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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRESHAM-BARLOW SD 10J·NCES 410600000988
Dexter McCarty Middle School
1400 SE 5th St, Gresham, OR 97080 · (503) 665-0148 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
423 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
38.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
19.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 19.9% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Dexter McCarty Middle School
Dexter McCarty Middle School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCarty Middle School this school | 514 | 82.3% | 22.6% |
| Gordon Russell Middle School Gresham | 633 | 83.6% | 16.0% |
| Clear Creek Middle School Gresham | 584 | 82.5% | 12.4% |
| Walker Middle School Salem | 571 | 88.6% | 34.8% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
| Whiteaker Middle School Keizer | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
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 Dexter McCarty Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #148 of 190 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #149 of 200 ▼ 17 | #19 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #107 of 201 ▲ 40 | #13 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #96 of 208 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #124 of 180 | #23 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #21 of 180 | #17 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #70 of 194 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #128 of 141 | #21 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
514
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 82% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 26.9 | 18.9:1 | 70% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 27.1 | 20.6:1 | 82% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 22 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 25.5 | 20.9:1 | 61% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 26 | 21.4:1 | 66% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 30 | 22.5:1 | 53% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 25% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dexter McCarty Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (532 to 514); teachers up 2% (25.5 to 26).
About Dexter McCarty Middle School
Dexter McCarty Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Gresham, Oregon, (ZIP code 97080). The school has 514 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Gresham-Barlow SD 10J has 20 schools; together they serve 11,345 students.
Of every 100 students at Dexter McCarty Middle School, about 40 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 39% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Multnomah County is roughly 14% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. A total of 423 students, or 82%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dexter McCarty Middle School is 8.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 22.6%. Predicted: 30.6%.
In Multnomah County, the median household earns about $88,766 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Multnomah County, 169 public schools serve about 81,096 students.
Dexter McCarty Middle School's nearest public school is East Gresham Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dexter McCarty Middle School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 551 in 2020-21 to 514 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.8:1) than in 2020-21 (25.1:1).
This page is set up for the Dexter McCarty Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- North Gresham Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
Other schools in Gresham
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
Nearby schools
- East Gresham Elementary School0.1 mi · 571
- Springwater Trail High School0.7 mi · 184
- Hogan Cedars Elementary School0.8 mi · 477
- Metro East Web Academy0.8 mi · 759
- Gresham High School1.0 mi · 1,685
- Gordon Russell Middle School1.0 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Dexter McCarty Middle SchoolHow large is Dexter McCarty Middle School?
Dexter McCarty Middle School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dexter McCarty Middle School serve?
Dexter McCarty Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dexter McCarty Middle School have?
Dexter McCarty Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Dexter McCarty Middle School?
Student demographics at Dexter McCarty Middle School are roughly 39% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Dexter McCarty Middle School public or private?
Dexter McCarty Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gresham-Barlow SD 10J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.