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Walter L Kraxberger Middle School

Q: Is Walter L Kraxberger Middle School a good school?

Walter L Kraxberger Middle School ranks 178 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Walter L Kraxberger Middle School is a public middle school located in Gladstone, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 338. The school is part of the Gladstone School District 115, which is ranked 63 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Walter L Kraxberger Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 172 out of 382 Oregon middle schools to 320 out of 384. Its current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 178 out of 368 Oregon middle schools. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 star to 3 stars. The school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.0% to 38.1% over the past few school years. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Sellwood Middle School and Athey Creek Middle School, have significantly outperformed Walter L Kraxberger Middle School in terms of statewide ranking, SchoolDigger rating, and academic proficiency rates. These higher-performing schools are located in the Portland School District 1J and West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J, which are ranked 13 and 6 out of 140 districts in Oregon, respectively.

343

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,044

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17777 Webster Rd
Gladstone, OR 97027-1499

(503) 655-3636

District: Gladstone School District 115

Students who attend Walter L Kraxberger Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gladstone High School

Feeder schools for Walter L Kraxberger Middle School:

Elementary:	Gladstone Center for Children and Families
	John Wetten Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Oregon median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Oregon avg35%

178^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 140Gladstone School District 115 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	46.2	178 of 368	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	186 of 371	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	184 of 380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	235 of 367	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	255 of 379	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	320 of 384	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	302 of 382	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	282 of 383	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	283 of 381	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	55.3	172 of 382	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	163 of 377	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.5	234 of 395	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.4	135 of 357	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.7	46 of 343	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	58 of 323	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	57.2	124 of 315	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	120 of 295	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.9	103 of 285	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.3	91 of 271	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.4	163 of 270	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	204 of 316	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	157 of 313	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	184 of 323	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	218 of 310	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	170 of 277	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	265 of 342	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	99 of 196	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	59 of 196	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	65 of 201	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	141 of 194	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	77 of 191	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.2	172 of 210	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	99 of 240	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	103 of 244	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	238 of 312	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	232 of 364	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	175 of 282	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.4	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	120 of 330	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	163 of 323	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	129 of 318	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	176 of 312	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	204 of 291	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	306 of 341	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	97 of 133	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	64 of 125	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	66 of 110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	116 of 137	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	101 of 153	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	78 of 150	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	96 of 143	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	126 of 156	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	153 of 206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	149 of 351	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	182 of 349	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	209 of 360	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	255 of 355	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	317 of 357	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics29%~ state avg

Science24%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 7, 2019

This is a great school. The teachers and administrators are awesome and passionate about their work. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Complete zoo. Kids running around “cutting” with pencil sharpener blades stashed in their binders. Worst experience with a school ever. Kids run the place and do a poor job of it. 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
Walter L Kraxberger Middle School	Public	6-8	17777 Webster Rd	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-3636	343	20	16.9	62.7%	235 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.3%)	46.2	178^th of 368 public middle schools	51.6%		44.6	186^th of 371 public middle schools	49.9%	8	39.8	45.8	42.9	21.6	33.6	30.4	24.3	$21,044	$1,934	$19,110
Alder Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	13801 SE Webster Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5700	810	46	17.7	59.0%	462 (57.0%)	19 (2.3%)	256 (31.6%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	18.1	316^th of 368 public middle schools	14.1%		18.4	319^th of 371 public middle schools	14.0%	3	27.6	24.7	18.8	14.9	19.0	17.8	14.2	$22,058	$1,501	$20,557
Tumwata Middle School	Public	6-8	14133 S Donovan Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8300	685	25	26.9	54.6%	515 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (12.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	56 (8.2%)	48.5	167^th of 368 public middle schools	54.6%		39.3	214^th of 371 public middle schools	42.3%	47	32.9	48.1	56.0	17.3	34.0	30.9	28.1	$15,997	$801	$15,196
Rock Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	14331 SE 132nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5680	889	47	18.9	58.6%	445 (50.1%)	30 (3.4%)	145 (16.3%)	183 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.5%)	42.9	188^th of 368 public middle schools	48.9%		43.8	193^rd of 371 public middle schools	48.0%	5	41.7	34.8	31.5	34.6	30.0	29.2	23.1	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Rowe Middle School	Public	6-8	3606 SE Lake Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5725	747	40	18.5	58.8%	402 (53.8%)	31 (4.1%)	197 (26.4%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	67 (9.0%)	31.5	255^th of 368 public middle schools	30.7%		24.4	288^th of 371 public middle schools	22.4%	33	35.0	33.9	32.3	25.1	17.9	17.6	24.6	$23,081	$1,588	$21,494
Rosemont Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	20001 Salamo Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7550	699	39	18.1	28.9%	508 (72.7%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	88.5	37^th of 368 public middle schools	89.9%		93.4	22^nd of 371 public middle schools	94.1%	15	64.1	64.4	64.5	59.4	49.8	51.7	44.3	$14,176	$294	$13,882
Gardiner Middle School	Public	6-8	205 Williams St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8200	699	25	28.3	54.2%	453 (64.8%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (25.6%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	47.1	174^th of 368 public middle schools	52.7%		43.3	194^th of 371 public middle schools	47.7%	20	43.6	50.5	36.2	28.3	40.6	22.4	20.5	$17,128	$1,125	$16,004
Happy Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	13865 SE King Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-1920	1,158	58	19.9	58.1%	583 (50.3%)	37 (3.2%)	137 (11.8%)	285 (24.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.0%)	69.9	89^th of 368 public middle schools	75.8%		69.5	81^st of 371 public middle schools	78.2%	8	50.3	57.9	45.3	36.5	51.9	40.6	32.8	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Athey Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2110 Brandon Pl	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7400	470	30	15.5	24.7%	366 (77.9%)	5 (1.1%)	42 (8.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	84.3	42^nd of 368 public middle schools	88.6%		72.9	71^st of 371 public middle schools	80.9%	29	63.6	66.7	61.3	44.1	51.3	52.4	35.9	$17,993	$149	$17,844
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	417	32	13.0	97.6%	158 (37.9%)	39 (9.4%)	116 (27.8%)	60 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	31 (7.4%)	27.2	275^th of 368 public middle schools	25.3%		26.8	271^st of 371 public middle schools	27.0%	4	25.9	38.5	25.5	21.0	30.1	14.9	14.9	$25,107	$2,712	$22,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter L Kraxberger Middle School

Is Walter L Kraxberger Middle School a good school?

Walter L Kraxberger Middle School ranks 178^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Walter L Kraxberger Middle School?

Students at Walter L Kraxberger Middle School are 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Walter L Kraxberger Middle School attend?

Students who attend Walter L Kraxberger Middle School usually go on to attend Gladstone High School

What district is Walter L Kraxberger Middle School in?

Gladstone School District 115

How many students attend Walter L Kraxberger Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Walter L Kraxberger Middle School.

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