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Enrollment
780
Middle
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40·NCES 410394001676
Ron Russell Middle School
3955 SE 112th Ave, Portland, OR 97266 · (503) 256-6519 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Oregon public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
795 students
DISTRICT 105% · 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 | 257 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 34% |
Student demographics
77%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
Ron Russell Middle School→David Douglas High School
Based on grade levels within David Douglas SD 40. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
19.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 19.8% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Ron Russell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #157 of 190 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #150 of 200 ▼ 17 | #20 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #155 of 201 ▼ 1 | #19 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #24 of 208 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #44 of 180 | #11 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.4% | #4 of 180 | #4 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #9 of 194 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #94 of 141 | #15 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
780
-70 (-8%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 780 | 47.4 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 47.4 | 15.9:1 | 76% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 45.4 | 16.9:1 | 77% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 47 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 46.8 | 18.4:1 | 83% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 45 | 19.4:1 | 85% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 86% (756) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ron Russell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (862 to 780); teachers up 1% (46.8 to 47.4).
About Ron Russell Middle School
Ron Russell Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by David Douglas SD 40 in Portland, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 780 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Oregon is about 494 students, so this school is 58% larger than average.
David Douglas SD 40 has 14 schools and 8,716 students, and Ron Russell Middle School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Ron Russell Middle School, at 33%. The rest of enrollment is 26% White, 16% Asian, 13% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Multnomah County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. Ron Russell Middle School's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Ron Russell Middle School, 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.5:1. On average, middle schools in Oregon have 19.3:1, compared with 16.5:1 here.
Ron Russell Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Oregon public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ron Russell Middle School's results are 1.5 points below predicted: 21.5% against 23.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Multnomah County show that the median household income is $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Ron Russell Middle School is one of 169 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Earl Boyles Elementary is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 70 students since 2020-21, to 780. Students per teacher fell from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 16.5 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ron Russell Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 David Douglas SD 40
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Floyd Light Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Alice Ott Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Gilbert Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mill Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 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
- Earl Boyles Elementary0.1 mi · 365
- West Powellhurst Elementary School0.6 mi · 364
- Gilbert Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 405
- Lent Elementary School0.9 mi · 256
- Cherry Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 442
- Mill Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Ron Russell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ron Russell Middle School?
Ron Russell Middle School enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ron Russell Middle School serve?
Ron Russell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ron Russell Middle School have?
Ron Russell Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ron Russell Middle School?
Student demographics at Ron Russell Middle School are roughly 26% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ron Russell Middle School in?
Ron Russell Middle School is part of David Douglas SD 40.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.