Talmadge Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Independence, Oregon

Talmadge Middle School in Independence, Oregon enrolled 716 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 18.8 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, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

740 students in 2022-23, 732 students in 2023-24, 716 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at Talmadge Middle School by school year2022-23: 740, 2023-24: 732, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237402023-247322024-25716
Students enrolled at Talmadge Middle School by school year2022-23: 740, 2023-24: 732, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237402023-247322024-25716
Students enrolled at Talmadge Middle School by school year2022-23: 740, 2023-24: 732, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237402023-247322024-25716
Students enrolled at Talmadge Middle School by school year2022-23: 740, 2023-24: 732, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237402023-247322024-25716
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374039.019.0
2023-2473239.018.8
2024-2571638.018.8

18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 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; Talmadge Middle School 18.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherTalmadge Middle School 18.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Talmadge Middle School 18.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherTalmadge Middle School 18.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Talmadge Middle School 18.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherTalmadge Middle School 18.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Talmadge Middle School 18.8; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherTalmadge Middle School 18.8state 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 375 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Talmadge Middle School enrolled 750 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 375 of the 750 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent39.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.5% of students were Hispanic, 45.0% White, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.5%
  2. White45.0%
  3. Two or more races5.6%
  4. American Indian1.1%
  5. Pacific Islander1.1%
  6. Black0.4%
  7. Asian0.3%

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 Talmadge Middle School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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, 2021-2232%34%44%
Math, 2022-2312%16% (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.

What to look at next about Talmadge Middle School

  1. LaCreole Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 569 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  2. Crossler Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.3 miles away: 804 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
  3. Compare Talmadge Middle School with LaCreole Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Central SD 13J spends per student$16,921 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,921
  5. The largest public schools in OregonTalmadge Middle School is the number 35 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#35 of 207
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.18.8:1
  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 Talmadge Middle School

  1. How many students attend Talmadge Middle School?
    716 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 740 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Independence, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Talmadge Middle School?
    18.8 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 Talmadge Middle School a Title I school?
    Talmadge 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 Talmadge Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Talmadge Middle School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 Talmadge Middle School in?
    Central SD 13J, NCES district ID 4102840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410284001057 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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