Parkrose Middle School

Parkrose Middle School, a medium-sized junior high in Portland, Oregon, operated by Parkrose SD 3, works with 618 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Parkrose SD 3 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,714 students; Parkrose Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Parkrose Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 21% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Parkrose Middle School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 129% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) records that median household earnings sit near $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Parkrose Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Parkrose High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parkrose Middle School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Parkrose Middle School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 775 (now 618). White enrollment moved from 32% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Parkrose Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.