Best Middle Schools in Oregon (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Oregon, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Oregon rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Oregon middle schools ranked
How Oregon's middle schools compare
A: 18B: 20C: 37D: 44F: 1
32% of the 120 ranked middle schools in Oregon earn an A or B (18 A grades, 20 B, 37 C, 44 D, 1 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 87 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (73% here, 71% nationally), and 41 exceed it. On average 35% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 34% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: The Valley School Of Southern Oregon (72% against 30%, A+), South Middle School (75% against 41%, A+), North Middle School (75% against 51%, A+), Roosevelt Middle School (68% against 48%, A+), Philomath Middle School (75% against 56%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 30): Beaverton SD 48J (7), Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 (3), Hillsboro SD 1J (3), Grants Pass SD 7 (2).
Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Eugene (10, 3 at A or B), Beaverton (6, 5 at A or B), Bend (6, 4 at A or B), Grants Pass (4, 2 at A or B), Hillsboro (4, 3 at A or B).
The largest ranked middle schools: Sherwood Middle School (1,135 students, A-, #14), Happy Valley Middle School (1,021 students, B, #25), Hedrick Middle School (996 students, C+, #41).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Middle schools in Oregon that are not ranked
73 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (73)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Alice Ott Middle School, Portland
- Amity Middle School, Amity
- Armand Larive Middle School, Hermiston
- Ashland Middle School, Ashland
- Astoria Middle School, Astoria
- Azalea Middle School, Brookings
- Baker Middle School, Baker City
- Beaumont Middle School, Portland
- Boring Middle School, Boring
- Cascade Junior High School, Turner
- Cedar Ridge Middle School, Sandy
- Centennial Middle School, Portland
- Central Middle School, Milton Freewater
- Cheldelin Middle School, Corvallis
- Claggett Creek Middle School, Keizer
- Clara Brownell Middle School, Umatilla
- Clear Creek Middle School, Gresham
- Crossler Middle School, Salem
- Da Vinci Middle School, Portland
- Dayton JR High School, Dayton
- Dexter Mccarty Middle School, Gresham
- Duniway Middle School, Mcminnville
- Eagle Point Middle School, Eagle Point
- Floyd Light Middle School, Portland
- French Prairie Middle School, Woodburn
- George Middle School, Portland
- Gordon Russell Middle School, Gresham
- Gray Middle School, Portland
- Harriet Tubman Middle School, Portland
- Hauton B Lee Middle School, Portland
- Hood River Middle School, Hood River
- Hosford Middle School, Portland
- Houck Middle School, Salem
- Howard Street Charter, Salem
- Jackson Middle School, Portland
- Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School, Salem
- Judson Middle School, Salem
- Kellogg Middle School, Portland
- Lacreole Middle School, Dallas
- Lane Middle School, Portland
- Leslie Middle School, Salem
- Linus Pauling Middle School, Corvallis
- Mt Tabor Middle School, Portland
- Newport Middle School, Newport
- Ockley Green Middle School, Portland
- Parkrose Middle School, Portland
- Parrish Middle School, Salem
- Patton Middle School, Mcminnville
- Reynolds Middle School, Fairview
- Ron Russell Middle School, Portland
- Roseway Heights School, Portland
- Sandstone Middle School, Hermiston
- Sellwood Middle School, Portland
- Stephens Middle School, Salem
- Straub Middle School, Salem
- Taft Middle School, Lincoln City
- Talmadge Middle School, Independence
- Toledo JR High, Toledo
- Tumwater Middle School, Portland
- Valor Middle School, Woodburn
- Waldo Middle School, Salem
- Waldport Middle School, Waldport
- Walker Middle School, Salem
- Walt Morey Middle School, Troutdale
- Walter L Kraxberger Middle School, Gladstone
- Warrenton Middle School, Warrenton
- Welches Middle School, Welches
- West Orient Middle School, Gresham
- West Sylvan Middle School, Portland
- White Mountain Middle School, White City
- Whiteaker Middle School, Keizer
- Willamina Middle School, Willamina
- Wyeast Middle School, Hood River
About this ranking
- Scope: every public middle school in Oregon.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Oregon
What is the best middle school in Oregon?
Stoller Middle School in Portland ranks first among the 120 ranked middle schools in Oregon with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%.
How are middle schools in Oregon ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many middle schools does Oregon have?
SchoolGrade grades 193 public middle schools in Oregon; 120 are ranked here and 73 are listed as not ranked.