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Sellwood Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Sellwood Middle School is a public school serving about 575 students in grades 6–8 at 8300 SE 15th Ave in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood, and it is part of Portland School District 1J. In 2025–2026 it earned a 5-star rating and ranked 8th out of 371 Oregon middle schools (98th percentile) — the highest statewide rank of any nearby school. Its rank has climbed steadily, from 38th (90th percentile) in 2021–2022 to 16th in 2024–2025 and 8th in 2025–2026.

Test scores are a major strength. In English language arts, 77.9% of students met or exceeded standards, compared with 57.8% in the district and 43.8% statewide; in math, 71.2% were proficient versus 50.5% district and 32.9% state. Sellwood's ELA and math proficiency is the highest among nearby peers, including Gray Middle School (73.0% ELA, 61.6% math), Lake Oswego Middle School (67.3%, 61.6%), Jackson Middle School (65.0%, 60.8%), and Mt Tabor Middle School (67.0%, 60.0%). Science is also solid at 54.6%, above district and state averages but slightly behind Gray (58.1%) and Lake Oswego (56.8%). The school ranks among the top few in Oregon for how well it serves special education students, low-income students, and Hispanic students, though its gifted-and-talented ranking (25th of 103) trails its other results.

Chronic absenteeism fell to 24.8% in 2024–2025 from 31.1% the year before, now below district (32.5%) and state (33.5%) rates, though still above the pre-pandemic 17.9%. Sellwood's 20:1 student-teacher ratio is the highest among nearby schools, and its $21,419 per-student spending is mid-range — yet it posts top results. It even outperforms the more affluent Lake Oswego Middle School, which has a 15.3:1 ratio and lower absenteeism, in both ELA and math. Families should also note that the free/reduced lunch rate rose to 41.74% in 2024–2025, similar to many Portland middle schools.

575

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,419

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91.2%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.5% (any vaccine)

8300 SE 15th Ave
Portland, OR 97202-7198

(503) 916-5656

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Sellwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cleveland High School

Feeder schools for Sellwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Duniway Elementary School
	Lewis Elementary School
	Llewellyn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (72% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Oregon middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school72%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

8^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	8 of 371	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	16 of 368	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	23 of 371	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	25 of 380	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	38 of 367	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	20 of 379	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	22 of 384	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	28 of 382	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	22 of 383	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	90.2	25 of 381	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.2	35 of 382	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	82.6	42 of 377	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	51 of 395	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	42 of 357	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	90 of 343	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	41 of 323	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	34 of 315	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	81.4	34 of 295	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	70.0	63 of 285	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.9	44 of 271	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	78.2	48 of 270	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	6 of 321	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	14 of 316	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	17 of 313	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	15 of 323	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	27 of 310	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	12 of 277	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	21 of 342	93.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	25 of 103	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	19 of 104	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	21 of 103	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	5 of 103	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	57.0	47 of 93	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 200	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	3 of 196	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	2 of 196	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	7 of 201	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	4 of 194	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	7 of 191	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	30 of 210	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	4 of 256	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.8	13 of 240	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	28 of 244	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	52 of 312	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	36 of 364	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	25 of 282	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	60.4	88 of 325	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	10 of 327	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	15 of 330	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	24 of 323	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	22 of 318	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	32 of 312	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	20 of 291	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	20 of 341	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	9 of 128	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	18 of 133	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	18 of 114	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	17 of 110	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	14 of 115	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	9 of 137	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	97.8	2 of 193	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	2 of 180	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	3 of 153	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	4 of 150	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	4 of 143	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	5 of 156	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	9 of 206	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	8 of 354	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	15 of 351	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	20 of 349	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	24 of 360	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	44 of 355	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	14 of 344	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	21 of 357	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)76th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+34 vs state

Mathematics71%+38 vs state

Science55%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	97.6	8^th of 371 public middle schools	97.8%		94.1	16^th of 368 public middle schools	95.7%	8	73.5	83.8	76.5	77.9	67.2	76.1	70.3	71.2	54.6	54.6	91.2%	8.5%	$21,419	$841	$20,577
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%)	32.9	252^nd of 371 public middle schools	32.1%		31.5	255^th of 368 public middle schools	30.7%	3	41.5	31.5	34.9	35.9	27.0	20.2	19.9	22.4	23.4	23.4	91.7%	7.6%	$22,251	$885	$21,366
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%)	37.2	232^nd of 371 public middle schools	37.5%		27.2	275^th of 368 public middle schools	25.3%	43	37.0	37.5	36.4	36.9	26.1	22.5	26.8	25.2	26.8	26.8	88.4%	10%	$25,848	$1,713	$24,135
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%)	95.4	16^th of 371 public middle schools	95.7%		93.8	18^th of 368 public middle schools	95.1%	2	73.7	74.8	70.6	73.0	64.7	66.7	53.0	61.6	58.1	58.1	92.2%	6.9%	$22,220	$865	$21,355
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%)	90.2	32^nd of 371 public middle schools	91.4%		88.5	36^th of 368 public middle schools	90.2%	4	68.5	69.4	61.8	66.6	52.1	61.0	50.9	54.8	48.8	48.8	91.3%	8.4%	$21,365	$917	$20,448
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%)	92.2	24^th of 371 public middle schools	93.5%		92.4	27^th of 368 public middle schools	92.7%	3	62.4	67.9	64.4	65.0	56.4	68.2	57.2	60.8	54.0	54.0	93%	6.5%	$21,578	$867	$20,712
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%)	93.5	21^st of 371 public middle schools	94.3%		96.9	7^th of 368 public middle schools	98.1%	14	71.4	69.9	60.7	67.3	63.0	64.3	57.5	61.6	56.8	56.8	92.5%	6.7%	$20,171	$188	$19,983
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%)	43.1	195^th of 371 public middle schools	47.4%		57.8	124^th of 368 public middle schools	66.3%	71	39.0	48.8	33.1	40.2	28.4	39.0	25.7	30.9	19.7	19.7	93.8%	5.1%	$24,669	$1,481	$23,188
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%)	24.5	289^th of 371 public middle schools	22.1%		18.1	316^th of 368 public middle schools	14.1%	27	36.9	32.9	17.0	29.1	27.7	19.7	17.0	21.5	11.1	11.1	93.7%	5.2%	$21,569	$710	$20,859
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%)	79.1	53^rd of 371 public middle schools	85.7%		71	84^th of 368 public middle schools	77.2%	31	61.6	76.7	65.6	67.9	38.6	53.5	36.9	42.9	32.8	32.8	86.9%	12.9%	$22,984	$1,392	$21,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Sellwood Middle School

Is Sellwood Middle School a good school?

Yes! Sellwood Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 371 Oregon middle schools.

How many students attend Sellwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Sellwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sellwood Middle School?

Students at Sellwood Middle School are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Sellwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sellwood Middle School usually go on to attend Cleveland High School

What district is Sellwood Middle School in?

Portland School District 1J

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