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Oliver Middle

Q: Is Oliver Middle a good school?

Oliver Middle ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Oregon middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Oliver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Oliver Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Oliver Middle?

Students at Oliver Middle are 40% Hispanic, 28% White, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 6-8

355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Oliver Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 15840 SE Taylor St in Portland, Oregon, serving 435 students as part of Centennial School District 28J, a district that itself ranks near the bottom of Oregon districts. Oliver ranks 355 of 371 middle schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 4th percentile, with 0 stars — and has stayed between the 4th and 6th percentile with 0 stars for four straight years, so this is not a one-year dip.

Test scores are below district and state levels in every subject: 17.7% proficiency in English language arts, 8.6% in math, and 11.0% in science, compared with district rates of 31.1%, 19.8%, and 16.8%. Math is the weakest area, and 6th-grade math is just 5.3%. Within the same district, Centennial Middle School (29th percentile) roughly doubles Oliver's ELA and math proficiency, even though both schools have the same student-teacher ratio of 20.3. Other nearby schools such as Harrison Park School (76th percentile) also outperform Oliver by wide margins, while Reynolds Middle School and Hauton B Lee Middle School rank even lower, placing Oliver in a cluster of struggling east Portland–area middle schools.

One bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell from 46.8% to 38.8% over three years, now slightly below the district average and better than Parkrose Middle School, Reynolds Middle School, Hauton B Lee Middle School, Clear Creek Middle School, and Centennial Middle School, though still above the state's 33.5%. Oliver also reports very high economic need (98.62% free/reduced lunch), the lowest per-student spending among nearby schools ($18,132), and a comparatively high student-teacher ratio. Its special education subgroup has improved from the 3rd to the 27th percentile.

435

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,132

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15840 SE Taylor St
Portland, OR 97233-3239

(503) 762-3207

District: Centennial School District 28J

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.5%

White:

28.3%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (13% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg24%

Oregon avg37%

355^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Centennial School District 28J

125^th of 141Centennial School District 28J 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
2026	9.3	355 of 371	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	354 of 368	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	353 of 371	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	358 of 380	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	313 of 321	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	311 of 316	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	296 of 313	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	318 of 323	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	100 of 104	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	195 of 200	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	192 of 196	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	186 of 196	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	193 of 201	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	228 of 240	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	226 of 244	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	276 of 312	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	316 of 327	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	315 of 330	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	305 of 323	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	281 of 318	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	140 of 193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	154 of 180	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	91 of 150	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	330 of 354	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	329 of 351	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	325 of 349	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	322 of 360	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)35th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Science11%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	9.3	355^th of 371 public middle schools	4.3%		8.9	354^th of 368 public middle schools	3.8%	1	12.0	25.2	16.6	17.7	5.3	11.5	9.1	8.6	11.0	11.0	$18,132	$1,168	$16,964
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%)	9	357^th of 371 public middle schools	3.8%		7.2	362^nd of 368 public middle schools	1.6%	5	15.4	21.4	24.2	20.5	6.4	6.6	< 5%	5.9	7.3	7.3	$19,799	$1,113	$18,686
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%)	30.4	264^th of 371 public middle schools	28.8%		30.9	260^th of 368 public middle schools	29.3%	4	32.7	42.2	30.9	35.5	12.5	31.4	16.9	20.7	21.5	21.5	$19,319	$1,128	$18,190
Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 NE 201st Ave	Fairview	97024	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-8166	723	54	13.4	100.0%	138 (19.1%)	52 (7.2%)	397 (54.9%)	41 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.4%)	58 (8.0%)	6.8	367^th of 371 public middle schools	1.1%		7.3	360^th of 368 public middle schools	2.2%	7	12.4	15.5	11.3	13.1	5.5	6.8	7.0	6.4	11.3	11.3	$21,911	$1,230	$20,680
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%)	39.2	221^st of 371 public middle schools	40.4%		41	198^th of 368 public middle schools	46.2%	23	30.9	40.2	42.2	37.6	18.6	29.1	39.7	28.9	20.2	20.2	$23,637	$1,701	$21,936
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%)	22.6	296^th of 371 public middle schools	20.2%		23.8	292^nd of 368 public middle schools	20.7%	4	26.9	32.2	34.4	31.2	14.2	21.3	20.2	18.5	13.1	13.1	$24,339	$1,695	$22,644
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%)	38.3	227^th of 371 public middle schools	38.8%		39	210^th of 368 public middle schools	42.9%	17	38.7	36.7	40.5	38.7	25.3	20.7	31.8	26.2	22.0	22.0	$24,805	$1,830	$22,976
Clear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	219 NE 219th	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 492-6700	584	32	18.2	82.5%	171 (29.3%)	45 (7.7%)	260 (44.5%)	25 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.6%)	56 (9.6%)	11	352^nd of 371 public middle schools	5.1%		8.5	356^th of 368 public middle schools	3.3%	4	25.5	23.8	13.3	20.8	12.0	10.8	8.6	10.5	8.3	8.3	$18,720	$378	$18,342
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%)	19.8	313^th of 371 public middle schools	15.6%		18.1	317^th of 368 public middle schools	13.9%	4	40.9	24.5	21.3	29.8	16.2	16.7	10.9	14.6	10.3	10.3	$19,276	$650	$18,626
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%)	69.5	88^th of 371 public middle schools	76.3%		67	94^th of 368 public middle schools	74.5%	6	43.4	54.5	53.3	50.2	41.0	45.5	42.4	43.0	37.2	37.2	$39,323	$2,222	$37,100

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver Middle

What is the racial makeup of Oliver Middle?

Students at Oliver Middle are 40% Hispanic, 28% White, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Oliver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Oliver Middle.

What district is Oliver Middle in?

Centennial School District 28J

Is Oliver Middle a good school?

Oliver Middle ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Oregon middle schools.

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