Summary:
The city of Wilsonville, Oregon is home to two high-performing middle schools, Inza R Wood Middle School and Meridian Creek Middle School, both part of the highly-ranked West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J. These schools consistently outperform the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with Inza R Wood Middle School slightly edging out Meridian Creek in overall academic achievement.
Inza R Wood Middle School has been ranked in the top 25% of Oregon middle schools for the past three school years, with a 4-star rating in 2023-2024 and 3-star ratings in the previous two years. Meridian Creek Middle School has also been ranked in the top 25% of Oregon middle schools for the past three school years, with a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 and 4-star ratings in the previous two years. While Inza R Wood has higher proficiency rates in most subjects, Meridian Creek outperforms in 7th grade English Language Arts.
The data suggests that both schools are providing a high-quality education, with Inza R Wood Middle School serving a slightly more economically disadvantaged student population, as indicated by its higher free and reduced lunch rate of 32.18% compared to Meridian Creek's 25.32%. Additionally, Meridian Creek Middle School has a higher per-student spending of $15,959 and a larger student-teacher ratio of 18.6, compared to Inza R Wood's $14,524 per student and 16.3 student-teacher ratio. These factors may contribute to the slight academic performance difference between the two schools.
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