Obsidian Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Redmond, Oregon
Obsidian Middle School in Redmond, Oregon enrolled 568 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 21.9 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
591 students in 2022-23, 554 students in 2023-24, 568 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 25.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 591 | 28.8 | 20.5 |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 30.1 | 18.4 |
| 2024-25 | 568 | 25.9 | 21.9 |
21.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Oregon middle schools
Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 152 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Obsidian Middle School enrolled 609 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 109 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 152 of the 609 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions109
- Chronically absent49.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.7% of students were White, 30.9% Hispanic, 6.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White61.7%
- Hispanic30.9%
- Two or more races6.2%
- Black0.9%
- Asian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Obsidian Middle School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 46% | 46% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 33% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Redmond
2 public middle schools in Redmond report 2024-25 enrollment; Obsidian Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Gregory Middle School | 695 | 21.0 | 78.6% |
| Obsidian Middle School | 568 | 21.9 | 79.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Obsidian Middle School
- Elton Gregory Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 695 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Sky View Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 598 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Obsidian Middle School with Elton Gregory Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Redmond SD 2J spends per student$13,092 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,092
- The largest public schools in OregonObsidian Middle School is the number 80 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#80 of 207
- Oregon schools by students per teacher21.9 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.21.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Obsidian Middle School
How many students attend Obsidian Middle School?
568 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 591 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Redmond, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Obsidian Middle School?
21.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Obsidian Middle School a Title I school?
Obsidian Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Obsidian Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Obsidian Middle School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Obsidian Middle School in?
Redmond SD 2J, NCES district ID 4110350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411035000281 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.