Summary:
ZIP code 97224 has just one listed middle school: Twality Middle School, a grades 6–8 school in Tigard serving 1,006 students as part of Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, there are no in-area middle schools to compare it with, so the most useful benchmarks are its own district and the state of Oregon.
Twality earned a 4-star rating in 2025–26 and ranked 112th out of 371 Oregon middle schools — the 70th percentile, or top 30%. Its district ranks 24th of 141 (83rd percentile, 4 stars). On the all-grade view, ELA proficiency is 47% versus 43.8% statewide, and math is 37.8% versus 32.9% statewide. Grade-level results are even stronger: Twality beats the district in every grade-level ELA and math comparison. Sixth-grade math is the standout at 40.9% proficient, 6.5 points above district and 11.2 points above state. Seventh-grade ELA is the top ELA result at 51% proficient. Eighth grade sits closer to the averages — ELA 41.8% versus 41.6% district and 41.5% state. Science is the one mixed picture: all-grade science is 29.8%, below district (31.5%) and state (30.6%), but the more relevant 8th-grade science figure of 29.8% is above district (27%) and state (27.7%).
Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength: 27.4% at Twality versus 33.6% district and 33.5% state — about 6 percentage points lower, roughly 18% lower relative to the state. For context, 57.75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $16,983, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.9:1; the data offers no district or state comparisons for those three figures. The rank history shows resilience: 4 stars in 2023–24, a dip to 3 stars (65th percentile) in 2024–25, and a return to 4 stars (70th percentile) in 2025–26.
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