school is also 18% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. The chance that two students picked at random at South Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
The count of teachers at South Middle School is 30 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.3:1. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. The school counts 426 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 70%. That is lower than the 84% average for public schools in Josephine County.
Measured against Oregon public middle schools, South Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.6%) and its predicted rate (35.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
Within Josephine County, median household income is about $60,098, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 28 public schools in Josephine County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,944.
The closest other public school is Allen Dale Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. South Middle School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.6% against a local average of 40.7%.
NCES describes the area around South Middle School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 610, 4% below the 638 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Josephine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grants Pass SD 7
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Grants Pass
- Grants Pass High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Allen Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other South Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 14 states are named South Middle. South Middle School is the 11th largest of the 18.
- South Middle SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 1,246 students
- South Middle SchoolWaukee, IA · 1,092 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 975 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLNAMPA, ID · 836 students
- South Middle SchoolArlington Heights, IL · 812 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Dale Elementary School0.8 mi · 397
- Fruitdale Elementary School1.2 mi · 225
- Parkside Elementary1.4 mi · 361
- Riverside Elementary School2.0 mi · 351
- New Bridge High School2.0 mi · 34
- Gladiola High School2.1 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About South Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Middle School?
South Middle School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Middle School is approximately 20.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is South Middle School?
South Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is South Middle School public or private?
South Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grants Pass SD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.