Middle school (grades 6-8) · Medford, NY

Oregon Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Oregon Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 362247003164
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oregon Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools.

#1 of 4
public schools in Medford · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
9.7:1
small classes for New York
46.8%
free-lunch eligible

Oregon Middle School has class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Oregon Middle School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Medford, NY.

Enrollment

545

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

56.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.7:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

46.8%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oregon Middle School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Oregon Middle School

Oregon Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Medford, New York, enrolling 545 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 46.8% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 545 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 821 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #149.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (46%) and White (41%) (diversity index 62/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 273 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District also operates Patchogue-Medford High School (2,487 students) and Eagle Elementary School (680 students) alongside Oregon Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Oregon Middle School compares

Oregon Middle School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.7:1 ▼ 18% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.8% ▼ 17% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 545 top 32% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
545
Bigger than 67% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
46.8%
free-lunch eligible - 17% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 25% in New York - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,775
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 273 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
35
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.1%
White 40.6%
African American 7.7%
Two or More 3.1%
Asian 2.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.5, Oregon Middle School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, which includes Oregon Middle School.

$24,775
Per student
-6%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+49%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.4%
State 39.1%
Federal 10.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Oregon Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Patchogue-Medford High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Eagle Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Canaan Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Saxton Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Barton Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Oregon Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Oregon Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Oregon Middle School

How many students attend Oregon Middle School?

Oregon Middle School has 545 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Medford, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oregon Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Oregon Middle School is 9.7:1, which is 18% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Oregon Middle School?

46.8% of students at Oregon Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oregon Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Oregon Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 46.1% of enrollment, in Medford, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oregon Middle School?

Oregon Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Oregon Middle School rank among public schools in Medford?

By Resource Investment Index, Oregon Middle School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Medford, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Medford on the city page.

Is Oregon Middle School a good school?

Oregon Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District?

Besides Oregon Middle School, Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District also operates Patchogue-Medford High School (2,487 students), Eagle Elementary School (680 students), and Canaan Elementary School (596 students). See the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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