Best Middle Schools in Oregon for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Oregon!

Every year, the Oregon Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 22)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Stoller Middle School	Public	6-8	14141 NW Laidlaw Rd	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2680	1,069	52	20.6	50.7%	244 (22.8%)	28 (2.6%)	110 (10.3%)	625 (58.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.6%)	$14,923			$942			$13,980	95.5%	96.7%	1.28%			410192001431
2	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%)	$22,883			$1,910			$20,973	90.9%	46.2%	44.71%			410394001027
3	J W Poynter Middle School	Public	7-8	1535 NE Grant St	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1580	703	32	21.7	69.1%	255 (36.3%)	29 (4.1%)	318 (45.2%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	62 (8.8%)	$18,256			$1,144			$17,112	86.4%	40.8%	45.60%			410002301251
4	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	10625 SW 35th	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5680	715	37	19.3	61.8%	472 (66.0%)	51 (7.1%)	77 (10.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	85 (11.9%)	$19,144			$1,693			$17,452	81.8%	92.7%	10.84%			411004001365
5	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%)	$12,294			$1,204			$11,090	77.3%	75.8%	1.46%			410883001782
6	Twality Middle School	Public	6-8	14650 SW 97th Ave	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 431-5200	1,006	48	20.9	57.8%	499 (49.6%)	38 (3.8%)	272 (27.0%)	61 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.3%)	108 (10.7%)	$18,038			$1,083			$16,955	72.7%	64.9%	7.78%			411224001197
7	South Meadows Middle School	Public	7-8	4960 SE Davis Road	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1220	696	34	20.4	70.7%	222 (31.9%)	25 (3.6%)	367 (52.7%)	37 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$18,506			$999			$17,507	68.2%	25.0%	43.18%			410002301253
8	R A Brown Middle School	Public	7-8	1505 SW Cornelius Pass Rd	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1070	653	32	20.6	67.7%	242 (37.1%)	21 (3.2%)	224 (34.3%)	79 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	71 (10.9%)	$17,447			$954			$16,493	63.6%	63.9%	0.22%			410002301250
9	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	17650 SE Brooklyn St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 762-3206	876	43	20.3	102.2%	298 (34.0%)	79 (9.0%)	258 (29.5%)	142 (16.2%)	8 (0.9%)	27 (3.1%)	59 (6.7%)	$19,856			$1,371			$18,486	59.1%	29.3%	29.74%			410280001013
10	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	100.2%	184 (31.0%)	83 (14.0%)	161 (27.1%)	97 (16.3%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	47 (7.9%)	$23,400			$1,987			$21,413	54.5%	42.9%	11.61%			410394001028

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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 2, 2025, 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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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