Summary:
Portland, Texas, is home to a single middle school, Gregory-Portland Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 with a substantial enrollment of 1,148 students as part of the highly-ranked Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd) (ranked in the top 17% of Texas districts).
The school is a standout in advanced mathematics, with an exceptional 91.07% of 8th graders proficient in Algebra I—a remarkable 37-percentage-point advantage over the state average. It also consistently outperforms the state in reading across all grade levels, with 8th-grade reading proficiency reaching 63.66% compared to the state's 58.69%. However, performance is uneven: 7th-grade math saw a dramatic 20-percentage-point drop from 52.66% to 32.33% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, while 8th-grade math simultaneously surged from 31.47% to 60.74%. Social studies remains a persistent weakness, with proficiency rates hovering just above the state average at around 32%.
With a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 and a moderate economic disadvantage rate of 45.82%, the school has shown a recovery in its overall ranking, moving from a 3-star rating in 2024-2025 back to a 4-star rating in 2025-2026 (73rd percentile). The school maintains a 0.0% dropout rate. Parents should note the school's clear strength in advanced math and reading, but also the volatility in 7th-grade math and the need for improvement in social studies instruction.
Thank you for your feedback!