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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Stayton Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
486
Middle
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SANTIAM SD 29J·NCES 410002000834
Stayton Middle School
1021 Shaff Rd, Stayton, OR 97383 · (503) 769-2198 · Marion County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
330 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 4 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Stayton Middle School→Stayton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Santiam SD 29J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 | 34.3% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 18.4% |
% 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
36.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Stayton Middle School
Stayton Middle School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stayton Middle School this school | 486 | 67.9% | 24.1% |
| Mountain View Middle School Newberg | 507 | 69.4% | 34.8% |
| Hood River Middle School Hood River | 461 | 70.7% | 43.5% |
| Baker Prairie Middle School Canby | 532 | 63.0% | 24.6% |
| Kelly Middle School Eugene | 407 | 64.4% | 25.9% |
| Monroe Middle School Eugene | 519 | 64.0% | 27.1% |
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 Stayton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #137 of 190 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #155 of 200 ▼ 11 | #12 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #142 of 201 ▼ 2 | #10 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #100 of 208 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #29 of 180 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #81 of 180 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #113 of 194 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #39 of 141 | #2 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
486
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 68% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 71% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 31.1 | 19.0:1 | 60% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 70% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 67% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 49% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stayton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (590 to 486); teachers unchanged (31.1 to 31).
About Stayton Middle School
Stayton Middle School is a middle school located in Stayton, Oregon, in Marion County. A federal count lists 486 students at the school, in grades 4 through 8.
North Santiam SD 29J runs Stayton Middle School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,110 students in total.
A majority of students at Stayton Middle School, 61%, are White. Next come 30% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Stayton Middle School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Stayton Middle School is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.7:1. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. The school counts 330 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 68%. On average, public schools in Marion County report 83%.
The allk12 Grade for Stayton Middle School is C-. Compared with Oregon public middle schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.2%.
Marion County has about 349,244 residents, and median household income is about $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 111 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 53,799.
The nearest other public school, Stayton High School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Stayton Middle School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Stayton Middle School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Stayton Middle School went from 456 students to 486.
Community posts for Stayton Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 North Santiam SD 29J
- Stayton High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Sublimity SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Stayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Mari-Linn SchoolElementary · 158 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Other schools in Stayton
- Stayton High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Stayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- North Santiam Options AcademyCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- Stayton High School0.5 mi · 669
- North Santiam Options Academy0.5 mi · 99
- Stayton Elementary School0.8 mi · 332
- Sublimity School1.6 mi · 366
- Cascade Opportunity Center3.8 mi · 83
- Aumsville Elementary School4.4 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Stayton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stayton Middle School?
Stayton Middle School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 04-08.
Is Stayton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stayton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Stayton Middle School have?
Stayton Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Stayton Middle School?
Student demographics at Stayton Middle School are roughly 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Stayton Middle School in?
Stayton Middle School is part of North Santiam SD 29J.
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