Oliver Middle

Oliver Middle is one of the reasonably sized junior highs in Portland, Oregon, overseen by Centennial SD 28J, with 435 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Centennial SD 28J comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,304 students; Oliver Middle is among them.

Demographically, Oliver Middle logs that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 12% Asian, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, Oliver Middle logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Oliver Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oliver Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Oliver Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Parklane Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oliver Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 14.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.