State/Public Middle Open

Ontario Middle School

573 SW 2nd Ave, Ontario, Malheur County, 97914

378
Pupils
18.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ontario Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ontario, Malheur County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ontario SD 8C school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Ontario SD 8C

Enrollment & staffing

Ontario Middle School enrolls 378 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.

Male students
210 (56%)
Female students
168 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student-teacher ratio
18.0:1
Grade span
7–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 4.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino22860%
White12633%
Two or more races164.2%
Black or African American41.1%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

376 of the school's 378 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 7–8Title I

Ontario Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-20, state senate district 30, state house district 60.

School district: Ontario SD 8C

Ontario Middle School is one of 7 schools in Ontario SD 8C, based in Ontario, Oregon. The district serves 2,170 students district-wide and employs 136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 378 students, Ontario Middle School is larger than the district average of about 310 students per school.

2,170
District students
7
Schools
136
Teachers (FTE)

View the full Ontario SD 8C profile →

Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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