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What's one thing Oregon Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551110001471
Oregon Middle
601 Pleasant Oak Dr, Oregon, WI 53575 · (608) 835-4800 · Dane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
110 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 42%
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 7 | 304 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 50% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · 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
Oregon Middle→Oregon High
Based on grade levels within Oregon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 58.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Oregon Middle
Oregon Middle's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Middle this school | 613 | 17.9% | 59.3% |
| Silver Lake Intermediate Oconomowoc | 633 | 18.8% | 75.5% |
| Meyer Middle River Falls | 725 | 18.1% | 69.7% |
| Fox River Middle Waterford | 510 | 18.4% | 68.2% |
| Slinger Middle Slinger | 740 | 17.0% | 76.5% |
| Nature Hill Intermediate Oconomowoc | 750 | 16.7% | 65.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Oregon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #150 of 323 | #17 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #143 of 327 ▲ 26 | #15 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #135 of 327 ▼ 10 | #16 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #83 of 389 | #10 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #104 of 265 | #24 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #158 of 265 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #278 of 323 | #27 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #36 of 79 | #3 of 8 |
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
613
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 613 | 48.7 | 12.6:1 | 18% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 52 | 12.3:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 17% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 19% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 42.7 | 13.2:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 8% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oregon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (565 to 613); teachers up 14% (42.7 to 48.7).
About Oregon Middle
Oregon Middle is a high-enrollment middle school based in Oregon, Wisconsin. The school's 613 students are in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 61% higher than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Oregon School District has 4,186 students in 8 schools, and Oregon Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Oregon Middle is 82% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Oregon Middle, 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.6:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Dane County, the school's rate is lower.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Oregon Middle's results are 7.4 points below predicted: 59.3% against 66.6%.
Across Dane County, the median household income is $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dane County has 169 public schools and roughly 78,525 students.
The closest other public school is Rome Corners Intermediate, about 0.8 miles away. Oregon Middle has 7 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oregon Middle at 6th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 633 in 2020-21 to 613 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.6:1, from 13.8:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Oregon Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon School District
- Oregon HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Rome Corners IntermediateMiddle · 463 students
- Forest Edge Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Netherwood Knoll ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Brooklyn ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 330 students
Other schools in Oregon
- Oregon HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Rome Corners IntermediateMiddle · 463 students
- Netherwood Knoll ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Oregon 4KElementary · 213 students
- DOC: Oakhill Correctional InstitutionHigh
Other Oregon Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oregon Middle. Oregon Middle is the largest of the 2.
- OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOLMEDFORD, NY · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Rome Corners Intermediate0.8 mi · 463
- Oregon 4K1.1 mi · 213
- Netherwood Knoll Elementary1.1 mi · 419
- Prairie View Elementary1.2 mi · 330
- Oregon High1.3 mi · 1,339
- Grow Academy2.7 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Oregon MiddleHow many students attend Oregon Middle?
Oregon Middle enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Oregon Middle serve?
Oregon Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Oregon Middle have?
Oregon Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Oregon Middle?
Student demographics at Oregon Middle are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Oregon Middle in?
Oregon Middle is part of Oregon School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.