Walt Morey Middle School

Summary:

Walt Morey Middle School is a public middle school located in Troutdale, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 565 students. The school is part of the Reynolds School District 7, which is ranked 137 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Walt Morey Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in OSAS tests, is generally higher than the Reynolds School District 7 average, it is still lower than the state average. The school performs relatively well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of Oregon middle schools in this category, but struggles with Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 3% of Oregon middle schools. Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Hauton B Lee Middle School and Reynolds Middle School, Walt Morey Middle School outperforms these schools academically.

However, the school faces significant challenges, including equity concerns and the broader context of a low-performing school district. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 65.84%, indicates a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school's performance for Gifted and Talented students has declined, suggesting potential areas for improvement. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for all students at Walt Morey Middle School.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2801 SW Lucas Avenue
       Troutdale, OR  97060


(503) 491-1935

District: Reynolds School District 7

SchoolDigger Rank:
205th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,272 Help


Students who attend Walt Morey Middle School usually attend:

High:    Reynolds High School

Feeder schools for Walt Morey Middle School:

Elementary:    Sweetbriar Elementary School
    Troutdale Elementary School
    Woodland Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  548

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.3%
Hispanic:
38.7%
Two or more races:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.6% Help


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Compare Details Walt Morey Middle School ranks worse than 55.3% of middle schools in Oregon. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Reynolds School District 7! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.45. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Walt Morey Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Reynolds School District 7. Racial makeup is: White (42.3%), Hispanic (38.7%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Reynolds School District 7. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walt Morey Middle School is 16, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Reynolds School District 7! (See more...)
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Compare Walt Morey Middle School employs 34.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walt Morey Middle School is $20,272. 1 middle schools in the Reynolds School District 7 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walt Morey Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walt Morey Middle School 205th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Walt Morey Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Reynolds School District 7:

SchoolDigger ranks Reynolds School District 7 137th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walt Morey Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.35 79th 270 70.7%
2005 72.57 56th 271 79.3%
2006 57.67 105th 285 63.2%
2007 62.63 91st 295 69.2%
2008 62.86 99th 315 68.6%
2009 72.49 69th 323 78.6%
2010 62.44 120th 343 65.0%
2011 55.60 159th 357 55.5%
2012 48.19 228th 395 42.3%
2013 41.20 244th 377 35.3%
2014 33.70 274th 382 28.3%
2015 43.03 222nd 381 41.7%
2016 32.55 281st 383 26.6%
2017 32.64 269th 382 29.6%
2018 37.73 240th 384 37.5%
2019 37.50 242nd 379 36.1%
2022 34.75 231st 367 37.1%
2023 37.54 216th 380 43.2%
2024 41.45 205th 371 44.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.55 87th 137 36.5%
2019 41.05 65th 115 43.5%
2023 39.29 67th 114 41.2%
2024 30.93 91st 125 27.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.63 154th 206 25.2%
2019 39.59 77th 156 50.6%
2023 40.03 74th 150 50.7%
2024 18.47 150th 153 2.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.10 231st 325 28.9%
2019 41.09 160th 282 43.3%
2022 34.92 228th 364 37.4%
2023 58.35 106th 312 66.0%
2024 46.65 110th 244 54.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.58 269th 342 21.3%
2019 30.59 203rd 277 26.7%
2022 30.58 222nd 310 28.4%
2023 36.35 205th 323 36.5%
2024 40.85 172nd 313 45.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.00 30th 42 28.6%
2019 20.99 40th 44 9.1%
2022 71.66 23rd 93 75.3%
2023 67.34 35th 103 66.0%
2024 40.99 75th 103 27.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.95 180th 341 47.2%
2019 54.51 121st 291 58.4%
2022 40.58 169th 312 45.8%
2023 39.51 173rd 318 45.6%
2024 42.23 178th 323 44.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.79 41st 61 32.8%
2022 32.58 30th 41 26.8%
2023 21.28 36th 42 14.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.73 21st 40 47.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.28 159th 210 24.3%
2019 34.34 129th 191 32.5%
2022 35.85 119th 194 38.7%
2023 43.53 101st 201 49.8%
2024 57.21 55th 196 71.9%
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Rank History for White students at Walt Morey Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.28 196th 357 45.1%
2019 50.30 164th 344 52.3%
2022 46.80 175th 355 50.7%
2023 50.18 153rd 360 57.5%
2024 50.30 156th 349 55.3%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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by a citizen
Sunday, January 30, 2022

Open Quote The staff can act very entitled at times and a lot of their rules are useless. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Open Quote This school taught me things that were actually useful and helped us through until we got it! Students that were not intelligent in primary school were very smart after a year of this school! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Walt Morey Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 548 11 18 18 5 n/a n/a 0 600
2000 542 10 22 28 7 n/a n/a 0 609
2001 548 15 30 27 6 n/a n/a 0 626
2002 583 19 44 40 12 n/a n/a 0 698
2003 583 19 44 40 12 n/a n/a 0 698
2004 573 17 37 37 13 n/a n/a 0 677
2005 575 23 51 54 11 n/a n/a 0 714
2006 562 28 46 61 10 n/a n/a 0 707
2007 577 21 40 75 11 n/a n/a 12 736
2008 566 22 35 73 8 n/a n/a 16 720
2009 517 31 42 83 7 n/a n/a 25 705
2010 469 28 41 94 8 n/a n/a 22 662
2011 457 22 33 98 5 6 37 0 658
2012 436 17 28 154 3 6 46 0 690
2013 412 13 35 175 7 5 39 0 686
2014 363 9 35 192 10 2 33 0 644
2015 352 14 30 200 8 0 31 0 635
2016 357 18 33 189 5 1 30 0 633
2017 336 17 25 196 5 1 36 0 616
2018 287 15 32 205 5 2 40 0 586
2019 279 11 32 233 3 5 39 0 602
2020 235 14 40 254 3 5 42 0 593
2021 232 10 39 254 4 3 31 1 574
2022 249 11 31 225 2 6 32 4 560
2023 257 18 32 204 2 11 35 6 565
2024 232 21 27 212 1 6 43 6 548

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walt Morey Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 600 29.3 20.5 25
2000 609 30.7 19.8 30.9
2001 626 30.2 20.7 19.5
2002 698 31.5 22.2 29.4
2003 698 31.5 22.2 29.4
2004 677 37.0 18.3 30.1
2005 714 35.5 20.1 31.5
2006 707 37.0 19.1 33.5
2007 736 40.0 18.4 37.2
2008 720 42.5 16.9 36.2
2009 705 38.7 18.2 39.6
2010 662 35.0 18.9 44.1
2011 658 28.5 23.0 49.7
2012 690 30.1 22.9 57.7
2013 686 28.9 23.6 61.4
2014 644 30.1 21.3 64.4
2015 635 31.0 20.4 63.1
2016 633 31.0 20.4 65.2
2017 616 31.3 19.6 56.5
2018 586 29.0 20.1 56.1
2019 602 27.2 22.0 53
2020 593 28.5 20.8 50.6
2021 574 31.0 18.5 n/a
2022 560 30.0 18.6 n/a
2023 565 32.1 17.5 65.8
2024 548 34.1 16.0 70.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walt Morey Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 600 29.3 20.5 25
2000 609 30.7 19.8 30.9
2001 626 30.2 20.7 19.5
2002 698 31.5 22.2 29.4
2003 698 31.5 22.2 29.4
2004 677 37.0 18.3 30.1
2005 714 35.5 20.1 31.5
2006 707 37.0 19.1 33.5
2007 736 40.0 18.4 37.2
2008 720 42.5 16.9 36.2
2009 705 38.7 18.2 39.6
2010 662 35.0 18.9 44.1
2011 658 28.5 23.0 49.7
2012 690 30.1 22.9 57.7
2013 686 28.9 23.6 61.4
2014 644 30.1 21.3 64.4
2015 635 31.0 20.4 63.1
2016 633 31.0 20.4 65.2
2017 616 31.3 19.6 56.5
2018 586 29.0 20.1 56.1
2019 602 27.2 22.0 53
2020 593 28.5 20.8 50.6
2021 574 31.0 18.5 n/a
2022 560 30.0 18.6 n/a
2023 565 32.1 17.5 65.8
2024 548 34.1 16.0 70.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Walt Morey Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $13,510
2020 n/a n/a $14,253
2021 n/a n/a $15,412
2022 $1,726 (10.2%) $15,277 (89.8%) $17,003
2023 $2,225 (11.0%) $18,046 (89.0%) $20,272

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walt Morey Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 242nd of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 216th of 380 Middle schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Walt Morey Middle School)47.540.9
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Reynolds School District 7)34.320.1
 14.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Walt Morey Middle School)32.622.7
 9.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Reynolds School District 7)18.89.1
 9.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Walt Morey Middle School)50.941
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Reynolds School District 7)37.223.7
 13.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Walt Morey Middle School)24.825.4
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Reynolds School District 7)19.112.5
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Walt Morey Middle School)5638.3
 17.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Reynolds School District 7)34.420.9
 13.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Walt Morey Middle School)32.219.7
 12.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Reynolds School District 7)18.58.8
 9.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Walt Morey Middle School)30.423.2
 7.2%
   8th Grade Science (Reynolds School District 7)1911.2
 7.8%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students602565
 6.1%
African American1118
 63.6%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian3232
Hispanic233204
 12.4%
Pacific Islander511
 120%
White279257
 7.9%
Two or More Races3935
 10.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53%65.8%
 12.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Morey Middle School

Students at Walt Morey Middle School are 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

Walt Morey Middle School ranks 205th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Walt Morey Middle School usually go on to attend Reynolds High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 548 students attended Walt Morey Middle School.


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