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Ron Russell Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Ron Russell Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 752 students in grades 6-8 and part of the David Douglas School District. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, it consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Across all grade levels, Ron Russell Middle School's proficiency rates in ELA and Math are significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance also varies greatly among different student subgroups, with Asian, Multi-racial, and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom 30% of Oregon middle schools. Additionally, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.1% to 40.1% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Happy Valley Middle School, Parkrose Middle School, and other schools in the Portland School District, Ron Russell Middle School is one of the lower-performing institutions in the area, despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending. Addressing the underlying issues that contribute to these disparities should be a priority for the school and district to improve educational outcomes for all students.

780

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,209

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 — 30th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

Oregon avg35%

292^nd of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)48th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2024)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-11 vs state

Science13%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	30.9	260^th of 368 public middle schools	29.3%		27.5	269^th of 371 public middle schools	27.5%	9	39.2	36.1	32.5	21.1	20.2	20.4	18.5	$19,856	$1,371	$18,486
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Russell Middle School

What district is Ron Russell Middle School in?

David Douglas School District 40

Is Ron Russell Middle School a good school?

Ron Russell Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Oregon middle schools.

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

How many students attend Ron Russell Middle School?

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

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.

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