Gordon Russell Middle School

Gordon Russell Middle School is one of the mid-sized 6-8 campuss in Gresham, Oregon, operated by Gresham-Barlow SD 10J, with 633 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Within Gresham-Barlow SD 10J, which oversees 20 schools and 11,345 students, Gordon Russell Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gordon Russell Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, On paper, Gordon Russell Middle School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Gordon Russell Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 16.0%, a residual of -14.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Gordon Russell Middle School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

The closest other public school is Powell Valley Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gordon Russell Middle School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Gordon Russell Middle School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 783 (now 633). White enrollment moved from 58% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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