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Sweet Home SD 55 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oregon for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 383 students in Sweet Home SD 55 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Oregon.
Public Middle School in Sweet Home SD 55 School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Oregon public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Oregon public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (OR)
# Schools
7 Schools
474 Schools
# Students
2,340 Students
175,586 Students
# Teachers
124 Teachers
9,417 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Sweet Home SD 55 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 186 school districts in Oregon (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Graduation Rate
88%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.57
# American Indian Students
22 Students
2,376 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
7 Students
6,444 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
185 Students
39,501 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
23%
# Black Students
4 Students
4,234 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
1,949 Students
108,219 Students
% White Students
83%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,284 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
170 Students
12,557 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
179
4,601
# Students in 1st Grade:
191
5,117
# Students in 2nd Grade:
154
5,152
# Students in 3rd Grade:
197
5,335
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
5,761
# Students in 5th Grade:
193
6,250
# Students in 6th Grade:
190
36,067
# Students in 7th Grade:
206
42,218
# Students in 8th Grade:
177
43,539
# Students in 9th Grade:
192
4,459
# Students in 10th Grade:
175
4,942
# Students in 11th Grade:
181
5,281
# Students in 12th Grade:
136
5,686
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,178
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,043 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,118. The school district revenue/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,174 is less than the state median of $19,155. The school district spending/student has declined by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$9,902 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$10,468 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,043
$18,118
Spending / Student
$13,174
$19,155
Best Sweet Home SD 55 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sweet Home Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
880 22nd Ave
Sweet Home, OR 97386
(541) 367-7187
Sweet Home, OR 97386
(541) 367-7187
Grades: 7-8
| 383 students
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