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Ron Russell Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Ron Russell Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving about 780 students in grades 6–8 as part of David Douglas School District 40. Statewide it ranks 296th of 371 Oregon middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 20th percentile with 1 star — a bottom-quintile result. That reflects a long slide: in 2015–2016 the school sat at the 66th percentile with 3 stars.

Among its own district peers, Ron Russell is the lowest ranked. Floyd Light Middle School and Alice Ott Middle School both land near the 39th–40th percentile with 2 stars, and both outscore Ron Russell in ELA, math, and science while having less chronic absenteeism. The gap isn't explained by crowding or money: Ron Russell has the largest enrollment, the smallest classes of the three (16.4 students per teacher), and spends $24,339 per student — comparable to Alice Ott and more than Floyd Light. Looking more broadly, it beats Parkrose Middle School and Oliver Middle in all three subjects, but trails Centennial Middle School and Lane Middle School, and is far below higher-income Happy Valley Middle School and Mt Tabor Middle School.

Proficiency is 31.2% in ELA, 18.5% in math, and 13.1% in science — all below district and state averages, with science less than half the state rate. The weakest spots are 6th-grade math and 8th-grade science, while ELA is comparatively stronger and improves from 6th through 8th grade. Chronic absenteeism is 36.4%, above district and state levels, though it improved from 41.2% in 2021–2022 before rising again. English learner and special education students rank near the 12th percentile statewide, making those the clearest equity concerns.

780

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,339

Per pupil spending ?

101.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3955 SE 112th Ave
Portland, OR 97266-1734

(503) 256-6519

District: David Douglas School District 40

Students who attend Ron Russell Middle School usually attend:

High:

David Douglas High School

Feeder schools for Ron Russell Middle School:

Elementary:	Earl Boyles Elementary
	Lincoln Park Elementary School
	West Powellhurst Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

25.6%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

Oregon avg37%

296^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

107^th of 141David 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
2026	22.6	296 of 371	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	292 of 368	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	273 of 371	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	295 of 380	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	259 of 367	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	217 of 379	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	188 of 384	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	175 of 382	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	131 of 383	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	185 of 381	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.8	269 of 382	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	282 of 377	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	304 of 395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	301 of 357	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	313 of 343	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	297 of 323	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.3	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	29 of 41	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	250 of 321	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	244 of 316	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	226 of 313	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	261 of 323	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	234 of 310	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	157 of 277	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	184 of 342	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	66 of 103	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	65 of 104	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	76 of 103	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.3	53 of 103	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	14 of 93	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	112 of 200	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	101 of 196	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	117 of 196	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	109 of 201	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	71 of 194	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	55 of 191	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	46 of 210	78.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	181 of 256	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	164 of 240	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	126 of 244	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	188 of 312	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	255 of 364	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	96 of 282	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	87 of 325	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	275 of 327	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	273 of 330	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	241 of 323	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	230 of 318	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	204 of 312	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	191 of 291	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	175 of 341	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	106 of 128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	130 of 133	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	94 of 125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	99 of 114	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	81 of 115	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	58 of 137	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	169 of 193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	124 of 180	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	108 of 153	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	60 of 150	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	90 of 143	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	66 of 156	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	135 of 206	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	281 of 354	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	280 of 351	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	248 of 349	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	265 of 360	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	276 of 355	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	213 of 344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	174 of 357	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)83rd percentile+63 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2024)29th percentile~ school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-14 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

i actully LOVED this school Close Quote

by a teacher
Monday, November 9, 2009

Overall, the RRMS middle provides a great environment for which children can learn. I have heard many positive things about from substitute teachers outside of the district that have an opportunity to work here in the school. Parents, and members from the community have good things to say,as well. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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%)	43.1	195^th of 371 public middle schools	47.4%		57.8	124^th of 368 public middle schools	66.3%	71	39.0	48.8	33.1	40.2	28.4	39.0	25.7	30.9	19.7	19.7	$24,669	$1,481	$23,188
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
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%)	37.2	232^nd of 371 public middle schools	37.5%		27.2	275^th of 368 public middle schools	25.3%	43	37.0	37.5	36.4	36.9	26.1	22.5	26.8	25.2	26.8	26.8	$25,848	$1,713	$24,135
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%)	90.7	28^th of 371 public middle schools	92.5%		94.8	14^th of 368 public middle schools	96.2%	14	65.4	73.7	62.5	67.0	60.7	71.4	49.3	60.0	45.4	45.4	$22,306	$1,142	$21,164
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
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%)	61.6	107^th of 371 public middle schools	71.2%		69.9	89^th of 368 public middle schools	75.8%	18	54.8	50.4	45.9	50.3	37.0	43.2	32.3	37.4	28.0	28.0	$19,597	$811	$18,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Russell Middle School

What high school do graduates of Ron Russell Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ron Russell Middle School usually go on to attend David Douglas High School

What district is Ron Russell Middle School in?

David Douglas School District 40

What is the racial makeup of Ron Russell Middle School?

Students at Ron Russell Middle School are 33% Hispanic, 26% White, 16% Asian, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

Is Ron Russell Middle School a good school?

Ron Russell Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Oregon middle schools.

How many students attend Ron Russell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Ron Russell Middle School.

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