Sutherlin Middle School

Sutherlin Middle School, a tight-knit middle school in Sutherlin, Oregon, part of Sutherlin SD 130, teaches 297 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Sutherlin Middle School sits 40% below that benchmark.

Within Sutherlin SD 130, which oversees 5 schools and 1,285 students, Sutherlin Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sutherlin Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Sutherlin Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Sutherlin Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Douglas County's rate of about 82%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sutherlin Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Douglas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $61,310 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Douglas County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,417 students), of which Sutherlin Middle School is one.

Sutherlin High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sutherlin Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sutherlin Middle School has expanded 49%, going from 200 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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