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Sweet Home SD 55 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oregon for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 382 students in Sweet Home SD 55 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Oregon.
Public Middle School in Sweet Home SD 55 School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Oregon public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Oregon public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (OR)
# Schools
7 Schools
475 Schools
# Students
2,297 Students
172,638 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
9,438 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sweet Home SD 55 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 186 school districts in Oregon (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Graduation Rate
88%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.57
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
9%
23%
% Black
n/a
2%
% White
83%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
7%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,306 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,279. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,421 is less than the state median of $19,325. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$9,902 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$10,468 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,306
$18,279
Spending / Student
$13,421
$19,325
Best Sweet Home SD 55 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sweet Home Junior High School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
880 22nd Ave
Sweet Home, OR 97386
(541) 367-7187
Sweet Home, OR 97386
(541) 367-7187
Grades: 7-8
| 382 students
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