Enrollment
187
Middle
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHENA-WESTON SD 29RJ·NCES 410166001114
Weston Middle School
205 E Wallace, Weston, OR 97886 · (541) 566-3548 · Umatilla County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B+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
14.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
139 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 4 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 26% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Weston Middle School→Weston-McEwen High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Athena-Weston SD 29RJ. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 31.4% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Weston Middle School
Weston Middle School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Middle School this school | 187 | 74.3% | 35.0% |
| Creswell Middle School Creswell | 244 | 72.1% | 38.0% |
| Harrisburg Middle School Harrisburg | 263 | 73.4% | 19.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School Oakland | 191 | 78.5% | 33.8% |
| Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School Rockaway Beach | 163 | 76.7% | 48.5% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 178 | 75.3% | 17.4% |
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 Weston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #61 of 190 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #54 of 200 ▲ 10 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #66 of 201 ▼ 20 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #184 of 208 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #93 of 194 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #12 of 141 | N/A |
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
187
-34 (-15%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 187 | 13.3 | 14.1:1 | 74% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 15.9 | 11.8:1 | 72% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 14.9 | 12.6:1 | 64% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 12 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 12.6 | 19.7:1 | 58% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 52% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 53% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 10 | 17.4:1 | 41% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 98 | 6 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (249 to 187); teachers up 5% (12.6 to 13.3).
About Weston Middle School
Weston Middle School is a small middle school located in Weston, Oregon. It serves 187 students in grades 4 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students.
Weston Middle School is part of Athena-Weston SD 29RJ, where 3 schools serve 484 students.
Weston Middle School's enrollment is 72% White. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Native American. By the diversity index, Weston Middle School comes in at 45%.
Its 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. That ratio is under the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 74%. Public schools in Umatilla County average 89%.
Weston Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Weston Middle School scores 35.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.7%.
Umatilla County census figures show that median household income is about $67,728, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 35 public schools operate in Umatilla County, serving about 13,143 students.
Nearby, Athena Elementary School is about 3.0 miles away. Weston Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Weston Middle School at 3rd of 8.
Federal data place Weston Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 221 to 187 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Athena-Weston SD 29RJ
- Weston-McEwen High SchoolHigh · 173 students
- Athena Elementary SchoolElementary · 124 students
Other Weston Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Weston Middle. Weston Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Weston Middle SchoolWeston, CT · 474 students
- Weston MiddleWeston, MA · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Athena Elementary School3.0 mi · 124
- Weston-McEwen High School3.1 mi · 173
- Gib Olinger Elementary School8.1 mi · 498
- Central Middle School8.5 mi · 360
- McLoughlin High School8.6 mi · 449
- Helix Charter School11.5 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Weston Middle SchoolHow many students attend Weston Middle School?
Weston Middle School enrolls approximately 187 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Weston Middle School serve?
Weston Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Weston Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Weston Middle School is approximately 14.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Weston Middle School?
Weston Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
What district is Weston Middle School in?
Weston Middle School is part of Athena-Weston SD 29RJ.
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