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Gray Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Gray Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 471 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently outperforms the Portland School District 1J and the state of Oregon in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 68.2% of 6th-grade students at Gray Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.2% for the Portland School District 1J and 41.7% for the state.

Gray Middle School also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking among the top 20 middle schools in Oregon for female, male, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as for students with special education needs. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average, it is still lower than some nearby schools, such as Lane Middle School and Harriet Tubman Middle School, which have chronic absenteeism rates above 35%. Additionally, Gray Middle School's spending per student is relatively higher than the state average, with $19,415 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the state average of $12,000 per student.

When comparing Gray Middle School to other nearby schools within the Portland School District 1J, it stands out as a high-performing institution, with similar or even higher academic proficiency rates compared to schools like Sellwood Middle School and West Sylvan Middle School. The school's consistent high performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, is a testament to its commitment to providing a quality education for its diverse student population.

439

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,415

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5505 SW 23rd Ave
Portland, OR 97239-2099

(503) 916-5676

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Gray Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Feeder schools for Gray Middle School:

Elementary:	Hayhurst Elementary School
	Rieke Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (63% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Oregon middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg51%

Oregon avg35%

18^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Middle Schools in the Portland School District 1J

13^th of 140Portland 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	18 of 368	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	18 of 371	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	31 of 380	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	30 of 367	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	18 of 379	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	21 of 384	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	21 of 382	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	34 of 383	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	35 of 381	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	79.1	56 of 382	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	54 of 377	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	49 of 395	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	90 of 357	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.0	94 of 343	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	64 of 323	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	35 of 315	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	29 of 295	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	77.5	34 of 285	88.1%	★★★★☆
2005	87.4	22 of 271	91.9%	★★★★★
2004	73.8	61 of 270	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	15 of 316	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	27 of 313	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	30 of 323	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	24 of 310	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	17 of 277	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	15 of 342	95.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	12 of 104	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	30 of 103	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	33 of 103	68.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	31 of 93	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	8 of 196	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	19 of 201	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	32 of 194	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	21 of 191	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	37 of 210	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	39 of 240	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	68 of 244	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	38 of 312	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	28 of 364	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	57 of 282	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	75 of 325	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	17 of 330	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	13 of 323	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	24 of 318	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	23 of 312	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	18 of 291	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	23 of 341	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	11 of 133	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	10 of 125	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	5 of 114	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	16 of 110	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	9 of 115	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	13 of 137	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	8 of 180	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	3 of 150	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	3 of 143	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	4 of 156	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	6 of 206	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	10 of 351	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	11 of 349	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	29 of 360	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	24 of 355	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	10 of 344	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	18 of 357	95.0%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+28 vs state

Mathematics57%+27 vs state

Science55%+28 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
Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	5505 SW 23rd Ave	Portland	97239	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5676	439	24	18.5	43.5%	318 (72.4%)	16 (3.6%)	45 (10.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.3%)	93.8	18^th of 368 public middle schools	95.1%		94.3	18^th of 371 public middle schools	95.1%		68.2	67.3	75.6	59.8	60.6	52.4	54.9	$19,415	$1,980	$17,435
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
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
West Sylvan Middle School	Public	6-8	8111 SW West Slope Dr	Portland	97225	Washington County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5690	670	36	18.7	41.6%	398 (59.4%)	24 (3.6%)	78 (11.6%)	64 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (14.2%)	94.6	15^th of 368 public middle schools	95.9%		92.4	24^th of 371 public middle schools	93.5%	9	60.6	70.8	75.1	58.5	64.7	65.9	54.0	$18,829	$1,630	$17,199
Hosford Middle School	Public	6-8	2303 SE 28th Pl	Portland	97214	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5640	537	28	18.9	41.9%	361 (67.2%)	20 (3.7%)	51 (9.5%)	26 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	61 (11.4%)	88.5	36^th of 368 public middle schools	90.2%		75.2	64^th of 371 public middle schools	82.7%	28	68.5	69.5	60.2	54.4	51.9	47.2	45.1	$19,418	$1,665	$17,753
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
Whitford Middle School	Public	6-8	7935 SW Scholls Ferry Rd	Beaverton	97008	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2700	770	45	17.1	50.6%	312 (40.5%)	16 (2.1%)	317 (41.2%)	44 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	73 (9.5%)	57.5	125^th of 368 public middle schools	66.0%		55.1	141^st of 371 public middle schools	62.0%	16	41.3	50.0	46.7	34.9	35.1	30.1	33.6	$17,343	$995	$16,348
da Vinci Middle School	Public	6-8	2508 NE Everett	Portland	97232	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5356	427	22	19.1	41.7%	253 (59.3%)	28 (6.6%)	55 (12.9%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.2%)	71	84^th of 368 public middle schools	77.2%		76.1	63^rd of 371 public middle schools	83.0%	21	67.4	65.6	61.2	32.4	40.3	28.5	32.8	$20,772	$1,496	$19,276
Harriet Tubman Middle School	Public	6-8	2231 N Flint	Portland	97227	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5630	329	24	13.6	41.9%	128 (38.9%)	76 (23.1%)	60 (18.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.7%)	63.6	108^th of 368 public middle schools	70.7%		47.7	169^th of 371 public middle schools	54.4%	61	48.8	55.9	30.8	45.8	52.3	34.2	17.1	$26,956	$2,450	$24,506
Cedar Park Middle School	Public	6-8	11100 SW Park Way	Portland	97225	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2560	644	36	18.0	50.5%	312 (48.4%)	13 (2.0%)	226 (35.1%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	54 (8.4%)	58.2	123^rd of 368 public middle schools	66.6%		57.9	124^th of 371 public middle schools	66.6%	1	46.0	49.5	48.2	31.0	34.9	33.2	31.7	$18,118	$998	$17,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Middle School

How many students attend Gray Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Gray Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gray Middle School?

Students at Gray Middle School are 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Gray Middle School in?

Portland School District 1J

What high school do graduates of Gray Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gray Middle School usually go on to attend Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Is Gray Middle School a good school?

Yes! Gray Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 368 Oregon middle schools.

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