Thurston Middle School

Thurston Middle School is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in Springfield, Oregon, operated by Springfield SD 19, serveing 524 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Springfield SD 19, which oversees 21 schools and 8,928 students, Thurston Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Thurston Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Thurston Middle School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Thurston Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at Thurston Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lane County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Thurston Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the broader community, Lane County reports that median household income runs about $71,544, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thurston Middle School is one of 117 public schools in Lane County (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ridgeview Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Thurston Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thurston Middle School has fell 7%, going from 563 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 83% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Thurston Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.