Enrollment
139
Middle
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNONIA SD 47J·NCES 411293001673
Vernonia Middle School
1000 Missouri Ave, Vernonia, OR 97064 · (503) 429-1333 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Oregon public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
97 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 29% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Vernonia Middle School→Vernonia High School
Based on grade levels within Vernonia SD 47J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 18.5% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Vernonia Middle School
Vernonia Middle School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernonia Middle School this school | 139 | 69.8% | 28.7% |
| Colton Middle School Colton | 110 | 66.4% | 21.2% |
| Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School Rockaway Beach | 163 | 76.7% | 48.5% |
| Scio Middle School Scio | 162 | 62.3% | 30.1% |
| Lincoln Middle School Oakland | 191 | 78.5% | 33.8% |
| Weston Middle School Weston | 187 | 74.3% | 35.0% |
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 Vernonia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #106 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #128 of 200 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #145 of 201 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #196 of 208 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #110 of 194 |
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
139
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 70% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 8.3 | 16.0:1 | 55% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 8 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 7.5 | 14.9:1 | 55% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | 51% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 7 | 21.0:1 | 54% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernonia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (112 to 139); teachers up 20% (7.5 to 9).
About Vernonia Middle School
Vernonia Middle School is a middle-grades school in Vernonia, Oregon, and it is part of Vernonia SD 47J. The school enrolls 139 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Oregon) has about 494 students.
Within Vernonia SD 47J, Vernonia Middle School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 554 students.
Most students at Vernonia Middle School are White: 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Vernonia Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Vernonia Middle School's 9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%.
allk12 grades Vernonia Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Vernonia Middle School is -6.8 points: 28.7% actual, 35.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Columbia County, median household income is about $87,458, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vernonia Middle School is one of 23 public schools in Columbia County, which together enroll about 6,932 students.
The nearest other public school, Vernonia High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Vernonia Middle School. On state test proficiency, Vernonia Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 143 in 2020-21 and 139 in 2024-25, a decrease of 4 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.9:1 to 15.4:1.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,493
Census ACS
Median income
$87,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernonia SD 47J
- Vernonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Vernonia High SchoolHigh · 178 students
- Mist Elementary SchoolElementary · 31 students
Other schools in Vernonia
- Vernonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Vernonia High SchoolHigh · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Vernonia High School0.0 mi · 178
- Vernonia Elementary School0.0 mi · 206
- Mist Elementary School10.3 mi · 31
- St Helens Arthur Academy14.0 mi · 160
- Warren Elementary School15.9 mi · 109
- South Columbia Family School15.9 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Vernonia Middle SchoolHow many students attend Vernonia Middle School?
Vernonia Middle School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Vernonia Middle School serve?
Vernonia Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Vernonia Middle School have?
Vernonia Middle School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Vernonia Middle School?
Student demographics at Vernonia Middle School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Vernonia Middle School in?
Vernonia Middle School is part of Vernonia SD 47J.
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