Stayton Middle School

Stayton Middle School, a moderately sized intermediate school in Stayton, Oregon, one of the schools within North Santiam SD 29J, caters to 486 students, covering grades 4 through 8.

North Santiam SD 29J runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,110 students. Stayton Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Stayton Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Stayton Middle School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Stayton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Marion County's rate of about 83%.

With demographic context factored in, Stayton Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.1%.

In the broader community, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,351, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Stayton Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Santiam Options Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stayton Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Stayton Middle School's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 486). The White share of enrollment declined from 67% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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