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Enrollment
654
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000816
Whiteaker Middle School
1605 Lockhaven Dr NE, Keizer, OR 97303 · (503) 399-3224 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
583 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 198 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 36% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 28.3% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Whiteaker Middle School
Whiteaker Middle School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteaker Middle School this school | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
| Walker Middle School Salem | 571 | 88.6% | 34.8% |
| Oakdale Middle School Medford | 745 | 86.7% | 23.8% |
| McLoughlin Middle School Medford | 826 | 87.7% | 24.4% |
| Talmadge Middle School Independence | 716 | 94.6% | 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 Whiteaker Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #81 of 190 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #94 of 200 ▼ 13 | #5 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #92 of 201 ▲ 20 | #6 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #56 of 208 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #172 of 180 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #41 of 180 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #43 of 194 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #41 of 141 | #3 of 16 |
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
654
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 654 | 28.2 | 23.2:1 | 89% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 29.4 | 24.9:1 | 67% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 31.9 | 21.4:1 | 90% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 27 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 34.5 | 22.8:1 | 41% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 34 | 21.8:1 | 46% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 39% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 1,160 | 60 | 19.3:1 | 38% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 37 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiteaker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (786 to 654); teachers down 18% (34.5 to 28.2).
About Whiteaker Middle School
Whiteaker Middle School is a medium-sized middle school found in Keizer, Oregon. The student body numbers 654 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Oregon is about 494, so this school runs 32% larger than that.
Whiteaker Middle School belongs to Salem-Keizer SD 24J, a district of 65 schools and 37,776 students.
Enrollment at Whiteaker Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. After that, the student body is 39% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Marion County is about 66% White. Whiteaker Middle School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Whiteaker Middle School total 28.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.2:1. The 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 583 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 89%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income is about $77,351, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Whiteaker Middle School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 53,799 students.
Gubser Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 23.5% on proficiency, and Whiteaker Middle School is above that at 31.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 723 to 654. The ratio was 26.8:1 in 2020-21 and 23.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Keizer
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Claggett Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Keizer Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Gubser Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Cummings Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Gubser Elementary School0.5 mi · 423
- Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 358
- McNary High School1.2 mi · 1,995
- Chemawa Indian School1.4 mi · 198
- Keizer Elementary School1.4 mi · 565
- Clear Lake Elementary School1.4 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Whiteaker Middle SchoolHow many students attend Whiteaker Middle School?
Whiteaker Middle School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Whiteaker Middle School serve?
Whiteaker Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Whiteaker Middle School have?
Whiteaker Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Whiteaker Middle School?
Student demographics at Whiteaker Middle School are roughly 49% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Whiteaker Middle School in?
Whiteaker Middle School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.