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Public middle school · Sweet Home Sd 55 · Sweet Home, Oregon

Sweet Home Junior High School

Sweet Home Junior High School rates 5.3, right at the middle of Sweet Home Sd 55's middle schools, whose rated median is 5.3.

Middle schools, 1 to 10This campus against public middle schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
5.3this school

5.3 on a one-to-ten scale; the Sweet Home Sd 55 median is 5.3.

#882 of 1,229 schools in Oregon · Sweet Home Sd 55: 1 middle schools rated, median 5.3

The brief

A Sweet Home Sd 55 middle school serving grades 7th – 8th.

Students at Sweet Home Junior High School score 29% proficient, which is above what's typical for similar communities (expected: 28%).

It ranks 882 of 1,229 schools in Oregon and 4 of 7 in Sweet Home Sd 55.

Math25%7 points below the Oregon average of 32%329 students tested · 2025 OSAS
Reading32%11 points below the Oregon average of 43%334 students tested · 2025 OSAS
Proficiency is down 39 points across the 17-year record (2009–2025) and has held near 29% recently.2025 OSAS; 30 test records from OR state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
5.3
40% of the rating
Academics
5.9
35% of the rating
Resources & Environment
4.5
25% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2025

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 41% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 51% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 97386; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Sweet Home Junior High School and the 20 nearest middle schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$68,116
Median home value
$302,200
Median rent
$1,141/mo
College educated
10.9%
Homeownership
72.1%
Poverty rate
14.9%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 97386; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
34
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
17
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
2,208/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Sweet Home. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Sweet Home), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Gifted and talented
Available
A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

Who goes here

Free or reduced lunch
74.9%
Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Sweet Home Junior High School serve?

Sweet Home Junior High School serves students in grades 7th through 8th.

How many students attend Sweet Home Junior High School?

Sweet Home Junior High School has an enrollment of approximately 382 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweet Home Junior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sweet Home Junior High School is 18.2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Sweet Home Junior High School rank in OR?

Sweet Home Junior High School ranks #882 of 1,229 schools in OR.

What is Sweet Home Junior High School's MySchoolScout rating?

Sweet Home Junior High School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.3 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

What are the test scores at Sweet Home Junior High School?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Sweet Home Junior High School has 41% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 51% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

Is Sweet Home Junior High School a charter school?

No, Sweet Home Junior High School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Sweet Home Junior High School a Title I school?

No, Sweet Home Junior High School is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Sweet Home Junior High School?

74.9% of students at Sweet Home Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.

School facts

Grades
7th – 8th
Enrollment
382
Student-teacher ratio
18.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
21
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Distant Town
County
Linn County
Rank in district
#4 of 7
Schools in district
7
District spending per student
$13,465
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
14.2%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 97386)
15,509
Area average commute
31.1 min
Area median age
45

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Oregon Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.