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Enrollment
435
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL SD 28J·NCES 410280011357
Oliver Middle
15840 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97233 · (503) 762-3207 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
429 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 126 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 37% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oliver Middle→Centennial High School
Based on grade levels within Centennial SD 28J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
19.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
6.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.6% | 6.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 8.5% |
% 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
11.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 Oliver Middle
Oliver Middle's state test result (11.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Middle this school | 435 | 98.6% | 11.6% |
| Lane Middle School Portland | 417 | 97.6% | 21.9% |
| Reynolds Middle School Fairview | 723 | 100.0% | 10.3% |
| Walt Morey Middle School Troutdale | 519 | 99.4% | 30.6% |
| Harrison Park School Portland | 372 | 98.9% | 39.3% |
| 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 Oliver Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #186 of 190 | #24 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #198 of 200 ▼ 4 | #25 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #191 of 201 ▼ 4 | #24 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #120 of 208 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #144 of 180 | #27 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #10 of 180 | #10 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #22 of 194 | #10 of 27 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 435 | 21.3 | 20.4:1 | 99% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 20.3 | 22.6:1 | 69% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver Middle.
About Oliver Middle
Oliver Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Centennial SD 28J, located in Portland, Oregon. Enrolled students number 435 students, in grades 6 through 8.
Centennial SD 28J is the local district for Oliver Middle. It runs 9 schools with 5,304 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Oliver Middle is Hispanic (40%). Smaller groups are 28% White, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Multnomah County is roughly 14% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Oliver Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
With 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oliver Middle was 20.4:1. The 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. On average, public schools in Multnomah County report 75%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Oliver Middle, the prediction is 24.3% and the result is 11.6%.
Across Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Multnomah County number 169 and enroll about 81,096.
The next-closest public school is Parklane Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oliver Middle. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Oliver Middle is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
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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 Centennial SD 28J
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Butler Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Parklane Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Powell Butte Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 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
Other Oliver Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oliver Middle. Oliver Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Oliver Middle SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 886 students
- Oliver Middle SchoolLawrence, MA · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Parklane Elementary School0.1 mi · 397
- Patrick Lynch Elementary0.6 mi · 316
- Alder Elementary School0.7 mi · 340
- HOLLA School0.7 mi · 98
- Glenfair Elementary School0.8 mi · 489
- Walden Crossing School1.0 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Oliver MiddleHow many students attend Oliver Middle?
Oliver Middle enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Oliver Middle serve?
Oliver Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Oliver Middle?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Oliver Middle.
How diverse is Oliver Middle?
Oliver Middle reports a student body of 28% White, 40% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oliver Middle?
Oliver Middle is overseen by Centennial SD 28J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.