Hosford Middle School

Set in Portland, Oregon, Hosford Middle School is a medium-sized middle school, operated by Portland SD 1J. It teaches 537 students across grades 6 through 8.

Portland SD 1J comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 41,894 students; Hosford Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hosford Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Black. Compared to Multnomah County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hosford Middle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages about 19.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hosford Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of +2.7 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Multnomah County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), Hosford Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cleveland High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hosford Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hosford Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Hosford Middle School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 537). Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 14% to 5%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.