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Enrollment
600
Middle
DISTRICT 796 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVERTON SD 48J·NCES 410192001237
Highland Park Middle School
7000 SW Wilson Ave, Beaverton, OR 97008 · (503) 356-2620 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Oregon public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
304 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 174 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
49.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.5pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 37.5% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Highland Park Middle School
Highland Park Middle School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Middle School this school | 600 | 50.7% | 39.1% |
| Conestoga Middle School Beaverton | 810 | 51.0% | 36.4% |
| West Sylvan Middle School Portland | 670 | 41.6% | 59.1% |
| Cheldelin Middle School Corvallis | 488 | 57.6% | 51.1% |
| Thomas R Fowler Middle School Tigard | 744 | 58.1% | 34.1% |
| Cedar Park Middle School Portland | 644 | 50.5% | 36.5% |
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 Highland Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #39 of 190 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #38 of 200 ▼ 2 | #5 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #48 of 201 ▼ 4 | #5 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #67 of 208 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #72 of 180 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #44 of 180 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #161 of 194 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #3 of 141 | #2 of 18 |
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
600
-101 (-14%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 957
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 600 | 33.8 | 17.7:1 | 51% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 33.2 | 19.6:1 | 29% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 35.6 | 18.8:1 | 34% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 36 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 41.2 | 22.4:1 | 31% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 916 | 42 | 21.8:1 | 30% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 40 | 20.8:1 | 32% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 1,072 | 50 | 21.4:1 | 12% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 957 | 51 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (925 to 600); teachers down 18% (41.2 to 33.8).
About Highland Park Middle School
Highland Park Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Beaverton, Oregon. It had 600 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Oregon enroll about 494 students on average.
Beaverton SD 48J has 56 schools and 37,479 students, and Highland Park Middle School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Highland Park Middle School, about 59 are White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Highland Park Middle School scores 60%.
Its ratio of 17.7:1 is based on 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 19.3:1. In all, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Highland Park Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Oregon public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Highland Park Middle School is 42.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%.
Looking at the county, Washington County, the median household earns about $107,772 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Highland Park Middle School, Washington County has 136 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Fir Grove Elementary School, is the closest to Highland Park Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Highland Park Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Highland Park Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 600, from 701 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 19.5:1 to 17.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Highland Park Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaverton SD 48J
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
Other schools in Beaverton
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
- Aloha-Huber Park SchoolElementary · 901 students
- International School of BeavertonHigh · 870 students
Other Highland Park Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Highland Park Middle. Highland Park Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Highland Park Middle SchoolDALLAS, TX · 939 students
- Highland Park Middle SchoolSAINT PAUL, MN · 811 students
- Highland Park Middle SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, NJ · 349 students
- Highland Park Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Fir Grove Elementary School0.3 mi · 337
- Hiteon Elementary School1.0 mi · 486
- Chehalem Elementary School1.0 mi · 396
- Sexton Mountain Elementary School1.1 mi · 431
- Vose Elementary School1.2 mi · 666
- Beaverton High School1.2 mi · 1,436
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Highland Park Middle School?
Highland Park Middle School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 06-08.
Is Highland Park Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Park Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Park Middle School is approximately 17.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Highland Park Middle School?
Student demographics at Highland Park Middle School are roughly 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Highland Park Middle School public or private?
Highland Park Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaverton SD 48J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.