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South Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
350 W Harbeck Rd
Grants Pass, OR 97527
Phone
(541) 474-5750
District
Grants Pass SD 7
County
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
589
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oregon

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.7% of all OR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

South Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
34%
37%
41%
25%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
37%
40%
43%
50%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
34%
50%
41%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 187 31.7%
Grade 7 204 34.6%
Grade 8 198 33.6%
Total 589 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.9% 80.0% 63.0%
Black 0.2% 0.4% 2.7%
Hispanic 19.0% 18.2% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.6% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.8% 2.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.4% 74.5% 53.1%
Free lunch eligible 69.4% 74.5% 50.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,222 4,233,358
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,698.0 43
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 17.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 34.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 21.6% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,548 1,701,548
Single Parent Households With Children 12.3% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.1% 36.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 21.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 18.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 13.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,822 $50,067,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $926 $5,255,000 5.7%
Staff $450 $2,553,000 2.8%
General Administration $113 $642,000 0.7%
School Administration $987 $5,604,000 6.0%
Operation $970 $5,507,000 5.9%
Transportation $690 $3,913,000 4.2%
Other $1,081 $6,132,000 6.6%
Total Support $5,217 $29,606,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,303 $13,071,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $16,343 $92,744,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,982 $4,918,454,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,440 $788,631,000 7.0%
Staff $665 $364,013,000 3.2%
General Administration $227 $124,458,000 1.1%
School Administration $999 $546,851,000 4.9%
Operation $1,212 $663,564,000 5.9%
Transportation $663 $362,774,000 3.2%
Other $1,207 $660,747,000 5.9%
Total Support $6,412 $3,511,038,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,070 $2,776,157,000 24.8%
Total Expenditures $20,464 $11,205,649,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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