Sellwood Middle School
8300 Se 15th Ave, Portland, OR, 97202-7198 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Sellwood Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 12
County Multnomah County, OR
Students & Faculty
Total Students 559 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 27 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 161 students
Grade 7 - 196 students
Grade 8 - 202 students
This School
(OR) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(OR) School Average
% American Indian 2% 2%
% Asian 6% 5%
% Hispanic 6% 15%
% Black 3% 3%
% White 83% 73%
Additional Student Information
This School
(OR) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 22% 35%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 4%
School Performance:
(OR) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Portland 1j School District
This School's Agency
(OR) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 98 6
Number of Students Managed 45,932 students 2,360 students
District Total Revenue $524,337,000 $19,380,000
District Expenditure $470,489,000 $21,541,000
District Revenue / Student $11,416 $8,212
District Expenditure / Student $10,243 $9,128
In the News:
  • This week's events: Powwow, Oktoberfest, marching bands and more (The Oregonian)
    posted on September 24, 2009 at 02:26:53 pm
    When fall feels like summer, it's time to head outside, where this week you can celebrate green sprouts, open farm days, music and stargazing, not to mention the coming rainy season. And that's just to name a few fun, cheap things to do. Have fun!
  • Greenhouse 'sprouts' at middle school (The Oregonian)
    posted on August 13, 2009 at 10:45:44 am
    Classes may be out, but a project to build a student-run greenhouse is in full swing at a Southeast Portland school with a strong sustainability streak. At Sellwood Middle School, the cafeteria features a large poster proclaiming "Oregon Green School."...
  • Portland teachers cut back their working hours (The Portland Business Journal)
    posted on May 18, 2009 at 11:51:32 pm
    Teachers at Duniway Elementary School in the Portland school district this week are refusing to work more that 7.5 hours per day.
  • The city that marimbas (Portland Tribune)
    posted on March 26, 2009 at 07:06:14 am
    MyLinda King’s marimba obsession began 20 years ago, after seeing a band play the lively Zimbabwean instrument at a folk music festival in Seattle. “It just blew me away,” King recalls. “I was always into sports and music. I thought, ‘Cool, you can do both at the same ...
  • The Un-leaded Crusade (Portland Tribune)
    posted on March 12, 2009 at 07:06:24 am
    Toys, jewelry and ceramics are heaped upon Tamara Rubin’s dining room table. One by one, she picks up each item and “shoots” it with a Niton XRF Analyzer, a $27,000 device that detects and measures the presence of lead and other elements in toys and other items. Rubin’s ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (97202)
School Zip (97202)
(OR) State Average
Population (Approximate) 37,411 people 3,360,404 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 46% 26%
Population Average Age 35 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.2 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $39,879 $42,595
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 63 years old 36 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (97202)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 50% / 50% 63% / 37%
School Map:
1. Milwaukie Junior High School - 464 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
2. Rowe Middle School - 733 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
3. Lane Middle School - 551 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
4. Gray Middle School - 494 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
5. Environmental Middle School - 233 students - 3.0 mi. away - view location
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