South Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Grants Pass, Oregon

South Middle School in Grants Pass, Oregon enrolled 610 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 20.3 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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 3%

633 students in 2022-23, 589 students in 2023-24, 610 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at South Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 61002004006008002022-236332023-245892024-25610
Students enrolled at South Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 61002004006008002022-236332023-245892024-25610
Students enrolled at South Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 61002004006008002022-236332023-245892024-25610
Students enrolled at South Middle School by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 61002004006008002022-236332023-245892024-25610
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363331.020.4
2023-2458932.018.4
2024-2561030.020.3

20.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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.

Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; South Middle School 20.3; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherSouth Middle School 20.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; South Middle School 20.3; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherSouth Middle School 20.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; South Middle School 20.3; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherSouth Middle School 20.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; South Middle School 20.3; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherSouth Middle School 20.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6

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 305 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Middle School enrolled 609 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 305 of the 609 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.0% of students were White, 18.4% Hispanic, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White72.0%
  2. Hispanic18.4%
  3. Two or more races8.5%
  4. Asian0.7%
  5. Black0.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 South Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%45%44%
Math, 2022-2331%28% (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 Grants Pass

4 public middle schools in Grants Pass report 2024-25 enrollment; South Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Middle School67318.373.7%
South Middle School61020.369.8%
Fleming Middle School38122.494.0%
Lincoln Savage Middle School28317.790.8%

All public schools in Grants Pass →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Middle School

  1. North Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 673 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  2. Lincoln Savage Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.7 miles away: 283 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  3. Compare South Middle School with North Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grants Pass SD 7 spends per student$15,243 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,243
  5. The largest public schools in OregonSouth Middle School is the number 64 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 207
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher20.3 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.20.3:1
  7. 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 South Middle School

  1. How many students attend South Middle School?
    610 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 633 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Grants Pass, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Middle School?
    20.3 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.
  3. Is South Middle School a Title I school?
    South Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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.
  5. What district is South Middle School in?
    Grants Pass SD 7, NCES district ID 4105910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410591000463 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.

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