Summary
Harriet Tubman Middle School is a grade 6–8 school serving 329 students in Portland School District 1J, located at 2231 N Flint in Portland, Oregon, and it is the smallest middle school among its nearby Portland comparison schools.
Academically, Harriet Tubman is above the state but below its district in all three tested subjects for 2025–2026: English language arts at 53.1% (district 57.8%, state 43.8%), math at 47.2% (district 50.5%, state 32.9%), and science at 38.9% (district 45.1%, state 30.6%). Statewide, it ranks 64th of 371 Oregon middle schools — the 83rd percentile, 4 stars — a dramatic climb from the 13th percentile in 2018–2019 and the 31st percentile in 2021–2022. Among nearby schools, it trails West Sylvan Middle School, Gray Middle School, Mt Tabor Middle School, Beaumont Middle School, Hosford Middle School, and da Vinci Middle School, but outperforms Harrison Park School, Ockley Green Middle School, Roseway Heights School, and Kellogg Middle School in most measures.
The school has notable advantages: a 13.6 student-teacher ratio (among the lowest of its peers) and $27,057 in per-student spending, well above the peer median of about $23,140 — though several higher-scoring neighbors spend less. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest weakness at 36.2%, above both district (32.5%) and state (33.5%), and second highest among nearby schools, with top performers around 22–25%; it did improve from 45.2% the prior year. Free/reduced lunch is now 41.95%, similar to most peers. Grade-level results show 8th-grade math dropping to 40.0%, the largest gap versus district. Statewide effectiveness rankings are strong for White, female, male, Hispanic, multiracial, and gifted students, but much lower for African American students, low-income students, and students in special education, the last falling to the 20th percentile.
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