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Rowe Middle School

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Rowe Middle School ranks 255 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Rowe Middle School is a public middle school located in Milwaukie, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 712 students. It is part of the North Clackamas School District, which is ranked 54 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rowe Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools, with a ranking between 255-334 out of 368-384 schools over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and Hispanic students. Rowe Middle School has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 30.1% to 46.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the North Clackamas School District and the state of Oregon averages.

When comparing Rowe Middle School to other nearby schools in the North Clackamas School District, such as Rock Creek Middle School and Alder Creek Middle School, Rowe consistently performs worse across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. In contrast, nearby school districts like Lake Oswego School District and Portland School District have several middle schools that consistently rank among the top in the state, with significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

747

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,081

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3606 SE Lake Rd
Milwaukie, OR 97222-6999

(503) 353-5725

District: North Clackamas School District 12

Students who attend Rowe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Milwaukie High School

Feeder schools for Rowe Middle School:

Elementary:	Ardenwald Elementary School
	Lewelling Elementary School
	Linwood Elementary School
	Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School
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	Whitcomb Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 34% Oregon)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Oregon avg35%

255^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the North Clackamas School District 12

54^th of 140North Clackamas School District 12 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	31.5	255 of 368	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	288 of 371	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	331 of 380	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	328 of 367	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	290 of 379	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	299 of 384	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	275 of 382	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	312 of 383	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	332 of 381	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	334 of 382	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	314 of 377	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	339 of 395	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	295 of 357	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	248 of 343	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	237 of 323	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	264 of 315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	248 of 295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.2	186 of 285	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.5	179 of 271	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.3	149 of 270	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	33.7	30 of 40	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	35.7	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	237 of 316	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	259 of 313	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	295 of 323	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	281 of 310	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	191 of 277	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	263 of 342	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	99 of 103	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	85 of 93	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	158 of 196	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	172 of 196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	190 of 201	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	157 of 194	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	164 of 191	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	167 of 210	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	22.9	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	172 of 240	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	172 of 244	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	234 of 312	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	325 of 364	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	204 of 282	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	234 of 325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	219 of 330	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	242 of 323	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	272 of 318	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	250 of 291	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	277 of 341	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	119 of 133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	108 of 110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	101 of 115	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	92 of 137	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	110 of 180	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	123 of 153	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	126 of 150	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	125 of 143	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	95 of 156	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	138 of 206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	183 of 351	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	249 of 349	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	306 of 360	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	318 of 355	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	238 of 344	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	257 of 357	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)48th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2018)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2019)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-9 vs state

Science25%-3 vs state

Mathematics21%-9 vs state

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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
Rowe Middle School	Public	6-8	3606 SE Lake Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5725	747	40	18.5	58.8%	402 (53.8%)	31 (4.1%)	197 (26.4%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	67 (9.0%)	31.5	255^th of 368 public middle schools	30.7%		24.4	288^th of 371 public middle schools	22.4%	33	35.0	33.9	32.3	25.1	17.9	17.6	24.6	$23,081	$1,588	$21,494
Alder Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	13801 SE Webster Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5700	810	46	17.7	59.0%	462 (57.0%)	19 (2.3%)	256 (31.6%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	18.1	316^th of 368 public middle schools	14.1%		18.4	319^th of 371 public middle schools	14.0%	3	27.6	24.7	18.8	14.9	19.0	17.8	14.2	$22,058	$1,501	$20,557
Sellwood Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 SE 15th Ave	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5656	575	29	20.0	41.7%	446 (77.6%)	7 (1.2%)	48 (8.3%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	94.1	16^th of 368 public middle schools	95.7%		92.4	23^rd of 371 public middle schools	93.8%	7	75.7	71.8	66.3	66.3	70.7	60.0	43.7	$19,288	$1,487	$17,801
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
Walter L Kraxberger Middle School	Public	6-8	17777 Webster Rd	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-3636	343	20	16.9	62.7%	235 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.3%)	46.2	178^th of 368 public middle schools	51.6%		44.6	186^th of 371 public middle schools	49.9%	8	39.8	45.8	42.9	21.6	33.6	30.4	24.3	$21,044	$1,934	$19,110
Lake Oswego Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 SW Country Club Rd	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2335	791	51	15.3	15.4%	472 (59.7%)	8 (1.0%)	69 (8.7%)	130 (16.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.3%)	96.9	7^th of 368 public middle schools	98.1%		95.8	12^th of 371 public middle schools	96.8%	5	77.4	74.1	72.9	64.1	65.9	67.3	57.4	$17,131	$339	$16,792
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	10625 SW 35th	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5680	715	37	19.3	61.8%	472 (66.0%)	51 (7.1%)	77 (10.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	85 (11.9%)	92.4	27^th of 368 public middle schools	92.7%		92.1	25^th of 371 public middle schools	93.3%	2	66.2	67.6	65.9	58.7	55.3	55.1	57.4	$19,144	$1,693	$17,452
Rosemont Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	20001 Salamo Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7550	699	39	18.1	28.9%	508 (72.7%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	88.5	37^th of 368 public middle schools	89.9%		93.4	22^nd of 371 public middle schools	94.1%	15	64.1	64.4	64.5	59.4	49.8	51.7	44.3	$14,176	$294	$13,882
Rock Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	14331 SE 132nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5680	889	47	18.9	58.6%	445 (50.1%)	30 (3.4%)	145 (16.3%)	183 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.5%)	42.9	188^th of 368 public middle schools	48.9%		43.8	193^rd of 371 public middle schools	48.0%	5	41.7	34.8	31.5	34.6	30.0	29.2	23.1	$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowe Middle School

What high school do graduates of Rowe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rowe Middle School usually go on to attend Milwaukie High School

What is the racial makeup of Rowe Middle School?

Students at Rowe Middle School are 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Rowe Middle School in?

North Clackamas School District 12

How many students attend Rowe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Rowe Middle School.

Is Rowe Middle School a good school?

Rowe Middle School ranks 255^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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