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Enrollment
372
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000885
Harrison Park School
2225 SE 87th Ave, Portland, OR 97216 · (503) 916-5700 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
368 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 | 142 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 29% |
Student demographics
78%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
48.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 33.2% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Harrison Park School
Harrison Park School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Park School this school | 372 | 98.9% | 39.3% |
| Lane Middle School Portland | 417 | 97.6% | 21.9% |
| Oliver Middle Portland | 435 | 98.6% | 11.6% |
| Walt Morey Middle School Troutdale | 519 | 99.4% | 30.6% |
| George Middle School Portland | 400 | 98.0% | 15.4% |
| Clear Creek Middle School Gresham | 584 | 82.5% | 12.4% |
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 Harrison Park School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #38 of 190 | #8 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #32 of 200 ▲ 19 | #8 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #53 of 201 ▼ 13 | #8 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #145 of 208 | #26 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #5 of 180 | #4 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.3% | #1 of 180 | #1 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #21 of 194 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #1 of 141 | #1 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
372
-224 (-38%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 372 | 27.6 | 13.5:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 24.5 | 13.1:1 | 64% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 38.3 | 15.0:1 | 66% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 42 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 41.4 | 15.4:1 | 84% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 84% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 83% (624) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 60% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 21 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Park School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (638 to 372); teachers down 33% (41.4 to 27.6).
About Harrison Park School
Harrison Park School is a small middle school in Oregon, located in Portland. It enrolls 372 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 25% below the average of about 494 students for middle schools in Oregon.
Harrison Park School is run by Portland SD 1J, whose 86 schools enroll 41,894 students.
White students account for 33% of enrollment at Harrison Park School, more than any other group. Other groups include 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County residents are about 68% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harrison Park School scores 78%.
Its ratio of 13.5:1 is based on 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1, 5.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. On average, public schools in Multnomah County report 75%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Harrison Park School is 15.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 39.3%. Predicted: 24.2%.
In the surrounding county, Multnomah County, the median household earns about $88,766 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Multnomah County has 169 public schools with about 81,096 students, including Harrison Park School.
Bridger Creative Science School is the nearest public school to Harrison Park School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.3% is above the 35.8% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Harrison Park School's location as City: Large.
A 38% decline took enrollment from 596 in 2020-21 to 372 in 2024-25.
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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
- Bridger Creative Science School0.4 mi · 474
- Clark Elementary School0.5 mi · 330
- Portland Arthur Academy Charter School0.9 mi · 165
- Cherry Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 442
- Kellogg Middle School1.0 mi · 592
- Vestal Elementary School1.3 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Park SchoolHow many students attend Harrison Park School?
Harrison Park School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 06-08.
Is Harrison Park School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrison Park School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Park School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrison Park School is approximately 13.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrison Park School?
At Harrison Park School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 22% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrison Park School?
Harrison Park School is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
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