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Neil Armstrong Middle School

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Neil Armstrong Middle School ranks 274 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Neil Armstrong Middle School is a grades 7–8 school serving 838 students in Forest Grove, Oregon, part of Forest Grove School District 15 in the western Portland metro area. It ranks 274th of 371 Oregon schools (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26 and has never risen above the 26th percentile or earned more than 1 star over the past decade. Roughly 81.98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — up sharply from 48.06% two years earlier — the school spends $19,045 per student, and chronic absenteeism was 37.3%, higher than both the district (35.6%) and state (33.5%) rates, though improved from 41.5% in 2022–23.

On 2025–26 state tests, 34.3% of students met standards in English language arts (state: 43.8%), 20.3% in math (state: 32.9%), and 20.2% in science (state: 30.6%), making math and science the weakest areas. The pattern starts earlier: Tom McCall Upper Elementary, which feeds into this school and serves a nearly identical population, posts similar results (31.6% ELA, 20.6% math, 17.0% science). Compared with nearby schools, Neil Armstrong outperforms Meadow Park Middle School and Mountain View Middle School in all three subjects despite serving a much higher-poverty population, and edges out South Meadows Middle School and Banks Middle School in ELA and science. However, R A Brown Middle School, J W Poynter Middle School, and Evergreen Middle School score higher in math, and Stoller Middle School — with far lower poverty and absenteeism — reaches 72.3% in ELA and 68.3% in math.

The school's results also vary widely across student groups: students from low-income families rank around the 34th percentile (2 stars) and students with disabilities around the 41st percentile (2 stars), both improved from prior years, while the school's strongest subgroup results reach the top half of the state. Because per-student spending here is higher than at several higher-performing nearby schools, targeted support — especially around attendance, math, and science — appears more important than funding levels alone.

838

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,045

Per pupil spending ?

82.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1777 Mt View Ln
Forest Grove, OR 97116-2217

(503) 359-2465

District: Forest Grove School District 15

Students who attend Neil Armstrong Middle School usually attend:

High:

Forest Grove High School

Feeder schools for Neil Armstrong Middle School:

Elementary:	Cornelius Elementary School
	Dilley Elementary School
	Echo Shaw Elementary School
	Fern Hill Elementary School
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	Harvey Clarke Elementary School
	Joseph Gale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

White:

31.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (26% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Oregon avg37%

274^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 141Forest Grove School District 15 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	27.6	274 of 371	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	300 of 368	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	279 of 371	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	284 of 380	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	306 of 367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	295 of 379	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	294 of 384	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	298 of 382	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	296 of 383	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	306 of 381	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.7	321 of 382	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	291 of 377	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.1	216 of 395	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	246 of 357	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	237 of 343	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.9	281 of 323	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	267 of 315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	239 of 295	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	250 of 285	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.4	221 of 271	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	224 of 270	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	240 of 321	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	266 of 316	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	249 of 313	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	242 of 323	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	267 of 310	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	204 of 277	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	266 of 342	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	40 of 104	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	48 of 103	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	12 of 103	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	17 of 93	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	162 of 200	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	164 of 196	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	139 of 196	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	151 of 201	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	173 of 194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	148 of 191	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	158 of 210	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	168 of 256	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	214 of 240	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	264 of 312	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	303 of 364	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	253 of 282	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	274 of 325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	256 of 327	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	278 of 330	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	231 of 323	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	235 of 318	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	255 of 312	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	234 of 291	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	264 of 341	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.0	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	48 of 128	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	56 of 133	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	29 of 125	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	54 of 114	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.4	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	117 of 137	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	113 of 193	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	137 of 180	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	140 of 156	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	142 of 206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	113 of 354	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.0	208 of 351	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	179 of 349	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	126 of 360	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	226 of 355	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	163 of 344	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	155 of 357	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)68th percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Migrant (2026)45th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-9 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Principal that doesn't treat the students with dignity/respect- conferences that are dominated by "Your kid this and your kid that" without ever using the student's name. A administrative staff that is equally indifferent to the manner in which the students are treated. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neil Armstrong Middle School	Public	7-8	1777 Mt View Ln	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 359-2465	838	44	19.2	82.0%	261 (31.1%)	7 (0.8%)	525 (62.6%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.1%)	27.6	274^th of 371 public middle schools	26.1%		21.6	300^th of 368 public middle schools	18.5%	26			33.8	34.8	34.3			20.9	19.8	20.3		20.2	20.2	$19,045	$1,719	$17,326
Tom McCall Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	1341 Pacific Ave	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 359-2506	673	38	17.5	81.1%	253 (37.6%)	6 (0.9%)	375 (55.7%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.8%)								(n/a)	28.6	34.4			31.6	17.7	23.1			20.6	17.0		17.0	$20,435	$1,039	$19,396
Evergreen Middle School	Public	7-8	29850 NW Evergreen Rd	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1400	728	35	21.0	67.4%	310 (42.6%)	15 (2.1%)	312 (42.9%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	40.2	214^th of 371 public middle schools	42.3%		38.7	212^th of 368 public middle schools	42.4%	2			35.1	32.2	33.6			32.2	32.3	32.3		26.2	26.2	$18,837	$411	$18,426
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%)	36.6	235^th of 371 public middle schools	36.7%		36.8	218^th of 368 public middle schools	40.8%	17			35.5	36.8	36.1			29.4	23.5	26.5		26.2	26.2	$18,396	$640	$17,757
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%)	24.5	290^th of 371 public middle schools	21.8%		27.1	276^th of 368 public middle schools	25.0%	14			36.9	25.6	31.1			26.1	18.8	22.4		13.5	13.5	$19,041	$374	$18,667
Banks Middle School	Public	6-8	12850 NW Main St	Banks	97106	Washington County	Banks School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 324-3111	254	14	17.8	74.8%	208 (81.9%)	4 (1.6%)	28 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	27.2	279^th of 371 public middle schools	24.8%		24.4	290^th of 368 public middle schools	21.2%	11		30.4	43.7	20.8	31.6		26.9	24.3	19.4	23.5		10.5	10.5	$15,770	$40	$15,730
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%)	45.7	176^th of 371 public middle schools	52.6%		55.6	133^rd of 368 public middle schools	63.9%	43			48.7	39.5	44.2			35.2	25.3	30.3		23.9	23.9	$18,245	$373	$17,871
Five Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 NW 173rd Ave	Beaverton	97006	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2600	807	44	18.3	50.6%	312 (38.7%)	32 (4.0%)	280 (34.7%)	90 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	77 (9.5%)	42.3	202^nd of 371 public middle schools	45.6%		38.6	213^th of 368 public middle schools	42.1%	11		43.3	44.3	36.4	41.3		30.3	34.3	23.7	29.5		18.0	18.0	$18,691	$504	$18,188
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	17500 SW Farmington Rd	Beaverton	97007	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 259-3890	793	46	17.1	50.7%	277 (34.9%)	34 (4.3%)	363 (45.8%)	50 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	53 (6.7%)	18.9	320^th of 371 public middle schools	13.7%		21.4	301^st of 368 public middle schools	18.2%	19		33.3	30.0	21.3	28.1		21.3	15.1	12.5	16.3		9.5	9.5	$19,118	$486	$18,632
Meadow Park Middle School	Public	6-8	14100 SW Downing St	Beaverton	97006	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2640	671	44	15.2	50.7%	182 (27.1%)	34 (5.1%)	320 (47.7%)	89 (13.3%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	33 (4.9%)	20	311^th of 371 public middle schools	16.2%		26.7	283^rd of 368 public middle schools	23.1%	28		24.3	30.3	24.3	26.1		15.2	22.4	19.2	18.8		16.0	16.0	$20,429	$628	$19,801

Frequently Asked Questions about Neil Armstrong Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Neil Armstrong Middle School?

Students at Neil Armstrong Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Neil Armstrong Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended Neil Armstrong Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Neil Armstrong Middle School attend?

Students who attend Neil Armstrong Middle School usually go on to attend Forest Grove High School

What district is Neil Armstrong Middle School in?

Forest Grove School District 15

Is Neil Armstrong Middle School a good school?

Neil Armstrong Middle School ranks 274^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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