Alice Ott Middle School

Alice Ott Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle schools in Portland, Oregon, overseen by David Douglas SD 40, with 594 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

David Douglas SD 40 comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 8,716 students; Alice Ott Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Alice Ott Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 14% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Alice Ott Middle School reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Alice Ott Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.7%; this one delivers 30.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Multnomah County put median household income runs about $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alice Ott Middle School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gilbert Park Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Alice Ott Middle School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alice Ott Middle School has shrank 16%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 594 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 31%.

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