Summary
West Orient Middle School is a 6–8 middle school serving 383 students in Gresham, Oregon, part of the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J, a district ranked 114th of 141 statewide, 19th percentile, 1 star. West Orient itself ranked 254th of 371 Oregon middle schools in 2025–2026, 32nd percentile, 2 stars. That 2-star rating is below the state median and reflects a long slide: back in 2016–2017 the school ranked 85th of 382, 78th percentile, 4 stars, and since 2022–2023 it has hovered in the low-to-mid 30s percentile.
Compared with nearby schools, West Orient is the strongest middle school in its own district — Dexter McCarty Middle School is 266th, Gordon Russell Middle School is 334th, and Clear Creek Middle School is 352nd — but it trails nearby out-of-district schools such as Boring Middle School (71st), Cedar Ridge Middle School (115th), and Walt Morey Middle School (220th). Test results sit above district averages but roughly 9–10 points below the state in English language arts, math, and science, with unusually uneven grade levels: 6th grade ELA is 50% proficient, above state, while 8th grade ELA is 19.7%. Chronic absenteeism, 26.7%, is the lowest among all nearby schools and well below both district (40.3%) and state (33.5%).
About 82.77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending was $19,570 in 2024–2025, more than Boring Middle School and Cedar Ridge Middle School, which post stronger results. The student-teacher ratio is 19.9. Results for student groups vary: low-income students rank 53rd percentile, 3 stars, well above the school overall, while male students rank 27th percentile, 1 star, suggesting targeted academic support may be worthwhile.
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