Top 10 Best Portland Public Middle Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 55 public middle schools serving 29,397 students in Portland, OR.
The top ranked public middle schools in Portland, OR are Stoller Middle School, Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School and Flex Online School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Portland, OR public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the Oregon public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 48% statewide average). Middle schools in Portland have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of Oregon public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Oregon public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Middle Schools in Portland, OR (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Stoller Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
14141 Nw Laidlaw Rd
Portland, OR 97229
(503) 356-2680
Grades: 6-8
| 1,039 students
Rank: #22.
Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
2044 E Burnside St
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 467-7529
Grades: K-8
| 379 students
Rank: #33.
Flex Online School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
13845 Nw Science Park Dr
Portland, OR 97229
(503) 356-3720
Grades: K-12
| 1,653 students
Rank: #44.
Springville K-8 School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6655 Nw Joss Ave
Portland, OR 97229
(503) 356-2480
Grades: K-8
| 666 students
Rank: #55.
West Sylvan Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 84% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
8111 Sw West Slope Dr
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 916-5690
Grades: 6-8
| 730 students
Rank: #66.
Winterhaven School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 80% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
3830 Se 14th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 916-6200
Grades: K-8
| 292 students
Rank: #77.
Laurelhurst Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 82% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
840 Ne 41st Ave
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 916-6210
Grades: K-8
| 651 students
Rank: #88.
Riverdale Grade School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
11733 Sw Breyman Ave
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 262-4842
Grades: K-8
| 372 students
Rank: #99.
Beverly Cleary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 81% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1915 Ne 33rd
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 916-6766
Grades: K-8
| 656 students
Rank: #1010.
Sellwood Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 77% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8300 Se 15th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 916-5656
Grades: 6-8
| 554 students
Rank: #1111.
Gray Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 75% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5505 Sw 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 916-5676
Grades: 6-8
| 478 students
Rank: #1212.
Raleigh Hills Elementary School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5225 Sw Scholls Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 356-2160
Grades: K-8
| 352 students
Rank: #1313.
Hayhurst Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 73% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5037 Sw Iowa St
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 916-6300
Grades: K-8
| 574 students
Rank: #1414.
Cedar Park Middle School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
11100 Sw Park Way
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 356-2560
Grades: 6-8
| 633 students
Rank: #1515.
Jackson Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 76% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10625 Sw 35th
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 916-5680
Grades: 6-8
| 753 students
Rank: #1616.
Skyline Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
11536 Nw Skyline Blvd
Portland, OR 97231
(503) 916-5212
Grades: K-8
| 205 students
Rank: #1717.
Twality Middle School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14650 Sw 97th Ave
Portland, OR 97224
(503) 431-5200
Grades: 6-8
| 948 students
Rank: #1818.
The Cottonwood School Of Civics And Science
Charter School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
640 S Bancroft St
Portland, OR 97280
(503) 244-1697
Grades: K-8
| 189 students
Rank: #1919.
Hosford Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 67% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2303 Se 28th Pl
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 916-5640
Grades: 6-8
| 630 students
Rank: #2020.
The Ivy School
Charter School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5420 N. Interstate
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 288-8553
Grades: PK-8
| 279 students
Rank: #2121.
Creative Science School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 66% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1231 Se 92nd Ave
Portland, OR 97216
(503) 916-6431
Grades: K-8
| 424 students
Rank: #2222.
Thomas R Fowler Middle School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
10865 Sw Walnut St
Portland, OR 97223
(503) 431-5000
Grades: 6-8
| 766 students
Rank: #2323.
Metropolitan Learning Center
Alternative School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 67% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2033 Nw Glisan St
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 916-5737
Grades: K-12
| 341 students
Rank: #2424.
Sauvie Island School
Charter School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
14445 Nw Charlton Rd
Portland, OR 97231
(503) 621-3426
Grades: K-8
| 213 students
Rank: #2525.
Sunnyside Environmental School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 65% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3421 Se Salmon St
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 916-6226
Grades: K-8
| 470 students
Rank: #2626.
Mt Tabor Middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 61% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
5800 Se Ash St
Portland, OR 97215
(503) 916-5646
Grades: 6-8
| 645 students
Rank: #2727.
Portland Village School
Charter School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 59% )
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
7654 N Delaware St
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 445-0056
Grades: K-8
| 421 students
Rank: #2828.
Vernon Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 53% )
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2044 Ne Killingsworth St
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 916-6415
Grades: PK-8
| 517 students
Rank: #2929.
Beaumont Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 54% )
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4043 Ne Fremont St
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 916-5610
Grades: 6-8
| 469 students
Rank: #3030.
Da Vinci Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 61% )
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2508 Ne Everett
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 916-5356
Grades: 6-8
| 415 students
Rank: #3131.
Alice Ott Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 52% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
12500 Se Ramona St
Portland, OR 97236
(503) 256-6510
Grades: 6-8
| 592 students
Rank: #3232.
Centennial Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 48% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
17650 Se Brooklyn St
Portland, OR 97236
(503) 762-3206
Grades: 7-8
| 924 students
Rank: #3333.
Astor Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 49% )
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
5601 N Yale St
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 916-6244
Grades: K-8
| 393 students
Rank: #3434.
Ron Russell Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 48% )
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3955 Se 112th Ave
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 256-6519
Grades: 6-8
| 808 students
Rank: #3535.
Parkrose Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 51% )
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
11800 Ne Shaver St
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 408-2700
Grades: 6-8
| 695 students
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Portland, Oregon Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
4222 Ne 158th Ave
Portland, OR 97230
(503) 546-9928
Grades: 11-12
| n/a students
10822 Se Bush
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 256-6530
Grades: 7-12
| 191 students
7650 N Commercial Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 916-6240
Grades: K-5
| 138 students
6941 North Central St
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 916-5261
Grades: 9-12
| 251 students
10014 Ne Glisan
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 484-7507
Grades: 9-11
| n/a students
2225 Se 87th Ave
Portland, OR 97216
(503) 916-5700
Grades: 6-8
| 346 students
3905 Se 91st Ave
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 916-5240
Grades: 9-12
| 280 students
3830 Se 14th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 916-6200
Grades: K-5
| 121 students
11326 Se 47th Ave
Portland, OR 97222
(503) 353-5360
Grades: K-6
| 305 students
17630 Se Main St
Portland, OR 97233
(503) 762-3202
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
3400 Se 26th, Room 120
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 916-5133
Grades: 8-12
| 37 students
3811 Se Concord Rd
Portland, OR 97267
(503) 353-5400
Grades: K-5
| 292 students
8040 SW Durham Rd Tigard
Portland, OR 97224
(503) 431-4580
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
1715 Se 32nd Pl
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 916-6204
Grades: K-5
| 199 students
2421 Se Orange
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 916-6490
Grades: 6-8
| 233 students
1915 Ne 33rd
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 916-6480
Grades: PK-12
| 466 students
14513 Se Stark
Portland, OR 97233
(503) 328-0420
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
7334 Ne Siskiyou St
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 916-5600
Grades: PK-12
| 690 students
4800 Ne 74th
Portland, OR 97218
(503) 916-5724
Grades: PK
| 677 students
4915 North Gantenbein Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 916-5468
Grades: PK-8
| 201 students
7528 N Fenwick Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 916-6270
Grades: K-5
| 166 students
2044 E Burnside
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 254-2537
Grades: 9-12
| 228 students
3829 Se 74th Ave
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 262-4000
Grades: K-12
| 31 students
11250 Se 27th Ave
Portland, OR 97222
(503) 353-5480
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
11300 Se 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97222
(503) 353-5833
Grades: 9-12
| 6 students
2508 Ne Everett
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 916-5754
Grades: 9-12
| 20 students
1400 Se 135th
Portland, OR 97233
(503) 261-8470
Grades: K
| 243 students
4015 Sw Canyon Rd
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 471-9917
Grades: K-5
| 90 students
2508 Ne Everett
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 916-6170
Grades: 9-12
| 15 students
Parry Center (Closed 2004)
Special Education School
3415 Se Powell Blvd
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 234-9591
Grades: 1-7
| 42 students
3905 Se 91st Ave
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 916-5240
Grades: 9-12
| 169 students
3905 Se 91st Ave
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 916-5240
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
546 Ne 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 916-5720
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
5103 N Willis Blvd
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 916-5666
Grades: PK-12
| 426 students
2245 Ne 36th Ave
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 916-5160
Grades: 9-12
| 100 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in Portland, OR?
The top ranked public middle schools in Portland, OR include Stoller Middle School, Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School and Flex Online School.
How many public middle schools are located in Portland, OR?
55 public middle schools are located in Portland, OR.
What is the racial composition of students in Portland, OR?
Portland, OR public middle schools minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Oregon public middle schools average of 38% (majority Hispanic).

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