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Enrollment
1,006
Middle
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIGARD-TUALATIN SD 23J·NCES 411224001197
Twality Middle School
14650 SW 97th Ave, Tigard, OR 97224 · (503) 431-5200 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
581 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 342 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 338 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 35.1% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Twality Middle School
Twality Middle School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twality Middle School this school | 1,006 | 57.8% | 36.6% |
| Rowe Middle School Milwaukie | 747 | 58.8% | 23.4% |
| Thomas R Fowler Middle School Tigard | 744 | 58.1% | 34.1% |
| Alder Creek Middle School Milwaukie | 810 | 59.0% | 17.9% |
| Linus Pauling Middle School Corvallis | 712 | 57.9% | 44.0% |
| Conestoga Middle School Beaverton | 810 | 51.0% | 36.4% |
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 Twality Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #56 of 190 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #53 of 200 ▼ 9 | #8 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #76 of 201 ▼ 26 | #9 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #5 of 208 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #152 of 180 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #24 of 180 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #149 of 194 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #118 of 141 | #15 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
1,006
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,006 | 48.1 | 20.9:1 | 58% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 49.2 | 19.9:1 | 41% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 918 | 50.8 | 18.1:1 | 31% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 48 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,067 | 50.6 | 21.1:1 | 28% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 1,061 | 52 | 20.4:1 | 33% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | 46 | 22.0:1 | 34% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 902 | 48 | 18.8:1 | 19% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twality Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,067 to 1,006); teachers down 5% (50.6 to 48.1).
About Twality Middle School
Twality Middle School, a large middle school, is located in Tigard, Oregon. Total enrollment is 1,006 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 104% above the average of about 494 students for middle schools in Oregon.
The district, Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J, has 11,342 students enrolled across 19 schools.
The largest group at Twality Middle School is White students, at 50%. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Washington County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Twality Middle School reports a ratio of 20.9 students per teacher, from 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon is 1.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Twality Middle School, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Washington County is close, at 57%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.1%.
In Washington County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $107,772, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 136 public schools in the county, enrolling about 79,469, Twality Middle School among them.
James Templeton Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Twality Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Twality Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Twality Middle School is City: Small.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,017) and 2024-25 (1,006).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Tualatin High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Hazelbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Metzger Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- James Templeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Tigard
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Metzger Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- James Templeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Durham Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Nearby schools
- James Templeton Elementary School0.1 mi · 543
- Tigard High School0.8 mi · 1,771
- Charles F Tigard Elementary School1.0 mi · 460
- Creekside Community High School1.0 mi · 186
- Durham Elementary School1.1 mi · 471
- Tigard-Tualatin Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Twality Middle SchoolHow many students attend Twality Middle School?
Twality Middle School enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades 06-08.
Is Twality Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twality Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Twality Middle School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Twality Middle School.
How diverse is Twality Middle School?
Twality Middle School reports a student body of 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Twality Middle School?
Twality Middle School is overseen by Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.