Waldo Middle School

Summary:

Waldo Middle School is a public middle school located in Salem, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,166 students. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 106 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Waldo Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Oregon middle schools, with a ranking between 316 and 365 out of 377 to 384 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waldo Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 10.6% of 6th graders, 19.7% of 7th graders, and 19.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 30.1%, 33.4%, and 32.4%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 7.1% to 10.9% across the grade levels, compared to district averages of 18.5% to 20.2%. Waldo Middle School also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for various student subgroups consistently in the bottom quartile of Oregon middle schools.

When comparing Waldo Middle School to other middle schools in the area, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Straub Middle School, located just 3.78 miles away, outperforms Waldo Middle School by a significant margin, with proficiency rates in the 40-50% range for English Language Arts and 25-30% for Mathematics. Additionally, two public charter schools in the area, Howard Street Charter and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School, significantly outperform Waldo Middle School and the district as a whole, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in serving the needs of the student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2805 Lansing Ave NE
       Salem, OR  97301-8555


(503) 399-3215

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

SchoolDigger Rank:
357th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,608 Help


Students who attend Waldo Middle School usually attend:

High:    McKay High School

Feeder schools for Waldo Middle School:

Elementary:    Cesar E Chavez Elementary
    Hallman Elementary School
    Scott Elementary School
    Swegle Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  1,166

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.3%
White:
13.8%
Pacific Islander:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Waldo Middle School ranks worse than 96.2% of middle schools in Oregon. It also ranks 12th among 13 ranked middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Waldo Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.3%), White (13.8%), Pacific Islander (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Waldo Middle School is 18.7, which is the 2nd best among 13 middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Waldo Middle School is $18,608. 8 middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Waldo Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Waldo Middle School 357th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Waldo Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Salem-Keizer School District 24J:

SchoolDigger ranks Salem-Keizer School District 24J 106th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Waldo Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.50 239th 270 11.5%
2005 10.35 259th 271 4.4%
2006 11.04 268th 285 6.0%
2007 10.63 282nd 295 4.4%
2008 13.39 294th 315 6.7%
2009 18.44 295th 323 8.7%
2010 31.98 266th 343 22.4%
2011 12.87 331st 357 7.3%
2012 25.48 334th 395 15.4%
2013 24.65 316th 377 16.2%
2014 21.46 322nd 382 15.7%
2015 13.35 353rd 381 7.3%
2016 13.17 353rd 383 7.8%
2017 16.73 337th 382 11.8%
2018 10.39 365th 384 4.9%
2019 12.67 349th 379 7.9%
2022 12.41 343rd 367 6.5%
2023 10.71 365th 380 3.9%
2024 10.19 357th 371 3.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.10 125th 137 8.8%
2022 41.03 59th 110 46.4%
2023 32.65 82nd 114 28.1%
2024 9.49 125th 125 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.76 185th 206 10.2%
2019 33.42 97th 156 37.8%
2022 24.38 130th 143 9.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.52 295th 325 9.2%
2019 26.51 227th 282 19.5%
2022 12.36 340th 364 6.6%
2023 16.10 289th 312 7.4%
2024 15.45 234th 244 4.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.34 11th 23 52.2%
2024 22.11 26th 26 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.14 331st 342 3.2%
2019 11.96 257th 277 7.2%
2022 10.78 302nd 310 2.6%
2023 8.78 317th 323 1.9%
2024 8.52 305th 313 2.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.58 40th 42 4.8%
2019 20.88 41st 44 6.8%
2023 13.29 95th 103 7.8%
2024 12.84 97th 103 5.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.38 324th 341 5.0%
2019 15.63 266th 291 8.6%
2022 15.48 286th 312 8.3%
2023 13.87 297th 318 6.6%
2024 12.66 304th 323 5.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.30 57th 61 6.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.74 199th 210 5.2%
2019 23.75 163rd 191 14.7%
2022 24.43 162nd 194 16.5%
2023 20.56 181st 201 10.0%
2024 18.53 181st 196 7.7%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.57 14th 14 0.0%
2019 40.79 4th 7 42.9%
2022 51.69 2nd 3 33.3%
2024 58.78 3rd 5 40.0%
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Rank History for White students at Waldo Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.62 311th 357 12.9%
2019 25.71 276th 344 19.8%
2022 21.20 298th 355 16.1%
2023 17.38 320th 360 11.1%
2024 20.53 285th 349 18.3%
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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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Enrollment information for Waldo Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 638 13 62 44 15 n/a n/a 0 772
1989 676 12 73 50 10 n/a n/a 0 821
1990 694 10 45 67 6 n/a n/a 0 822
1991 716 12 47 84 13 n/a n/a 0 872
1992 764 11 47 100 14 n/a n/a 0 936
1993 757 3 52 112 11 n/a n/a 0 935
1994 755 13 56 151 17 n/a n/a 0 992
1995 580 14 38 160 18 n/a n/a 14 824
1996 580 14 38 160 18 n/a n/a 14 824
1997 561 17 25 144 13 n/a n/a 17 777
1998 493 18 29 181 15 n/a n/a 0 736
1999 475 11 24 207 19 n/a n/a 0 736
2000 461 9 35 211 25 n/a n/a 0 741
2001 429 14 31 223 20 n/a n/a 0 717
2002 366 11 33 286 17 n/a n/a 79 792
2003 366 11 33 286 17 n/a n/a 79 792
2004 376 10 40 338 15 n/a n/a 38 817
2005 284 5 50 350 9 n/a n/a 15 713
2006 228 10 41 385 18 n/a n/a 0 682
2007 171 5 43 468 20 n/a n/a 43 750
2008 162 14 39 466 18 n/a n/a 38 737
2009 169 9 41 506 16 n/a n/a 37 778
2010 181 12 33 507 14 n/a n/a 9 756
2011 164 7 14 548 10 27 14 0 784
2012 181 7 9 567 6 39 11 0 820
2013 189 11 14 618 7 54 16 0 909
2014 199 6 20 634 7 42 21 0 929
2015 186 17 20 628 6 46 23 0 926
2016 313 18 21 568 11 38 24 0 993
2017 285 17 21 580 5 43 28 0 979
2018 276 17 25 647 8 35 24 0 1032
2019 190 16 21 740 4 48 22 0 1041
2020 204 23 17 876 6 62 26 0 1214
2021 192 12 15 886 10 75 40 0 1230
2022 197 18 20 857 7 86 33 1 1219
2023 161 18 20 843 2 86 32 4 1166

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 Waldo Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 772 35.9 21.5 37.3
1989 821 38.2 21.4 25
1990 822 38.3 21.4 27.7
1991 872 40.4 21.5 22.8
1992 936 41.9 22.3 27.1
1993 935 38.5 24.3 29.4
1994 992 50.0 19.8 31.6
1995 824 39.8 20.7 0
1996 824 39.8 20.7 0
1997 777 35.7 21.8 0
1998 736 37.5 19.6 39.3
1999 736 39.1 18.8 70.1
2000 741 38.8 19.1 68.7
2001 717 40.6 17.7 73.1
2002 792 39.0 20.3 82.7
2003 792 39.0 20.3 82.7
2004 817 44.4 18.4 78.4
2005 713 37.6 19.0 73.1
2006 682 40.0 17.1 83.4
2007 750 46.2 16.2 82.2
2008 737 46.1 16.0 83.1
2009 778 49.1 15.8 60.1
2010 756 50.4 14.9 58.5
2011 784 48.3 16.2 84.1
2012 820 40.5 20.2 77.3
2013 909 47.3 19.2 77.3
2014 929 45.6 20.3 77.4
2015 926 47.0 19.7 87
2016 993 49.0 20.2 87
2017 979 53.1 18.4 87
2018 1032 50.6 20.3 87
2019 1041 51.1 20.3 87
2020 1214 55.3 21.9 87
2021 1230 54.6 22.5 n/a
2022 1219 62.8 19.4 n/a
2023 1166 62.3 18.7 72.7

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 Waldo Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 772 35.9 21.5 37.3
1989 821 38.2 21.4 25
1990 822 38.3 21.4 27.7
1991 872 40.4 21.5 22.8
1992 936 41.9 22.3 27.1
1993 935 38.5 24.3 29.4
1994 992 50.0 19.8 31.6
1995 824 39.8 20.7 0
1996 824 39.8 20.7 0
1997 777 35.7 21.8 0
1998 736 37.5 19.6 39.3
1999 736 39.1 18.8 70.1
2000 741 38.8 19.1 68.7
2001 717 40.6 17.7 73.1
2002 792 39.0 20.3 82.7
2003 792 39.0 20.3 82.7
2004 817 44.4 18.4 78.4
2005 713 37.6 19.0 73.1
2006 682 40.0 17.1 83.4
2007 750 46.2 16.2 82.2
2008 737 46.1 16.0 83.1
2009 778 49.1 15.8 60.1
2010 756 50.4 14.9 58.5
2011 784 48.3 16.2 84.1
2012 820 40.5 20.2 77.3
2013 909 47.3 19.2 77.3
2014 929 45.6 20.3 77.4
2015 926 47.0 19.7 87
2016 993 49.0 20.2 87
2017 979 53.1 18.4 87
2018 1032 50.6 20.3 87
2019 1041 51.1 20.3 87
2020 1214 55.3 21.9 87
2021 1230 54.6 22.5 n/a
2022 1219 62.8 19.4 n/a
2023 1166 62.3 18.7 72.7

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 Waldo 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 $13,101
2020 n/a n/a $12,388
2021 n/a n/a $13,936
2022 $1,379 (8.1%) $15,583 (91.9%) $16,963
2023 $1,390 (7.5%) $17,218 (92.5%) $18,608

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Waldo Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 349th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 365th of 380 Middle schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Waldo Middle School)33.820.2
 13.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)45.630.4
 15.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Waldo Middle School)13.69.8
 3.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)29.419.4
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Waldo Middle School)38.620.3
 18.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)50.233.5
 16.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Waldo Middle School)22.612.2
 10.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)33.922.2
 11.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Waldo Middle School)36.821.7
 15.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)49.132.9
 16.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Waldo Middle School)15.58.5
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)34.419.3
 15.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Waldo Middle School)138.3
 4.7%
   8th Grade Science (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)34.620.8
 13.8%
   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 Students10411166
 12%
African American1618
 12.5%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian2120
 4.8%
Hispanic740843
 13.9%
Pacific Islander4886
 79.2%
White190161
 15.3%
Two or More Races2232
 45.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87%72.7%
 14.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Waldo Middle School

Students who attend Waldo Middle School usually go on to attend McKay High School

Students at Waldo Middle School are 72% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,166 students attended Waldo Middle School.

Waldo Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Oregon middle schools.


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