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Walt Morey Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
220th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 371 Oregon Middle Schools
Better than 41% of Oregon middle schools
Summary

Walt Morey Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Troutdale, OR, a Portland-area suburb, serving 519 students in Reynolds School District 7. Its 2025–26 state rank is 220 of 371 — the 41st percentile with 2 stars — far above its district, which ranks 131 of 141 (7th percentile, 0 stars). All-grade proficiency was 40.9% in English language arts, 24.7% in math, and 24.4% in science: slightly below the state in ELA and further below in math and science, but well above district averages in all three subjects.

Among nearby schools, Walt Morey is the second-strongest academic performer behind Boring Middle School (ELA 58.7%, math 39.4%, science 36.6%), and it clearly outpaces its same-district peers Hauton B Lee Middle School and Reynolds Middle School. Chronic absenteeism was 40.8% in 2024–25 — roughly four in ten students — better than the district's 45.3% but above the state's 33.5% and higher than several neighbors, including West Orient Middle School (26.7%). The school spends $20,851 per student with a 15.7 student-teacher ratio and reports 99.42% free/reduced-lunch eligibility, indicating near-universal high-need enrollment.

Grade-level results are uneven: 7th-grade ELA (48.0%) is above the state and 6th-grade math (28.9%) is near it, but math slips to 24.0% in 7th grade and 20.9% in 8th grade, making upper-grade math the clearest weakness. The school's measured effectiveness is strong for Hispanic, low-income, English learner, and special education students, while results for gifted and talented and multi-racial students rank consistently lower. Rankings improved from 1-star status in the mid-2010s to 2 stars, but have plateaued around the 37th–45th percentile since 2021, with a slight dip to 41st in 2025–26.

519
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,851
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2801 SW Lucas Avenue
       Troutdale, OR  97060

(503) 491-1935

District: Reynolds School District 7


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
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.8%
White:
39.7%
Two or more races:
8.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (32% vs 37% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 34% Oregon)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg18%
Oregon avg37%
220th of 371
Oregon public middle schools ?
Bottom 41%▲ up 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Middle Schools in the Reynolds School District 7
131st of 141Reynolds School District 7 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202639.4220 of 37140.7%★★☆☆☆
202540.2202 of 36845.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.5205 of 37144.7%★★☆☆☆
202337.5216 of 38043.2%★★☆☆☆
202234.8231 of 36737.1%★★☆☆☆
201937.5242 of 37936.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.7240 of 38437.5%★★☆☆☆
201732.6269 of 38229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201632.5281 of 38326.6%★☆☆☆☆
201543.0222 of 38141.7%★★☆☆☆
201433.7274 of 38228.3%★☆☆☆☆
201341.2244 of 37735.3%★★☆☆☆
201248.2228 of 39542.3%★★☆☆☆
201155.6159 of 35755.5%★★★☆☆
201062.4120 of 34365.0%★★★☆☆
200972.569 of 32378.6%★★★★☆
200862.999 of 31568.6%★★★☆☆
200762.691 of 29569.2%★★★☆☆
200657.7105 of 28563.2%★★★☆☆
200572.656 of 27179.3%★★★★☆
200464.479 of 27070.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201842.721 of 4047.5%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202562.516 of 4060.0%★★★☆☆
202321.336 of 4214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.630 of 4126.8%★☆☆☆☆
201842.841 of 6132.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202651.910 of 3369.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202645.0162 of 32149.5%★★☆☆☆
202543.1164 of 31648.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.9172 of 31345.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.3205 of 32336.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.6222 of 31028.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.6203 of 27726.7%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6269 of 34221.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202641.079 of 10323.3%★☆☆☆☆
202540.184 of 10419.2%★☆☆☆☆
202441.075 of 10327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202367.335 of 10366.0%★★★☆☆
202271.723 of 9375.3%★★★★☆
201921.040 of 449.1%★☆☆☆☆
201846.030 of 4228.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202656.467 of 20066.5%★★★☆☆
202555.673 of 19662.8%★★★☆☆
202457.255 of 19671.9%★★★★☆
202343.5101 of 20149.8%★★★☆☆
202235.8119 of 19438.7%★★☆☆☆
201934.3129 of 19132.5%★★☆☆☆
201831.3159 of 21024.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202657.081 of 25668.4%★★★☆☆
202551.6104 of 24056.7%★★★☆☆
202446.6110 of 24454.9%★★★☆☆
202358.3106 of 31266.0%★★★☆☆
202234.9228 of 36437.4%★★☆☆☆
201941.1160 of 28243.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.1231 of 32528.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202635.0217 of 32733.6%★★☆☆☆
202538.5190 of 33042.4%★★☆☆☆
202442.2178 of 32344.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.5173 of 31845.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.6169 of 31245.8%★★☆☆☆
201954.5121 of 29158.4%★★★☆☆
201846.9180 of 34147.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202629.995 of 12825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202526.1104 of 13321.8%★☆☆☆☆
202430.991 of 12527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202339.367 of 11441.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.065 of 11543.5%★★☆☆☆
201840.687 of 13736.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202660.646 of 19376.2%★★★★☆
202541.193 of 18048.3%★★☆☆☆
202418.5150 of 1532.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202340.074 of 15050.7%★★★☆☆
201939.677 of 15650.6%★★★☆☆
201829.6154 of 20625.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202648.8166 of 35453.1%★★★☆☆
202546.9166 of 35152.7%★★★☆☆
202450.3156 of 34955.3%★★★☆☆
202350.2153 of 36057.5%★★★☆☆
202246.8175 of 35550.7%★★★☆☆
201950.3164 of 34452.3%★★★☆☆
201846.3196 of 35745.1%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)76th percentile+35 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+26 vs school
Asian (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school
White (2026)53rd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)50th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2018)48th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-15 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts41%-3 vs state
Mathematics25%-8 vs state
Science24%-6 vs state

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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





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Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Morey Middle School

Students at Walt Morey Middle School are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Walt Morey Middle School.

Walt Morey Middle School ranks 220th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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