The Dalles Middle School

As a moderately sized middle-grades school in The Dalles, Oregon, The Dalles Middle School teaches 513 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within North Wasco County SD 21.

Across the 7 schools in North Wasco County SD 21 (2,834 students total), The Dalles Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Dalles Middle School reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 43% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at The Dalles Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, The Dalles Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wasco County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,175, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Wasco County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,407 students), of which The Dalles Middle School is one.

Dry Hollow Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around The Dalles Middle School. On composite proficiency, The Dalles Middle School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

The Dalles Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Dalles Middle School has ticked down 17%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 513 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for The Dalles Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.