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What's the biggest difference between Straub Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
568
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082001805
Straub Middle School
1920 Wilmington Ave NW, Salem, OR 97304 · (503) 399-2030 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
503 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 184 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
49.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 28.8% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Straub Middle School
Straub Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straub Middle School this school | 568 | 88.6% | 37.7% |
| Crossler Middle School Salem | 804 | 88.8% | 29.5% |
| Judson Middle School Salem | 811 | 89.4% | 38.1% |
| Sunridge Middle School Pendleton | 672 | 83.5% | 27.9% |
| Shasta Middle School Eugene | 345 | 88.7% | 18.4% |
| West Orient Middle School Gresham | 383 | 82.8% | 26.3% |
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 Straub Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #49 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #46 of 200 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #52 of 201 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #82 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #165 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #76 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #51 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #93 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
568
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 568 | 25.7 | 22.1:1 | 89% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 25.2 | 22.7:1 | 67% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 27.4 | 20.5:1 | 85% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 24 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 25.9 | 24.2:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 27 | 22.4:1 | 35% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Straub Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (628 to 568); teachers down 1% (25.9 to 25.7).
About Straub Middle School
Straub Middle School serves students in Salem, Oregon, as a medium-sized middle-grades school. A total of 568 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J is the local district for Straub Middle School. It runs 65 schools with 37,776 students.
By race and ethnicity, Straub Middle School is 63% White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. That compares with about 78% White among all Polk County residents. Straub Middle School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.1:1. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Straub Middle School is 9.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.7% actual, 28.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
According to the American Community Survey, in Polk County, median household income is about $85,118, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 24 public schools operate in Polk County, serving about 11,121 students.
The closest other public school is Kalapuya Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 33.3% on proficiency, and Straub Middle School is above that at 37.7%.
Straub Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 621 in 2020-21 and 568 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.9:1 to 22.1:1.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Kalapuya Elementary School0.2 mi · 483
- West Salem High School0.4 mi · 1,606
- Chapman Hill Elementary School0.5 mi · 306
- Harritt Elementary School0.6 mi · 498
- Brush College Elementary School0.7 mi · 250
- Myers Elementary School1.1 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Straub Middle SchoolHow large is Straub Middle School?
Straub Middle School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 06-08.
Is Straub Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Straub Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Straub Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Straub Middle School is approximately 22.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Straub Middle School?
Student demographics at Straub Middle School are roughly 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Straub Middle School in?
Straub Middle School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.