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Floyd Light Middle School

Q: Is Floyd Light Middle School a good school?

Floyd Light Middle School ranks 198 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Floyd Light Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 662 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the David Douglas School District, which is ranked 109 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Floyd Light Middle School faces several key challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.2% to 40.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Alice Ott Middle School (34.3%) and Ron Russell Middle School (34.3%). The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also generally lower than the state and district averages.

However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking highly (top 2 out of 22 schools) for African American students but much lower for Asian and Hispanic students. Additionally, the school performs well for Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the top 26 out of 104 schools in Oregon. Despite these challenges, Floyd Light Middle School spends more per student ($22,883 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, which may indicate a focus on resource allocation and support for students.

684

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,883

Per pupil spending ?

101.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10800 SE Washington St
Portland, OR 97216-3199

(503) 256-6511

District: David Douglas School District 40

Students who attend Floyd Light Middle School usually attend:

High:

David Douglas High School

Feeder schools for Floyd Light Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherry Park Elementary School
	Menlo Park Elementary School
	Ventura Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.0%

White:

28.9%

Asian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

198^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the David Douglas School District 40

109^th of 140David Douglas School District 40 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	198 of 368	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	196 of 371	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	241 of 380	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	213 of 367	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	251 of 379	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	276 of 384	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.2	267 of 382	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.8	229 of 383	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	202 of 381	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.8	224 of 382	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	162 of 377	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	205 of 395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	237 of 357	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.0	241 of 343	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	217 of 323	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.4	255 of 315	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	210 of 295	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	204 of 285	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.1	207 of 271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.3	108 of 270	60.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	47.1	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.8	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	160 of 316	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	173 of 313	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	223 of 323	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	210 of 310	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	154 of 277	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	251 of 342	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	3 of 103	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	16 of 93	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	115 of 196	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	102 of 196	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	128 of 201	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	106 of 194	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	100 of 191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	143 of 210	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	123 of 240	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	94 of 244	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	124 of 312	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	210 of 364	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	138 of 282	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	209 of 325	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	197 of 330	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	168 of 323	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	171 of 318	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	150 of 312	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	235 of 291	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	255 of 341	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	78 of 114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	75 of 115	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	130 of 137	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	45 of 180	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	54 of 153	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	82 of 150	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	123 of 143	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	90 of 156	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	167 of 206	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	139 of 351	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	123 of 349	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	139 of 360	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	186 of 355	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	175 of 344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	199 of 357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)91st percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)75th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

Science16%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 20, 2019

The school should be made to fit the child not the other way around. Our public school system is in dire need of reform. It's an old dinosaur slow to change and no to change. Quality rather than quantity. Take the power away from the big wigs in the Ivory tower in Washington DC who think they know better and don't and give it back to the child and parents.. Who what where why and when should be dictated by the student and the parents.
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by a student
Thursday, August 23, 2018

I was originally going to rate this 3 stars, then when I thought about it and talked to my friend at a different middle school, I realized, Floyd Light Middle School sucks. There is a fight every other day and the teachers do nothing about it. The academics are some of the worst in the state and some of the worst in the country. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Floyd Light Middle School	Public	6-8	10800 SE Washington St	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6511	684	35	19.4	101.3%	198 (28.9%)	96 (14.0%)	205 (30.0%)	98 (14.3%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.6%)	61 (8.9%)	41	198^th of 368 public middle schools	46.2%		42.8	196^th of 371 public middle schools	47.2%	2	33.2	44.4	33.7	21.9	36.9	35.8	16.1	$22,883	$1,910	$20,973
Harrison Park School	Public	6-8	2225 SE 87th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5700	372	28	13.4	98.9%	123 (33.1%)	49 (13.2%)	52 (14.0%)	82 (22.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	46 (12.4%)	67	94^th of 368 public middle schools	74.5%		61.9	105^th of 371 public middle schools	71.7%	11	50.0	50.4	45.3	44.0	39.5	36.9	34.3	$24,388	$2,407	$21,981
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	780	47	16.4	101.9%	200 (25.6%)	102 (13.1%)	261 (33.5%)	121 (15.5%)	12 (1.5%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.9%)	23.8	292^nd of 368 public middle schools	20.7%		26.5	273^rd of 371 public middle schools	26.4%	19	28.9	32.4	31.8	14.7	20.0	22.4	12.6	$22,209	$1,859	$20,350
Parkrose Middle School	Public	6-8	11800 NE Shaver St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 408-2700	618	35	17.8	128.8%	161 (26.1%)	128 (20.7%)	203 (32.8%)	52 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	46 (7.4%)	18.1	317^th of 368 public middle schools	13.9%		19.4	313^th of 371 public middle schools	15.6%	4	31.1	22.4	29.0	20.1	12.2	8.8	13.5	$15,943	$1,207	$14,736
Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	3330 SE 69th	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5707	592	39	15.2	42.2%	242 (40.9%)	23 (3.9%)	211 (35.6%)	39 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.1%)	57.8	124^th of 368 public middle schools	66.3%		45.1	181^st of 371 public middle schools	51.2%	57	49.7	47.1	44.1	35.8	35.3	34.2	27.9	$21,886	$2,076	$19,810
Roseway Heights School	Public	6-8	7334 NE Siskiyou St	Portland	97213	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5600	561	38	14.6	42.2%	220 (39.2%)	58 (10.3%)	139 (24.8%)	63 (11.2%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	59 (10.5%)	39.9	204^th of 368 public middle schools	44.6%		30	254^th of 371 public middle schools	31.5%	50	47.4	40.3	27.5	30.0	33.3	21.3	15.4	$22,691	$2,056	$20,636
Oliver Middle	Public	6-8	15840 SE Taylor St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 762-3207	435	21	20.3	98.6%	123 (28.3%)	47 (10.8%)	172 (39.5%)	52 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	23 (5.3%)	8.9	354^th of 368 public middle schools	3.8%		10.8	353^rd of 371 public middle schools	4.9%	1	15.1	20.5	22.2	7.6	8.3		5.5	$19,758	$1,720	$18,038
Mt Tabor Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 SE Ash St	Portland	97215	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5646	466	25	18.3	41.6%	265 (56.9%)	9 (1.9%)	39 (8.4%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (25.8%)	94.8	14^th of 368 public middle schools	96.2%		94.9	16^th of 371 public middle schools	95.7%	2	71.3	65.4	67.6	63.5	60.9	64.3	63.2	$20,131	$1,499	$18,632
Alice Ott Middle School	Public	6-8	12500 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6510	594	33	18.0	100.2%	184 (31.0%)	83 (14.0%)	161 (27.1%)	97 (16.3%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	47 (7.9%)	39	210^th of 368 public middle schools	42.9%		50.6	157^th of 371 public middle schools	57.7%	53	36.1	47.7	36.9	20.1	33.0	21.0	20.2	$23,400	$1,987	$21,413
Hauton B Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	1121 NE 172nd Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2723	718	42	17.0	101.3%	109 (15.2%)	119 (16.6%)	297 (41.4%)	94 (13.1%)	8 (1.1%)	46 (6.4%)	44 (6.1%)	7.2	362^nd of 368 public middle schools	1.6%		9.2	360^th of 371 public middle schools	3.0%	2	15.9	14.1	14.5	6.3	7.2		8.6	$20,747	$3,265	$17,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Floyd Light Middle School

How many students attend Floyd Light Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Floyd Light Middle School.

What district is Floyd Light Middle School in?

David Douglas School District 40

Is Floyd Light Middle School a good school?

Floyd Light Middle School ranks 198^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Floyd Light Middle School attend?

Students who attend Floyd Light Middle School usually go on to attend David Douglas High School

What is the racial makeup of Floyd Light Middle School?

Students at Floyd Light Middle School are 30% Hispanic, 29% White, 14% Asian, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

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