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What's something Tom McCall Upper Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 756 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST GROVE SD 15·NCES 410516001339
Tom McCall Upper Elementary
1341 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116 · (503) 359-2506 · Washington County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
546 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 5 | 331 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 342 | 51% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Tom McCall Upper Elementary→Neil Armstrong Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Forest Grove SD 15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.7pp 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 18 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 are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 15.5% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Tom McCall Upper Elementary
Tom McCall Upper Elementary's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McCall Upper Elementary this school | 673 | 81.1% | 21.5% |
| Neil Armstrong Middle School Forest Grove | 838 | 82.0% | 22.2% |
| Claggett Creek Middle School Keizer | 798 | 88.2% | 22.2% |
| Parrish Middle School Salem | 691 | 88.6% | 19.4% |
| Sandstone Middle School Hermiston | 609 | 92.0% | 31.7% |
| North Marion Middle School Aurora | 410 | 88.0% | 21.9% |
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 Tom McCall Upper Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #159 of 190 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #156 of 200 ▲ 8 | #19 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #157 of 201 ▼ 2 | #16 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #49 of 208 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #67 of 180 | #4 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #75 of 180 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #75 of 194 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #66 of 141 | #9 of 18 |
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
673
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 673 | 38.4 | 17.5:1 | 81% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 39.5 | 17.9:1 | 64% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 40.1 | 18.6:1 | 47% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 39 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 34.3 | 22.6:1 | 51% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 33 | 24.4:1 | 62% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | 42 | 21.6:1 | 67% (608) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | 44 | 19.3:1 | 44% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 26 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom McCall Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (775 to 673); teachers up 12% (34.3 to 38.4).
About Tom McCall Upper Elementary
As a medium-sized middle-grades school, Tom McCall Upper Elementary serves students in Forest Grove, Oregon. The grade span is 5 through 6, and enrollment is 673 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Oregon is about 494, so this school runs 36% larger than that.
Forest Grove SD 15 is made up of 11 schools with 5,692 students in all.
Roughly 56% of students at Tom McCall Upper Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 19%. Tom McCall Upper Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. On average, middle schools in Oregon have 19.3:1, compared with 17.5:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Tom McCall Upper Elementary is 81%. The rate at public schools in Washington County averages 57%, lower than here.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Tom McCall Upper Elementary's results are 9.6 points below predicted: 21.5% against 31.1%.
In the county around the school, Washington County, the median household income is $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 136 public schools in Washington County, enrolling about 79,469 students in all.
The closest public school to Tom McCall Upper Elementary is Harvey Clarke Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Tom McCall Upper Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Tom McCall Upper Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 673, starting from 684.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tom McCall Upper Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Grove SD 15
- Forest Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Harvey Clarke Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Echo Shaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Cornelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Forest Grove
- Forest Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Harvey Clarke Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Fern Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Forest Grove Community SchoolElementary · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Harvey Clarke Elementary School0.6 mi · 390
- Forest Grove Community School0.6 mi · 202
- Forest Grove High School1.0 mi · 1,849
- Community Alternative Learning Center1.6 mi · 141
- Joseph Gale Elementary School1.7 mi · 388
- Dilley Elementary School2.2 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Tom McCall Upper ElementaryHow large is Tom McCall Upper Elementary?
Tom McCall Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 05-06.
Is Tom McCall Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tom McCall Upper Elementary is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Tom McCall Upper Elementary have?
Tom McCall Upper Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tom McCall Upper Elementary?
At Tom McCall Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tom McCall Upper Elementary in?
Tom McCall Upper Elementary is part of Forest Grove SD 15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.