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Enrollment
716
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL SD 13J·NCES 410284001057
Talmadge Middle School
51 16th Street, Independence, OR 97351 · (503) 606-2252 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
677 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 232 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Talmadge Middle School→Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central SD 13J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
16.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 14.9% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Talmadge Middle School
Talmadge Middle School's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmadge Middle School this school | 716 | 94.6% | 22.2% |
| The Dalles Middle School The Dalles | 513 | 99.0% | 20.5% |
| Whiteaker Middle School Keizer | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
| McLoughlin Middle School Medford | 826 | 87.7% | 24.4% |
| Sandstone Middle School Hermiston | 609 | 92.0% | 31.7% |
| Claggett Creek Middle School Keizer | 798 | 88.2% | 22.2% |
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 Talmadge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #152 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #166 of 200 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #146 of 201 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #36 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #107 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #56 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #27 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #96 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
716
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 716 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 95% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 68% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 39 | 19.0:1 | 64% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 35.1 | 22.5:1 | 57% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 60% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 33 | 21.0:1 | 63% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 32 | 20.2:1 | 51% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 30 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Talmadge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (789 to 716); teachers up 8% (35.1 to 38).
About Talmadge Middle School
Talmadge Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in Independence, Oregon. In all, 716 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 45% above the average for middle schools in Oregon.
Central SD 13J has 5 schools and 3,050 students, and Talmadge Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Talmadge Middle School is Hispanic students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 45% White and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Polk County is about 16% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at Talmadge Middle School, giving a ratio of 18.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Oregon is similar, at 19.3:1. A total of 677 students, or 95%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 84% average for public schools in Polk County.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Talmadge Middle School's results are 3.7 points below predicted: 22.2% against 25.9%.
Looking at the county, Polk County, median household income comes to about $85,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 24, with about 11,121 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Talmadge Middle School from the closest public school, Central High School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Talmadge Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Talmadge Middle School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
From 744 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 716 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.8:1, from 20.1:1.
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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 Central SD 13J
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- Monmouth Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Ash Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Independence
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.2 mi · 1,008
- Ash Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 433
- Monmouth Elementary School0.7 mi · 468
- Independence Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- Whitworth Elementary School6.1 mi · 367
- Dallas High School6.2 mi · 948
Frequently asked questions
About Talmadge Middle SchoolHow large is Talmadge Middle School?
Talmadge Middle School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 06-08.
Is Talmadge Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Talmadge Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Talmadge Middle School have?
Talmadge Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Talmadge Middle School?
Student demographics at Talmadge Middle School are roughly 45% White, 47% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Talmadge Middle School in?
Talmadge Middle School is part of Central SD 13J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.