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Enrollment
618
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKROSE SD 3·NCES 410948000986
Parkrose Middle School
11800 NE Shaver St, Portland, OR 97220 · (503) 408-2700 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
129%
796 students
DISTRICT 133% · 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 | 187 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 34% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Parkrose Middle School→Parkrose High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Parkrose SD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 12.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Parkrose Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #183 of 200 | #22 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #170 of 201 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #63 of 208 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #78 of 180 | #13 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.3% | #5 of 180 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #26 of 141 | #7 of 23 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
618
-157 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 25.4:1
% White
26%
was 32%
% Hispanic
33%
was 28%
% Black
21%
was 16%
% Asian
8%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 618 | 34.5 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 32.4 | 20.5:1 | 74% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 34.6 | 19.3:1 | 71% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 30.5 | 25.4:1 | 75% (585) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkrose Middle School.
About Parkrose Middle School
Parkrose Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Portland, Oregon. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 618 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students.
The district for Parkrose Middle School is Parkrose SD 3, with 6 schools and 2,714 students.
At Parkrose Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 33%. After that, the student body is 26% White, 21% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Multnomah County is about 14% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 34.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.9:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon.
Multnomah County has about 801,477 residents, and the median household income is $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Parkrose Middle School, Multnomah County has 168 other public schools.
Parkrose High School is the public school closest to Parkrose Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Parkrose Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, Parkrose Middle School's enrollment dropped 20%, to 618. White students went from 32% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 26% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.4:1 in 2017-18 to 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Parkrose SD 3
- Parkrose High SchoolHigh · 998 students
- Russell ElementaryElementary · 309 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Shaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Sacramento Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 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
Nearby schools
- Parkrose High School0.2 mi · 998
- Shaver Elementary School0.6 mi · 266
- Russell Elementary0.7 mi · 309
- Sacramento Elementary School0.8 mi · 255
- Prescott Elementary School0.8 mi · 268
- Multnomah Inverness School0.9 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Parkrose Middle SchoolHow large is Parkrose Middle School?
Parkrose Middle School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 06-08.
Is Parkrose Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkrose Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Parkrose Middle School have?
Parkrose Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkrose Middle School?
Student demographics at Parkrose Middle School are roughly 26% White, 33% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Parkrose Middle School in?
Parkrose Middle School is part of Parkrose SD 3.
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