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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004001079
da Vinci Middle School
2508 NE Everett, Portland, OR 97232 · (503) 916-5356 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Oregon public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
178 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 144 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
33.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 33.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 37.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like da Vinci Middle School
da Vinci Middle School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| da Vinci Middle School this school | 427 | 41.7% | 45.4% |
| Gray Middle School Portland | 439 | 43.5% | 60.8% |
| Hosford Middle School Portland | 537 | 41.9% | 49.0% |
| Beaumont Middle School Portland | 435 | 41.8% | 56.0% |
| Mt Tabor Middle School Portland | 466 | 41.6% | 63.3% |
| West Sylvan Middle School Portland | 670 | 41.6% | 59.1% |
Matched among Oregon middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where da Vinci Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #25 of 190 | #7 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #56 of 200 ▼ 22 | #10 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #15 of 201 ▲ 7 | #7 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #122 of 208 | #21 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #114 of 180 | #19 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #73 of 180 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #184 of 194 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #112 of 141 | #17 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
427
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 427 | 22.4 | 19.1:1 | 42% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 24.2 | 16.8:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 34% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 22.9 | 20.0:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 26% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 13% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for da Vinci Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (457 to 427); teachers down 2% (22.9 to 22.4).
About da Vinci Middle School
da Vinci Middle School is a medium-sized middle school located in Portland, Oregon. It serves 427 students in grades 6 through 8.
Portland SD 1J is the local district for da Vinci Middle School. It runs 86 schools with 41,894 students.
A majority of students at da Vinci Middle School, 59%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 68%. The chance that two students picked at random at da Vinci Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Teacher staffing is 22.4 full-time equivalents, or about 19.1 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Oregon, the average ratio is about 19.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 42%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Multnomah County is 75%.
allk12 grades da Vinci Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 46.4% for a school in Oregon with da Vinci Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. da Vinci Middle School posts 45.4%.
Federal survey data for Multnomah County show that median household income is about $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. da Vinci Middle School is among the 169 public schools in Multnomah County.
Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School is located about 0.3 miles from da Vinci Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 45.4% is below the 53.4% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place da Vinci Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
da Vinci Middle School had 443 students in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.1:1 to 19.1:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School0.3 mi · 376
- Alliance High School0.5 mi · 197
- Buckman Elementary School0.5 mi · 306
- Benson Polytechnic High School0.6 mi · 896
- Sunnyside Environmental School0.9 mi · 461
- Beverly Cleary School0.9 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About da Vinci Middle SchoolHow large is da Vinci Middle School?
da Vinci Middle School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does da Vinci Middle School serve?
da Vinci Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at da Vinci Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at da Vinci Middle School is approximately 19.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at da Vinci Middle School?
At da Vinci Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees da Vinci Middle School?
da Vinci Middle School is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.