Best Middle Schools in Oregon (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

196

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.

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Oregon middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Lake Oswego Middle School	Lake Oswego	Lake Oswego SD 7J	66%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	824
#2	A+	Mt Tabor Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	65%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	606
#3	A+	Stoller Middle School	Portland	Beaverton SD 48J	63%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	924
#4	A+	West Sylvan Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	62%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	757
#5	A+	Gray Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	61%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	483
#6	A+	Jackson Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	791
#7	A+	Sellwood Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	60%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	563
#8	A+	Beaumont Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	59%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	446
#9	A+	Lakeridge Middle School	Lake Oswego	Lake Oswego SD 7J	59%	59%	Meets Expectations	838
#10	A+	Pacific Crest Middle School	Bend	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	58%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	609
#11	A+	Tumwater Middle School	Portland	Beaverton SD 48J	58%	58%	Meets Expectations	998
#12	A+	Cascade Middle School	Bend	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	57%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	614
#13	A+	Hosford Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	54%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	566
#14	A+	Rosemont Ridge Middle School	West Linn	West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J	54%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	752
#15	A+	Howard Street Charter (Charter)	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#16	A	Cheldelin Middle School	Corvallis	Corvallis SD 509J	52%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	570
#17	A	Neah Kah Nie Middle School	Rockaway Beach	Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56	52%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	177
#18	A	North Albany Middle School	Albany	Greater Albany Public SD 8J	51%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	518
#19	A	Roosevelt Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	51%	51%	Meets Expectations	543
#20	A	Athey Creek Middle School	Tualatin	West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J	50%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#21	A	Duniway Middle School	Mcminnville	McMinnville SD 40	50%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	806
#22	A	Ashland Middle School	Ashland	Ashland SD 5	49%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	530
#23	A	Sherwood Middle School	Sherwood	Sherwood SD 88J	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,135
#24	A	Chehalem Valley Middle School	Newberg	Newberg SD 29J	48%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	482
#25	A	Arts And Technology Academy At Jefferson	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	47%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	410
#26	A	Sisters Middle School	Sisters	Sisters SD 6	47%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	354
#27	A	Realms Middle School	Bend	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	46%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	148
#28	A	Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School (Charter)	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	45%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	96
#29	A	North Middle School	Grants Pass	Grants Pass SD 7	45%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	710
#30	A	The Valley School Of Southern Oregon (Charter)	Medford	Medford SD 549C	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	120
#31	A	Inza R Wood Middle School	Wilsonville	West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J	44%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	491
#32	A-	Cascade Junior High School	Turner	Cascade SD 5	44%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	632
#33	A-	Da Vinci Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	44%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	434
#34	A-	Hood River Middle School	Hood River	Hood River County SD	44%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#35	A-	Vale Middle School	Vale	Vale SD 84	44%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	135
#36	A-	Sky View Middle School	Bend	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	43%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	586
#37	A-	Welches Middle School	Welches	Oregon Trail SD 46	43%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	89
#38	A-	Happy Valley Middle School	Happy Valley	North Clackamas SD 12	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,021
#39	A-	Linus Pauling Middle School	Corvallis	Corvallis SD 509J	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	768
#40	A-	Thurston Middle School	Springfield	Springfield SD 19	41%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#41	A-	Boring Middle School	Boring	Oregon Trail SD 46	40%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	405
#42	A-	Meridian Creek Middle School	Wilsonville	West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J	40%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	395
#43	A-	Scappoose Middle School	Scappoose	Scappoose SD 1J	40%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	313
#44	A-	Kennedy Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	39%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	361
#45	A-	Straub Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	561
#46	B+	Judson Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	810
#47	B+	Waldport Middle School	Waldport	Lincoln County SD	39%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	82
#48	B+	Cedar Park Middle School	Portland	Beaverton SD 48J	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	653
#49	B+	Hedrick Middle School	Medford	Medford SD 549C	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	996
#50	B+	Joseph Lane Middle School	Roseburg	Douglas County SD 4	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	583
#51	B+	Mt Angel Middle School	Mt Angel	Mt Angel SD 91	38%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#52	B+	Philomath Middle School	Philomath	Philomath SD 17J	38%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#53	B+	Whitford Middle School	Beaverton	Beaverton SD 48J	38%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	809
#54	B+	Cedar Ridge Middle School	Sandy	Oregon Trail SD 46	37%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	442
#55	B+	Conestoga Middle School	Beaverton	Beaverton SD 48J	37%	41%	Meets Expectations	786
#56	B+	Creswell Middle School	Creswell	Creswell SD 40	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#57	B+	Harbor Lights Middle School	Bandon	Bandon SD 54	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	207
#58	B+	Kellogg Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	37%	39%	Meets Expectations	658
#59	B+	R A Brown Middle School	Hillsboro	Hillsboro SD 1J	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	722
#60	B+	Twality Middle School	Tigard	Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	918
#61	B+	Walker Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#62	B	Harrison Park School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	41%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	573
#63	B	Crook County Middle School	Prineville	Crook County SD	36%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	617
#64	B	Harriet Tubman Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	360
#65	B	Highland Park Middle School	Beaverton	Beaverton SD 48J	36%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	667
#66	B	Madison Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	36%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	415
#67	B	John C Fremont Middle School	Roseburg	Douglas County SD 4	35%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#68	B	Patton Middle School	Mcminnville	McMinnville SD 40	35%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	699
#69	B	Pilot Butte Middle School	Bend	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	686
#70	B	Thomas R Fowler Middle School	Tigard	Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J	35%	39%	Meets Expectations	775
#71	B	Mountain View Middle School	Newberg	Newberg SD 29J	34%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	498
#72	B	North Bend Middle School	North Bend	North Bend SD 13	34%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	494
#73	B	Tumwata Middle School	Oregon City	Oregon City SD 62	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	654
#74	B	South Middle School	Grants Pass	Grants Pass SD 7	33%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	633
#75	B	Spencer Butte Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	33%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	385
#76	B-	Astoria Middle School	Astoria	Astoria SD 1	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	417
#77	B-	Briggs Middle School	Springfield	Springfield SD 19	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	428
#78	B-	Cal Young Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	33%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	494
#79	B-	Fern Ridge Middle School	Elmira	Fern Ridge SD 28J	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	291
#80	B-	Lacreole Middle School	Dallas	Dallas SD 2	33%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	586
#81	B-	Obsidian Middle School	Redmond	Redmond SD 2J	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	591
#82	B-	Scenic Middle School	Central Point	Central Point SD 6	33%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	844
#83	B-	Silverton Middle School	Silverton	Silver Falls SD 4J	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	444
#84	B-	Tillamook Junior High School	Tillamook	Tillamook SD 9	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	344
#85	B-	Whiteaker Middle School	Keizer	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	682
#86	B-	Armand Larive Middle School	Hermiston	Hermiston SD 8	32%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	726
#87	B-	Eagle Point Middle School	Eagle Point	Eagle Point SD 9	32%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	393
#88	B-	Lincoln Middle School	Oakland	Oakland SD 1	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	185
#89	B-	Lincoln Savage Middle School	Grants Pass	Three Rivers/Josephine County SD	32%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	311
#90	B-	Sandstone Middle School	Hermiston	Hermiston SD 8	32%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	591
#91	B-	Walter L Kraxberger Middle School	Gladstone	Gladstone SD 115	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	373
#92	C+	Henley Middle School	Klamath Falls	Klamath County SD	32%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	419
#93	C+	La Grande Middle School	La Grande	La Grande SD 1	32%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	480
#94	C+	Walt Morey Middle School	Troutdale	Reynolds SD 7	32%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	565
#95	C+	Gardiner Middle School	Oregon City	Oregon City SD 62	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	671
#96	C+	Hazelbrook Middle School	Tualatin	Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J	31%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	877
#97	C+	Lorna Byrne Middle School	Cave Junction	Three Rivers/Josephine County SD	31%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	307
#98	C+	Agnes Stewart Middle School	Springfield	Springfield SD 19	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	513
#99	C+	Crossler Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	30%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	798
#100	C+	Evergreen JR High School	Hillsboro	Hillsboro SD 1J	30%	34%	Meets Expectations	742
#101	C+	Ockley Green Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	30%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	483
#102	C+	Rock Creek Middle School	Clackamas	North Clackamas SD 12	30%	35%	Meets Expectations	902
#103	C+	Marshfield Junior High	Coos Bay	Coos Bay SD 9	29%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#104	C+	Nyssa Middle School	Nyssa	Nyssa SD 26	29%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#105	C+	Vernonia Middle School	Vernonia	Vernonia SD 47J	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	123
#106	C+	Wallowa Middle School	Wallowa		29%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	40
#107	C	Elton Gregory Middle School	Redmond	Redmond SD 2J	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	709
#108	C	Leslie Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	743
#109	C	Ponderosa Middle School	Klamath Falls	Klamath Falls City Schools	29%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	565
#110	C	Seaside Middle School	Seaside	Seaside SD 10	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	392
#111	C	Alice Ott Middle School	Portland	David Douglas SD 40	28%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	582
#112	C	Baker Middle School	Baker City	Baker SD 5J	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	241
#113	C	Floyd Light Middle School	Portland	David Douglas SD 40	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#114	C	Hanby Middle School	Gold Hill	Central Point SD 6	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	375
#115	C	High Desert Middle School	Bend	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	28%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	677
#116	C	J W Poynter Middle School	Hillsboro	Hillsboro SD 1J	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	654
#117	C	Kelly Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	28%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	424
#118	C	Molalla River Middle School	Molalla	Molalla River SD 35	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	532
#119	C	Oaklea Middle School	Junction City	Junction City SD 69	28%	33%	Meets Expectations	490
#120	C	Siuslaw Middle School	Florence	Siuslaw SD 97J	28%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	270
#121	C	Warrenton Middle School	Warrenton	Warrenton-Hammond SD 30	28%	33%	Meets Expectations	244
#122	C-	Five Oaks Middle School	Beaverton	Beaverton SD 48J	28%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	781
#123	C-	Scio Middle School	Scio	Scio SD 95	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	152
#124	C-	Sunridge Middle School	Pendleton	Pendleton SD 16	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	637
#125	C-	Baker Prairie Middle School	Canby	Canby SD 86	27%	32%	Meets Expectations	557
#126	C-	Mcloughlin Middle School	Medford	Medford SD 549C	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	915
#127	C-	Roseway Heights School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	27%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	576
#128	C-	West Orient Middle School	Gresham	Gresham-Barlow SD 10J	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	382
#129	C-	Claggett Creek Middle School	Keizer	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	26%	26%	Meets Expectations	829
#130	C-	Fleming Middle School	Grants Pass	Three Rivers/Josephine County SD	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	331
#131	C-	Gervais Middle School	Gervais	Gervais SD 1	26%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	186
#132	C-	Memorial Middle School	Albany	Greater Albany Public SD 8J	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	523
#133	C-	North Marion Middle School	Aurora	North Marion SD 15	26%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	385
#134	C-	Oakridge Junior High School	Oakridge	Oakridge SD 76	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	87
#135	C-	Rowe Middle School	Milwaukie	North Clackamas SD 12	26%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	722
#136	D+	Monroe Middle School	Eugene	Eugene SD 4J	26%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#137	D+	Sweet Home Junior High School	Sweet Home	Sweet Home SD 55	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	383
#138	D+	Centennial Middle School	Portland	Centennial SD 28J	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	876
#139	D+	Culver Middle School	Culver	Culver SD 4	25%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	173
#140	D+	Dexter Mccarty Middle School	Gresham	Gresham-Barlow SD 10J	25%	25%	Meets Expectations	559
#141	D+	Calapooia Middle School	Albany	Greater Albany Public SD 8J	24%	26%	Meets Expectations	645
#142	D+	Daly Middle School	Lakeview	Lake County SD 7	24%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	109
#143	D+	Glide Middle School	Glide	Glide SD 12	24%	28%	Meets Expectations	123
#144	D+	Newport Middle School	Newport	Lincoln County SD	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	475
#145	D+	Seven Oak Middle School	Lebanon	Lebanon Community SD 9	24%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	593
#146	D+	South Meadows Middle School	Hillsboro	Hillsboro SD 1J	24%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	709
#147	D+	Sutherlin Middle School	Sutherlin	Sutherlin SD 130	24%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	289
#148	D+	Amity Middle School	Amity	Amity SD 4J	23%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	169
#149	D+	Azalea Middle School	Brookings	Brookings-Harbor SD 17C	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	341
#150	D+	Meadow Park Middle School	Beaverton	Beaverton SD 48J	23%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	697
#151	D	Lane Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	334
#152	D	Talmadge Middle School	Independence	Central SD 13J	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	740
#153	D	Estacada Middle School	Estacada	Estacada SD 108	22%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	429
#154	D	Jefferson County Middle School	Madras	Jefferson County SD 509J	22%	23%	Meets Expectations	473
#155	D	Ontario Middle School	Ontario	Ontario SD 8C	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	378
#156	D	Parrish Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	670
#157	D	The Dalles Middle School	The Dalles	North Wasco County SD 21	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	557
#158	D	Cascade Middle School	Eugene	Bethel SD 52	21%	23%	Meets Expectations	342
#159	D	Hamlin Middle School	Springfield	Springfield SD 19	21%	23%	Meets Expectations	571
#160	D	Neil Armstrong Middle School	Forest Grove	Forest Grove SD 15	21%	26%	Meets Expectations	826
#161	D	Ron Russell Middle School	Portland	David Douglas SD 40	21%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	770
#162	D	Talent Middle School	Talent	Phoenix-Talent SD 4	21%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	473
#163	D	Banks Middle School	Banks	Banks SD 13	20%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	259
#164	D	Mountain View Middle School	Beaverton	Beaverton SD 48J	20%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	887
#165	D	Wyeast Middle School	Hood River	Hood River County SD	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	373
#166	D-	Brixner Junior High School	Klamath Falls	Klamath County SD	20%	21%	Meets Expectations	406
#167	D-	St Helens Middle School	St Helens	St Helens SD 502	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	607
#168	D-	Colton Middle School	Colton	Colton SD 53	19%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	120
#169	D-	Harrisburg Middle School	Harrisburg	Harrisburg SD 7J	19%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	238
#170	D-	Lincoln Middle School	Cottage Grove	South Lane SD 45J3	19%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	451
#171	D-	Shasta Middle School	Eugene	Bethel SD 52	19%	22%	Meets Expectations	392
#172	D-	Alder Creek Middle School	Milwaukie	North Clackamas SD 12	18%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	846
#173	D-	Central Middle School	Milton Freewater	Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7	18%	21%	Meets Expectations	386
#174	D-	George Middle School	Portland	Portland SD 1J	18%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#175	D-	Parkrose Middle School	Portland	Parkrose SD 3	18%	21%	Meets Expectations	669
#176	D-	Waldo Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	18%	22%	Meets Expectations	1,166
#177	D-	Taft Middle School	Lincoln City	Lincoln County SD	17%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	259
#178	D-	Willamina Middle School	Willamina	Willamina SD 30J	17%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	204
#179	D-	Winston Middle School	Winston	Winston-Dillard SD 116	17%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	309
#180	D-	Gordon Russell Middle School	Gresham	Gresham-Barlow SD 10J	16%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	672
#181	D-	Jefferson Middle School	Jefferson	Jefferson SD 14J	16%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	191
#182	F	Lapine Middle School	Lapine	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	16%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	311
#183	F	Stephens Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	15%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,024
#184	F	White Mountain Middle School	White City	Eagle Point SD 9	15%	19%	Meets Expectations	376
#185	F	Houck Middle School	Salem	Salem-Keizer SD 24J	14%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	949
#186	F	Dayton JR High School	Dayton	Dayton SD 8	13%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	229
#187	F	Clear Creek Middle School	Gresham	Gresham-Barlow SD 10J	12%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	634
#188	F	Toledo JR High	Toledo	Lincoln County SD	12%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	104
#189	F	Oliver Middle	Portland		11%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	457
#190	F	Clara Brownell Middle School	Umatilla	Umatilla SD 6R	10%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	321
#191	F	Coffenberry Middle School	Myrtle Creek	South Umpqua SD 19	10%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	284
#192	F	Hauton B Lee Middle School	Portland	Reynolds SD 7	10%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	651
#193	F	Valor Middle School	Woodburn	Woodburn SD 103	10%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	630
#194	F	Hines Middle School	Hines	Harney County SD 3	9%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	164
#195	F	Reynolds Middle School	Fairview	Reynolds SD 7	9%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	837
#196	F	French Prairie Middle School	Woodburn	Woodburn SD 103	7%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	587

How Oregon's middle schools compare

A: 45B: 46C: 44D: 46F: 15

46% of the 196 ranked middle schools in Oregon earn an A or B (45 A grades, 46 B, 44 C, 46 D, 15 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 141 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (72% here, 70% nationally), and 80 exceed it. On average 32% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Duniway Middle School (50% against 28%, A), Mt Tabor Middle School (65% against 46%, A+), Beaumont Middle School (59% against 40%, A+), Vale Middle School (44% against 25%, A-), Neah Kah Nie Middle School (52% against 35%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 49): Portland SD 1J (8), Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 (4), West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J (4), Salem-Keizer SD 24J (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Portland (25, 14 at A or B), Salem (11, 5 at A or B), Eugene (10, 6 at A or B), Bend (6, 5 at A or B), Beaverton (6, 3 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Waldo Middle School (1,166 students, D-, #176), Sherwood Middle School (1,135 students, A, #23), Stephens Middle School (1,024 students, F, #183).

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.

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?

Lake Oswego Middle School in Lake Oswego ranks first among the 196 ranked middle schools in Oregon with a SchoolGrade of A+, 66% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

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 196 public middle schools in Oregon; 196 are ranked here.