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Dexter McCarty Middle School

Q: Is Dexter McCarty Middle School a good school?

Dexter McCarty Middle School ranks 254 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Dexter McCarty Middle School is a public middle school in Gresham, Oregon, serving 510 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Gresham-Barlow School District, which is ranked 107 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dexter McCarty Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools over the past five years, with proficiency rates on state assessments (OSAS) below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate was 40.4%, compared to the district's 28.9% and the state's 41.7%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.6% to 20%, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and multi-racial students performing relatively better than female, male, and students with special education needs, who all perform in the bottom quarter to third of Oregon middle schools. Additionally, Dexter McCarty Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 45% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending has increased and the student-teacher ratio has decreased, its academic performance remains significantly lower than nearby schools like West Orient Middle School and Boring Middle School.

514

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,244

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 SE 5th St
Gresham, OR 97080-8132

(503) 665-0148

District: Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Students who attend Dexter McCarty Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gresham High School

Feeder schools for Dexter McCarty Middle School:

Elementary:	East Gresham Elementary School
	Hogan Cedars Elementary School
	Hollydale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

38.9%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg22%

Oregon avg35%

254^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

107^th of 140Gresham-Barlow School District 10J 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	31.8	254 of 368	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	277 of 371	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	281 of 380	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	291 of 367	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	214 of 379	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	192 of 384	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	218 of 382	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	257 of 383	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	253 of 381	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.3	309 of 382	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	276 of 377	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.9	282 of 395	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	230 of 357	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	109 of 343	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	83 of 323	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	81 of 315	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	83 of 295	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	51.6	130 of 285	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.7	62 of 271	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	59.0	102 of 270	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	215 of 316	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	239 of 313	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	240 of 323	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	257 of 310	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	120 of 277	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	178 of 342	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	97 of 196	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	128 of 196	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	114 of 201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	134 of 194	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	127 of 191	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	107 of 210	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	145 of 240	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	166 of 244	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	180 of 312	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	288 of 364	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	152 of 282	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	167 of 325	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	237 of 330	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	235 of 323	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	227 of 318	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	242 of 312	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	177 of 291	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	184 of 341	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	83 of 133	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	57 of 114	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	77 of 110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	40 of 137	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	111 of 180	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	121 of 153	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	133 of 143	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	88 of 156	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	65 of 206	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	217 of 351	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	245 of 349	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	269 of 360	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	280 of 355	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	148 of 344	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	129 of 357	63.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-4 vs state

Mathematics19%-11 vs state

Science17%-10 vs state

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

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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
Dexter McCarty Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 SE 5th St	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 665-0148	514	26	19.7	82.3%	200 (38.9%)	29 (5.6%)	205 (39.9%)	14 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	50 (9.7%)	31.8	254^th of 368 public middle schools	31.0%		25.9	277^th of 371 public middle schools	25.3%	23	40.4	30.6	45.0	20.0	20.0	17.6	17.3	$17,244	$730	$16,514
Gordon Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	3625 SE Powell Valley Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 667-6900	633	33	19.3	83.6%	278 (43.9%)	40 (6.3%)	208 (32.9%)	24 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.9%)	65 (10.3%)	14.7	334^th of 368 public middle schools	9.2%		14.2	339^th of 371 public middle schools	8.6%	5	18.7	28.6	21.7	11.3	16.9	10.6	13.5	$16,942	$870	$16,071
Walt Morey Middle School	Public	6-8	2801 SW Lucas Avenue	Troutdale	97060	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 491-1935	519	33	15.7	99.4%	206 (39.7%)	26 (5.0%)	212 (40.8%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.5%)	40.2	202^nd of 368 public middle schools	45.1%		41.5	205^th of 371 public middle schools	44.7%	3	37.6	32.9	44.9	18.6	20.3	26.1	34.3	$20,272	$2,225	$18,046
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%)	8.5	356^th of 368 public middle schools	3.3%		10.9	349^th of 371 public middle schools	5.9%	7	17.8	13.9	16.5	7.3	9.1	6.2	10.9	$16,923	$761	$16,163
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
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%)	7.3	360^th of 368 public middle schools	2.2%		7.3	366^th of 371 public middle schools	1.3%	6	11.5	19.7	17.6		9.1		5.1	$20,203	$2,460	$17,743
West Orient Middle School	Public	6-8	29805 SE Orient Dr	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 663-3323	383	19	19.9	82.8%	222 (58.0%)	8 (2.1%)	100 (26.1%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.6%)	34.3	235^th of 368 public middle schools	36.1%		32.5	243^rd of 371 public middle schools	34.5%	8	37.8	30.8	39.0	21.8	16.9	31.3	22.4	$18,440	$1,213	$17,227
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
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%)	7.2	362^nd of 368 public middle schools	1.6%		9.2	360^th of 371 public middle schools	3.0%	2	15.9	14.1	14.5	6.3	7.2		8.6	$20,747	$3,265	$17,482
Boring Middle School	Public	6-8	27801 SE Dee St	Boring	97009	Clackamas County	Oregon Trail School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 668-9393	427	19	22.4	60.0%	315 (73.8%)	4 (0.9%)	82 (19.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	64.9	102^nd of 368 public middle schools	72.3%		68.9	84^th of 371 public middle schools	77.4%	18	64.5	59.2	40.9	40.1	38.6	26.8	29.5	$14,521	$394	$14,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Dexter McCarty Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dexter McCarty Middle School?

Students at Dexter McCarty Middle School are 40% Hispanic, 39% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Dexter McCarty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Dexter McCarty Middle School.

What district is Dexter McCarty Middle School in?

Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Is Dexter McCarty Middle School a good school?

Dexter McCarty Middle School ranks 254^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Dexter McCarty Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dexter McCarty Middle School usually go on to attend Gresham High School

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