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Harrison Park School

Public Grades 6-8
88th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 371 Oregon Middle Schools
Better than 76% of Oregon middle schools
Summary

Harrison Park School is a grades 6–8 middle school at 2225 SE 87th Ave in outer southeast Portland, enrolling 372 students and serving as the smallest of the eleven middle schools in this comparison group — part of Portland School District 1J, a district ranked 12th of 141 in Oregon.

The headline here is a striking, sustained turnaround. For most of the past decade Harrison Park sat in the bottom third of Oregon middle schools — 1 star and the 30th percentile in 2022-23 — then jumped to the 72nd percentile with 4 stars in 2023-24 and has held in the mid-70s for three straight years. In 2025-26, proficiency was 50.2% in English language arts, 43.0% in math, and 37.2% in science, above Oregon in every subject. Chronic absenteeism fell from 45.7% to 23.2% — the best attendance in the comparison group and 10.3 points better than the state, well ahead of nearby Kellogg Middle School (35.5%) and Roseway Heights School (mid-40s). Within its own district the picture is more mixed: Harrison Park is ahead of the Portland average in math (43.0 vs. 41.7) and science (37.2 vs. 33.5) but slightly behind in ELA (50.2 vs. 53.9). Mt Tabor Middle School and Hosford Middle School post higher scores (67.0 and 66.6 in ELA) while spending roughly $22,300 and $21,400 per student.

Resources stand out: Harrison Park spends about $39,323 per student — more than any comparable school — with a 13.4 student-teacher ratio, the second leanest in the group, so funding and class size don't appear to be the constraint. The clearest areas to watch are the 6th-grade transition (43.4% ELA, 13.4 points below district) and a persistent spread in how well the school serves its highest- and lowest-performing student groups, though the smallest groups are ranked against very small comparison pools, so single-year swings should be read cautiously. Funding and free/reduced-lunch figures also changed abruptly in 2023-24, so treat those as reporting shifts rather than clean before-and-after signals. The honest summary: an improving, well-attended, above-state school that has closed most — but not all — of the gap to its peers.

372
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$39,323
Per pupil spending ?
53.2%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
 2225 SE 87th Ave
       Portland, OR  97216-2099

(503) 916-5700

District: Portland School District 1J


Students who attend Harrison Park School usually attend:

High:    Leodis V. McDaniel High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
33.1%
Asian:
22.0%
Hispanic:
14.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oregon average (45% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 24% of Oregon middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school45%
District avg53%
Oregon avg37%
88th of 371
Oregon public middle schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 55 pts since 2016
From bottom 22% (2016) to top 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 15Middle Schools in the Portland School District 1J
12th of 141Portland School District 1J 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202327.0523 of 70625.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4540 of 70623.5%★☆☆☆☆
201921.6590 of 70516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9574 of 70919.0%★☆☆☆☆
201731.7497 of 70129.1%★☆☆☆☆
201623.8568 of 69718.5%★☆☆☆☆
201517.8621 of 70612.0%★☆☆☆☆
201416.8617 of 69511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201328.2561 of 70720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201234.1537 of 73026.4%★☆☆☆☆
201122.7617 of 69511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201025.9562 of 67416.6%★☆☆☆☆
200926.1551 of 66517.1%★☆☆☆☆
200836.5477 of 65527.2%★☆☆☆☆
200741.2414 of 65236.5%★★☆☆☆
200668.5187 of 63670.6%★★★★☆
200566.3193 of 62969.3%★★★☆☆
200424.7498 of 58615.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202351.97 of 1861.1%★★★☆☆
202254.24 of 1573.3%★★★★☆
201940.915 of 2231.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.732 of 3917.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202316.334 of 3912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202214.336 of 397.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.638 of 4820.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.369 of 8619.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202354.328 of 8767.8%★★★☆☆
202247.728 of 8065.0%★★★☆☆
201942.548 of 9750.5%★★★☆☆
201850.651 of 17971.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202331.2448 of 65231.3%★★☆☆☆
202228.3473 of 64626.8%★☆☆☆☆
201936.2410 of 62134.0%★★☆☆☆
201829.5510 of 68125.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201925.6300 of 36417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201848.5227 of 47552.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202339.6361 of 59539.3%★★☆☆☆
202225.5536 of 70323.8%★☆☆☆☆
201937.2411 of 59731.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.1422 of 64034.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202324.0534 of 66519.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.6531 of 65418.8%★☆☆☆☆
201912.8577 of 6237.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.9575 of 68015.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202225.038 of 4820.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.3191 of 2129.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202357.961 of 23173.6%★★★★☆
202248.883 of 21561.4%★★★☆☆
201932.3208 of 30331.4%★★☆☆☆
201833.2325 of 48132.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202328.3487 of 65625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202233.0466 of 66630.0%★★☆☆☆
201914.8618 of 6626.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.9589 of 68313.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202669.588 of 37176.3%★★★★☆
202567.094 of 36874.5%★★★★☆
202461.9105 of 37171.7%★★★★☆
202330.6267 of 38029.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5288 of 36721.5%★☆☆☆☆
201932.9262 of 37930.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.5242 of 38437.0%★★☆☆☆
201736.2249 of 38234.8%★★☆☆☆
201628.1300 of 38321.7%★☆☆☆☆
201534.0268 of 38129.7%★☆☆☆☆
201423.4315 of 38217.5%★☆☆☆☆
201318.4335 of 37711.1%★☆☆☆☆
201226.3331 of 39516.2%★☆☆☆☆
201118.2322 of 3579.8%★☆☆☆☆
201031.1270 of 34321.3%★☆☆☆☆
200933.2239 of 32326.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202649.514 of 3053.3%★★★☆☆
202526.516 of 2227.3%★★☆☆☆
202467.56 of 2373.9%★★★★☆
202354.56 of 2171.4%★★★★☆
202238.414 of 2441.7%★★★☆☆
201942.312 of 2347.8%★★★☆☆
201817.238 of 405.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202632.131 of 3920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202551.319 of 4052.5%★★★☆☆
202443.224 of 3938.5%★★☆☆☆
202325.333 of 4221.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.338 of 417.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.529 of 3925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201832.647 of 6123.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202543.714 of 3053.3%★★★☆☆
202456.07 of 2268.2%★★★★☆
202353.87 of 1963.2%★★★☆☆
201957.711 of 2962.1%★★★☆☆
201851.515 of 4667.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202671.964 of 32180.1%★★★★☆
202576.453 of 31683.2%★★★★☆
202474.355 of 31382.4%★★★★☆
202328.8231 of 32328.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0271 of 31012.6%★☆☆☆☆
201945.1151 of 27745.5%★★☆☆☆
201839.4220 of 34235.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202663.341 of 10360.2%★★★☆☆
202577.011 of 10489.4%★★★★★
202479.510 of 10390.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202648.886 of 20057.0%★★★☆☆
202549.283 of 19657.7%★★★☆☆
202453.068 of 19665.3%★★★☆☆
202353.572 of 20164.2%★★★☆☆
202245.687 of 19455.2%★★★☆☆
201932.1138 of 19127.7%★☆☆☆☆
201866.541 of 21080.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202648.3111 of 25656.6%★★★☆☆
202546.6121 of 24049.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.4131 of 24446.3%★★☆☆☆
202347.1156 of 31250.0%★★★☆☆
202223.6285 of 36421.7%★☆☆☆☆
201957.790 of 28268.1%★★★☆☆
201858.4103 of 32568.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202663.188 of 32773.1%★★★★☆
202552.4131 of 33060.3%★★★☆☆
202445.7159 of 32350.8%★★★☆☆
202335.7198 of 31837.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.7207 of 31233.7%★★☆☆☆
201924.6240 of 29117.5%★☆☆☆☆
201834.8234 of 34131.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202678.423 of 12882.0%★★★★☆
202571.426 of 13380.5%★★★★☆
202448.357 of 12554.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202653.859 of 19369.4%★★★★☆
202568.030 of 18083.3%★★★★☆
202459.636 of 15376.5%★★★★☆
202258.637 of 14374.1%★★★★☆
201827.9162 of 20621.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202690.027 of 35492.4%★★★★★
202584.739 of 35188.9%★★★★☆
202483.738 of 34989.1%★★★★☆
202348.8163 of 36054.7%★★★☆☆
202235.9231 of 35534.9%★★☆☆☆
201947.3172 of 34450.0%★★★☆☆
201846.3195 of 35745.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2023)74th percentile+48 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)68th percentile+42 vs school
African American (2023)61st percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2023)31st percentile+5 vs school
White (2023)26th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2022)21st percentile-3 vs school
Male (2023)20th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2019)18th percentile~ school
Asian (2023)13th percentile-13 vs school
Middle school
White (2026)92nd percentile+16 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)69th percentile-7 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school
African American (2026)53rd percentile-23 vs school
Asian (2026)21st percentile-56 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts50%+6 vs state
Mathematics43%+10 vs state
Science37%+7 vs state

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Harrison Park School ranks 88th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Harrison Park School usually go on to attend Leodis V. McDaniel High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Harrison Park School.

Students at Harrison Park School are 33% White, 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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