Kelly Middle School

Summary:

Kelly Middle School is a public middle school located in Eugene, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 424 students. The school is part of the Eugene School District 4J, which is ranked 20 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Kelly Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools, ranging from 209th to 308th out of 367-380 schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Oregon middle schools. Kelly Middle School performs particularly poorly for its Hispanic, White, and Gifted and Talented student populations, ranking in the bottom quarter of Oregon middle schools for these subgroups. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also significantly lower than the Eugene School District 4J and Oregon state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Eugene School District 4J, such as Spencer Butte, Roosevelt, and Kennedy, generally outperform Kelly Middle School across various metrics, including statewide ranking, student group performance, and academic achievement. While Kelly Middle School has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, its per-student spending is on par with the spending levels of the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond funding may be contributing to the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 850 Howard Ave
       Eugene, OR  97404-2799


(541) 790-4740

District: Eugene School District 4J

SchoolDigger Rank:
259th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,206 Help


Students who attend Kelly Middle School usually attend:

High:    North Eugene High School

Feeder schools for Kelly Middle School:

Elementary:    Howard Elementary School
    River Road/Elementary Camino del Rio Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  424

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.0%
Hispanic:
28.3%
Two or more races:
13.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kelly Middle School ranks worse than 69.8% of middle schools in Oregon. It also ranks last among 8 ranked middle schools in the Eugene School District 4J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.23. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Kelly Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54%), Hispanic (28.3%), two or more races (13.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kelly Middle School is $20,206, which is the 2nd highest among 8 middle schools in the Eugene School District 4J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kelly Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelly Middle School 259th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Kelly Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Eugene School District 4J:

SchoolDigger ranks Eugene School District 4J 20th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kelly Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.26 174th 270 35.6%
2005 39.46 176th 271 35.1%
2006 56.77 110th 285 61.4%
2007 59.29 108th 295 63.4%
2008 53.19 145th 315 54.0%
2009 52.91 159th 323 50.8%
2010 54.48 155th 343 54.8%
2011 39.28 247th 357 30.8%
2012 44.66 251st 395 36.5%
2013 43.59 232nd 377 38.5%
2014 45.15 222nd 382 41.9%
2015 46.10 203rd 381 46.7%
2016 43.46 223rd 383 41.8%
2017 26.80 293rd 382 23.3%
2018 32.46 272nd 384 29.2%
2019 22.48 308th 379 18.7%
2022 30.37 254th 367 30.8%
2023 39.06 209th 380 45.0%
2024 29.23 259th 371 30.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.72 90th 137 34.3%
2019 11.33 111th 115 3.5%
2022 50.96 44th 110 60.0%
2023 57.50 34th 114 70.2%
2024 40.53 72nd 125 42.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.12 62nd 206 69.9%
2019 29.46 111th 156 28.8%
2023 36.71 86th 150 42.7%
2024 35.34 100th 153 34.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.03 242nd 325 25.5%
2019 24.12 234th 282 17.0%
2022 30.51 251st 364 31.0%
2023 58.67 105th 312 66.3%
2024 29.77 184th 244 24.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.81 207th 342 39.5%
2019 20.64 236th 277 14.8%
2022 28.98 227th 310 26.8%
2023 43.09 172nd 323 46.7%
2024 37.17 187th 313 40.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 42.99 64th 93 31.2%
2023 47.36 70th 103 32.0%
2024 28.17 88th 103 14.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.43 275th 341 19.4%
2019 21.92 248th 291 14.8%
2022 32.22 201st 312 35.6%
2023 36.94 190th 318 40.3%
2024 25.56 249th 323 22.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.49 154th 210 26.7%
2019 32.26 137th 191 28.3%
2022 21.47 174th 194 10.3%
2023 29.07 152nd 201 24.4%
2024 23.75 164th 196 16.3%
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Rank History for White students at Kelly Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.28 252nd 357 29.4%
2019 21.38 287th 344 16.6%
2022 42.56 199th 355 43.9%
2023 43.59 187th 360 48.1%
2024 30.20 246th 349 29.5%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, April 23, 2022

Open Quote The worst school you can possibly send your kid to any 4j school is horrible but this 1 should be shut down. Good chance your kid will get there a kicked and even if teachers see it they don't care. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Open Quote Unique, inventive and caring teachers. Strong commitment to multiculturalism. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kelly Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 387 10 4 9 8 n/a n/a 0 418
1989 379 10 6 14 15 n/a n/a 0 424
1990 401 18 8 21 15 n/a n/a 0 463
1991 381 19 5 19 9 n/a n/a 0 433
1992 373 20 7 23 7 n/a n/a 0 430
1993 411 12 6 26 7 n/a n/a 0 462
1994 413 9 10 34 11 n/a n/a 0 477
1995 484 12 15 31 13 n/a n/a 0 555
1996 484 12 15 31 13 n/a n/a 0 555
1997 472 9 15 36 18 n/a n/a 0 550
1998 427 10 18 44 18 n/a n/a 0 517
1999 401 10 23 54 17 n/a n/a 0 505
2000 404 10 27 60 21 n/a n/a 0 522
2001 394 8 29 64 22 n/a n/a 0 517
2002 436 15 32 77 18 n/a n/a 13 591
2003 436 15 32 77 18 n/a n/a 13 591
2004 368 14 29 76 64 n/a n/a 11 562
2005 364 11 24 72 18 n/a n/a 56 545
2006 350 9 24 69 53 n/a n/a 0 505
2007 348 8 23 68 18 n/a n/a 45 510
2008 317 9 18 83 13 n/a n/a 43 483
2009 325 6 24 78 9 n/a n/a 57 499
2010 330 8 20 85 11 n/a n/a 37 491
2011 299 6 15 79 11 2 45 0 457
2012 257 2 10 89 9 1 48 0 416
2013 256 4 7 94 8 1 36 0 406
2014 256 1 8 98 4 0 31 0 398
2015 268 2 10 90 7 1 21 0 399
2016 262 2 6 90 4 1 34 0 399
2017 244 3 4 113 4 2 35 0 405
2018 236 3 4 107 4 3 39 0 396
2019 248 3 4 95 5 4 43 0 402
2020 268 7 6 110 10 4 50 0 455
2021 224 5 6 138 7 3 56 1 440
2022 213 3 7 125 7 3 52 2 412
2023 229 3 8 120 5 0 57 2 424

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kelly Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 418 25.5 16.3 30.6
1989 424 24.4 17.3 33.7
1990 463 26.2 17.6 21.6
1991 433 26.1 16.5 24.7
1992 430 22.5 19.1 27.2
1993 462 22.7 20.4 28.1
1994 477 22.2 21.5 25.2
1995 555 25.2 22.0 27.4
1996 555 25.2 22.0 27.4
1997 550 27.2 20.2 23.6
1998 517 23.0 22.5 25.5
1999 505 23.0 22.0 38.4
2000 522 19.8 26.4 38.5
2001 517 26.5 19.5 39.7
2002 591 25.3 23.4 39.8
2003 591 25.3 23.4 39.8
2004 562 26.3 21.4 41.6
2005 545 26.1 20.9 49.7
2006 505 26.0 19.4 42
2007 510 20.2 25.2 43.9
2008 483 24.2 20.0 49.5
2009 499 26.1 19.1 56.8
2010 491 25.0 19.6 60.1
2011 457 24.4 18.7 54.3
2012 416 19.4 21.3 67.3
2013 406 20.3 19.9 67.5
2014 398 19.5 20.3 63.1
2015 399 20.0 19.9 58.1
2016 399 20.0 19.9 56.4
2017 405 20.3 19.9 55.8
2018 396 19.5 20.3 69.9
2019 402 18.7 21.4 53.5
2020 455 21.3 21.3 52.3
2021 440 22.2 19.7 n/a
2022 412 22.4 18.3 n/a
2023 424 0.0 n/a 63.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kelly Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 418 25.5 16.3 30.6
1989 424 24.4 17.3 33.7
1990 463 26.2 17.6 21.6
1991 433 26.1 16.5 24.7
1992 430 22.5 19.1 27.2
1993 462 22.7 20.4 28.1
1994 477 22.2 21.5 25.2
1995 555 25.2 22.0 27.4
1996 555 25.2 22.0 27.4
1997 550 27.2 20.2 23.6
1998 517 23.0 22.5 25.5
1999 505 23.0 22.0 38.4
2000 522 19.8 26.4 38.5
2001 517 26.5 19.5 39.7
2002 591 25.3 23.4 39.8
2003 591 25.3 23.4 39.8
2004 562 26.3 21.4 41.6
2005 545 26.1 20.9 49.7
2006 505 26.0 19.4 42
2007 510 20.2 25.2 43.9
2008 483 24.2 20.0 49.5
2009 499 26.1 19.1 56.8
2010 491 25.0 19.6 60.1
2011 457 24.4 18.7 54.3
2012 416 19.4 21.3 67.3
2013 406 20.3 19.9 67.5
2014 398 19.5 20.3 63.1
2015 399 20.0 19.9 58.1
2016 399 20.0 19.9 56.4
2017 405 20.3 19.9 55.8
2018 396 19.5 20.3 69.9
2019 402 18.7 21.4 53.5
2020 455 21.3 21.3 52.3
2021 440 22.2 19.7 n/a
2022 412 22.4 18.3 n/a
2023 424 0.0 n/a 63.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kelly Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $15,799
2020 n/a n/a $15,223
2021 n/a n/a $16,512
2022 $2,129 (10.8%) $17,583 (89.2%) $19,712
2023 $1,352 (6.7%) $18,853 (93.3%) $20,206

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kelly Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 308th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 209th of 380 Middle schools
 26.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly Middle School)40.337.6
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Eugene School District 4J)56.648.7
 7.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kelly Middle School)28.525.8
 2.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Eugene School District 4J)4329.3
 13.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly Middle School)29.745
 15.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Eugene School District 4J)5748.1
 8.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kelly Middle School)17.626.2
 8.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Eugene School District 4J)46.537.1
 9.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly Middle School)32.330.9
 1.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Eugene School District 4J)60.446.9
 13.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kelly Middle School)27.418.6
 8.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Eugene School District 4J)47.332.7
 14.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Kelly Middle School)34.328
 6.3%
   8th Grade Science (Eugene School District 4J)48.234.7
 13.5%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students402424
 5.5%
African American33
American Indian55
Asian48
 100%
Hispanic95120
 26.3%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White248229
 7.7%
Two or More Races4357
 32.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.5%63.9%
 10.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 424 students attended Kelly Middle School.

Students at Kelly Middle School are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Kelly Middle School usually go on to attend North Eugene High School

Kelly Middle School ranks 259th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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