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Harriet Tubman Middle School

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Harriet Tubman Middle School ranks 108 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Harriet Tubman Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 321 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13th out of 140 districts in the state.

Harriet Tubman Middle School has seen fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 108th out of 368 Oregon middle schools in 2024-2025 (4-star rating) to 329th out of 379 in 2018-2019 (1-star rating). In comparison, nearby schools like West Sylvan Middle School and Gray Middle School have consistently ranked higher, with 5-star ratings in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, and it struggles with the performance of certain student subgroups.

Harriet Tubman Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 45.2% in recent years, which is notably higher than the rates of nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a need to address socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student outcomes. By understanding the school's performance data and comparing it to nearby high-performing schools, the school community can identify areas for improvement and implement targeted interventions to enhance educational opportunities for all students.

329

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,956

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2231 N Flint
Portland, OR 97227-1992

(503) 916-5630

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Harriet Tubman Middle School usually attend:

High:	Grant High School
	Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Harriet Tubman Middle School:

Elementary:	Boise-Eliot Elementary School
	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School
	Irvington Elementary School
	Sabin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

African American:

23.1%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (43% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 58 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Oregon median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Oregon avg35%

108^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 57 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	63.6	108 of 368	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	169 of 371	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	176 of 380	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	255 of 367	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	329 of 379	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.2	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	84 of 316	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	110 of 313	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	133 of 323	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	217 of 310	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.0	262 of 277	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	40 of 103	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	82 of 103	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	82 of 93	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	143 of 196	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	83 of 196	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	78 of 201	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.8	185 of 194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	162 of 191	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	173 of 240	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	232 of 244	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	69.2	61 of 312	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	30.3	252 of 364	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.5	281 of 282	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	101 of 330	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	187 of 323	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	151 of 318	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	224 of 312	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	230 of 291	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	53 of 133	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	75 of 125	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	98 of 115	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	47 of 180	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	46 of 153	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	72 of 150	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	52 of 143	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	74 of 156	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	31 of 351	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	63 of 349	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	60 of 360	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	118 of 355	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	109 of 344	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-44 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%+15 vs state

Science17%-10 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
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
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
Ockley Green Middle School	Public	6-8	6031 N Montana	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5660	409	29	14.1	41.8%	191 (46.7%)	62 (15.2%)	76 (18.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	61 (14.9%)	41.6	195^th of 368 public middle schools	47.0%		43.9	192^nd of 371 public middle schools	48.2%	3	31.8	35.9	38.7	31.8	33.3	27.4	23.5	$21,836	$2,255	$19,580
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	4043 NE Fremont St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5610	435	28	15.5	41.8%	257 (59.1%)	10 (2.3%)	114 (26.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	92.5	26^th of 368 public middle schools	92.9%		88.5	30^th of 371 public middle schools	91.9%	4	61.7	68.8	65.3	60.6	63.0	58.2	50.3	$22,672	$1,592	$21,080
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
Mt Tabor Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 SE Ash St	Portland	97215	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5646	466	25	18.3	41.6%	265 (56.9%)	9 (1.9%)	39 (8.4%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (25.8%)	94.8	14^th of 368 public middle schools	96.2%		94.9	16^th of 371 public middle schools	95.7%	2	71.3	65.4	67.6	63.5	60.9	64.3	63.2	$20,131	$1,499	$18,632
Roseway Heights School	Public	6-8	7334 NE Siskiyou St	Portland	97213	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5600	561	38	14.6	42.2%	220 (39.2%)	58 (10.3%)	139 (24.8%)	63 (11.2%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	59 (10.5%)	39.9	204^th of 368 public middle schools	44.6%		30	254^th of 371 public middle schools	31.5%	50	47.4	40.3	27.5	30.0	33.3	21.3	15.4	$22,691	$2,056	$20,636
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harriet Tubman Middle School

How many students attend Harriet Tubman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Harriet Tubman Middle School.

Is Harriet Tubman Middle School a good school?

Harriet Tubman Middle School ranks 108^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harriet Tubman Middle School?

Students at Harriet Tubman Middle School are 39% White, 23% African American, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Not Specified.

What district is Harriet Tubman Middle School in?

Portland School District 1J

What high school do graduates of Harriet Tubman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Harriet Tubman Middle School usually go on to attend Grant High School

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