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What's the most underrated thing about Gray Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
439
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000896
Gray Middle School
5505 SW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97239 · (503) 916-5676 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
191 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 | 131 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 38% |
Student demographics
44%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
70.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 55.2% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Gray Middle School
Gray Middle School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Middle School this school | 439 | 43.5% | 60.8% |
| Hosford Middle School Portland | 537 | 41.9% | 49.0% |
| Sellwood Middle School Portland | 575 | 41.7% | 58.6% |
| Mt Tabor Middle School Portland | 466 | 41.6% | 63.3% |
| Chehalem Valley Middle School Newberg | 422 | 49.8% | 44.6% |
| da Vinci Middle School Portland | 427 | 41.7% | 45.4% |
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 Gray Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #4 of 190 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #12 of 200 no change | #4 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #4 of 201 ▼ 3 | #2 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #119 of 208 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #96 of 180 | #17 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #121 of 180 | #26 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #173 of 194 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #37 of 141 | #10 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
439
-70 (-14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 439 | 23.7 | 18.5:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 23.9 | 19.7:1 | 25% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 23.5 | 20.5:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 24.5 | 21.8:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 26 | 21.8:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 21% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 26 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gray Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (535 to 439); teachers down 3% (24.5 to 23.7).
About Gray Middle School
Gray Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Portland, Oregon. It had 439 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Portland SD 1J, which runs Gray Middle School, has 86 schools and 41,894 students.
The student body at Gray Middle School is 72% White. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. The school has 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 19.3:1. Federal data show 44% of students (191) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County is 31 points.
Gray Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.8% and a predicted 45.7%.
For Multnomah County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $88,766 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Multnomah County number 169, with about 81,096 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Rieke Elementary School, is the closest to Gray Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Gray Middle School is ahead of the 58.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Gray Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 70 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Gray Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other Gray Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Gray Middle. Gray Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Gray Middle SchoolUnion, KY · 1,006 students
- GRAY MIDDLE SCHOOLGROVELAND, FL · 985 students
- Gray Middle SchoolTacoma, WA · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Rieke Elementary School0.5 mi · 279
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School0.7 mi · 1,650
- Capitol Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 323
- Bridlemile Elementary School1.3 mi · 418
- Hayhurst Elementary School1.3 mi · 525
- Portland Village School1.5 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Gray Middle SchoolHow large is Gray Middle School?
Gray Middle School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gray Middle School serve?
Gray Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Gray Middle School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Gray Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Gray Middle School?
Student demographics at Gray Middle School are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Gray Middle School public or private?
Gray Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.