Best Middle Schools in Oregon

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Oregon middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Oregon test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the OSAS test scores by the Oregon Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 371)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
411004000912	271	Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	7200 SE 60th Ave	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6355	334	25	13.2	66.8%	128 (38.3%)	33 (9.9%)	85 (25.4%)	53 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	25 (7.5%)	$25,107			$2,712			$22,395	26.8	15.3	341	70
410600001787	272	Metro East Web Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 NW 5th St	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(503) 258-4790	628	40	15.5		382 (60.8%)	28 (4.5%)	126 (20.1%)	16 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	55 (8.8%)	$6,215			$1,012			$5,203	26.5	19	324	52
410394001676	273	Ron Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	3955 SE 112th Ave	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6519	770	45	16.9	76.9%	231 (30.0%)	111 (14.4%)	234 (30.4%)	118 (15.3%)	7 (0.9%)	19 (2.5%)	43 (5.6%)	$22,209			$1,859			$20,350	26.5	25.2	295	22
410396000308	274	Days Creek Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11381 Tiller Trail Hwy	Days Creek	97429	Douglas County	Douglas County School District 15	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 825-3296	236	22	10.8	69.9%	184 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.9%)	$23,830			$2,335			$21,495	26.5	12.8	354	80
410198001350	275	Three Rivers Elementary School	Public	K-8	56900 Enterprise Dr	Sunriver	97707	Deschutes County	Bend-LaPine Administrative School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 355-3000	409	22	18.3	65.3%	352 (86.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	$17,060			$1,494			$15,566	26.1	62.9	105	170
410386001049	276	LaCreole Middle School	Public	6-8	701 SE LaCreole Dr	Dallas	97338	Polk County	Dallas School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 623-6662	586	35	16.6	40.8%	450 (76.8%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (14.0%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	$15,714			$639			$15,075	26.1	30.2	269	7
410600000988	277	Dexter McCarty Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 SE 5th St	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 665-0148	559	27	20.6	82.1%	249 (44.5%)	21 (3.8%)	195 (34.9%)	18 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.3%)	62 (11.1%)	$17,244			$730			$16,514	25.9	28.1	281	4
410543001249	278	Gaston Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Park St	Gaston	97119	Washington County	Gaston School District 511J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 985-7516	245	16	15.7	38.4%	183 (74.7%)	4 (1.6%)	42 (17.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	$19,311			$894			$18,417	25.7	19.4	323	45
410516001188	279	Neil Armstrong Middle School	Public	7-8	1777 Mt View Ln	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 359-2465	826	44	18.9	48.1%	258 (31.2%)	6 (0.7%)	523 (63.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	$16,446			$00			$16,446	25.7	27.5	284	5
410759000634	280	Lowell Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	65 S Pioneer St	Lowell	97452	Lane County	Lowell School District 71	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 937-2124	181	11	15.8	74.6%	144 (79.6%)	2 (1.1%)	18 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	$20,523			$624			$19,900	25.4	33.3	251	29

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Oregon

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for OR student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Gifted and Talented Students

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on OSAS English Language Arts, OSAS Mathematics, OSAS Science test scores released by the Oregon Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 3, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Oregon Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Oregon Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.