Enrollment
328
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000569
Spencer Butte Middle School
500 E 43rd Ave, Eugene, OR 97405 · (541) 790-8300 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
220 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 98 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 39% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
53.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 33.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Spencer Butte Middle School
Spencer Butte Middle School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Butte Middle School this school | 328 | 67.1% | 35.7% |
| Sutherlin Middle School Sutherlin | 297 | 64.6% | 24.0% |
| Madison Middle School Eugene | 398 | 64.3% | 34.3% |
| Fern Ridge Middle School Elmira | 315 | 71.4% | 32.1% |
| Astoria Middle School Astoria | 454 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| La Grande Middle School La Grande | 480 | 63.8% | 29.6% |
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 Spencer Butte Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #60 of 190 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #63 of 200 ▼ 9 | #5 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #35 of 201 no change | #4 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #159 of 208 | #16 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #27 of 180 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #154 of 180 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #119 of 194 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #11 of 141 | #1 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
328
-83 (-20%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 67% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 18.8 | 18.8:1 | 41% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | N/A | N/A | 37% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 17.8 | 24.7:1 | 31% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 17 | 26.1:1 | 31% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 17% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer Butte Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (440 to 328); teachers up 18% (17.8 to 21).
About Spencer Butte Middle School
This page covers Spencer Butte Middle School, a small middle school in Eugene, Oregon. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 328 students. Middle schools in Oregon have about 494 students on average; enrollment here is 34% lower.
The district, Eugene SD 4J, operates 36 schools serving 15,712 students.
More than half of the students at Spencer Butte Middle School are White (77%). The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Lane County, where about 81% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Spencer Butte Middle School scores 38%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The average for middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 67% of students at Spencer Butte Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lane County, the average is 76%.
Spencer Butte Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.7% and a predicted 36.5%.
Lane County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $71,544, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lane County's 117 public schools enroll about 42,240 students and include Spencer Butte Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Edgewood Community Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Spencer Butte Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Spencer Butte Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Spencer Butte Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% decline, from 411 to 328. The ratio was 24.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Spencer Butte Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 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
- Edgewood Community Elementary School0.2 mi · 415
- Ridgeline Montessori0.5 mi · 244
- Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School0.7 mi · 304
- Village School0.8 mi · 225
- Camas Ridge Community Elementary1.3 mi · 258
- Family School1.4 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer Butte Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spencer Butte Middle School?
Spencer Butte Middle School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 06-08.
Is Spencer Butte Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spencer Butte Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spencer Butte Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spencer Butte Middle School is approximately 15.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spencer Butte Middle School?
At Spencer Butte Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Spencer Butte Middle School in?
Spencer Butte Middle School is part of Eugene SD 4J.
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