Stephens Middle School

Stephens Middle School is a sizable junior high in Salem, Oregon, one of the schools within Salem-Keizer SD 24J. The school teaches 1,014 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Stephens Middle School sits 105% bigger than that benchmark.

Salem-Keizer SD 24J comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 37,776 students; Stephens Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Stephens Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 16% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Stephens Middle School records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Stephens Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 15.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $77,351, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which Stephens Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Yoshikai Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stephens Middle School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 19.5%.

Stephens Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Stephens Middle School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,105 (now 1,014). The White share of enrollment fell from 26% to 16% over that span.

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