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Sellwood Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Sellwood Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 567 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year.

Sellwood Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, outpacing the Portland School District 1J and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.7% of 6th-grade students, 71.8% of 7th-grade students, and 66.3% of 8th-grade students at Sellwood Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.2%, 58.6%, and 57.3% respectively for the district and 41.7%, 44.2%, and 41.6% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top Oregon middle schools for Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Sellwood Middle School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the school has still maintained a high level of academic performance, suggesting effective strategies to support student learning. Additionally, the school's relatively high spending per student, at $19,288 in the 2022-2023 school year, may contribute to its strong academic outcomes and support for diverse student populations. Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Mt. Tabor Middle School and Kellogg Middle School, Sellwood Middle School consistently outperforms in academic performance and overall school ranking.

575

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,288

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 91st percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (65% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Oregon middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg51%

Oregon avg35%

16^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+29 vs state

Mathematics66%+36 vs state

Science44%+16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sellwood Middle School

What district is Sellwood Middle School in?

Portland School District 1J

How many students attend Sellwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended 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 16^th of 368 Oregon middle schools.

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

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