Enrollment
383
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRESHAM-BARLOW SD 10J·NCES 410600000996
West Orient Middle School
29805 SE Orient Dr, Gresham, OR 97080 · (503) 663-3323 · Multnomah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
317 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 117 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
35.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 19.3% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 West Orient Middle School
West Orient Middle School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Orient Middle School this school | 383 | 82.8% | 26.3% |
| Azalea Middle School Brookings | 309 | 84.1% | 21.5% |
| Tillamook Junior High School Tillamook | 318 | 84.0% | 31.3% |
| Shasta Middle School Eugene | 345 | 88.7% | 18.4% |
| East Elementary School Tillamook | 445 | 84.0% | 30.4% |
| Cascade Middle School Eugene | 375 | 90.9% | 19.3% |
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 West Orient Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #126 of 190 | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #124 of 200 ▲ 16 | #15 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #130 of 201 ▼ 6 | #17 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #140 of 208 | #25 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #128 of 180 | #24 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #51 of 180 | #20 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #68 of 194 | #14 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #23 of 141 | #6 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
383
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 383 | 19.2 | 20.0:1 | 83% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 20.8 | 19.0:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 19.8 | 19.3:1 | 45% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 19.4 | 25.0:1 | 35% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 18 | 25.2:1 | 40% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 22 | 21.2:1 | 35% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 15% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Orient Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (485 to 383); teachers down 1% (19.4 to 19.2).
About West Orient Middle School
Federal records list West Orient Middle School as a middle school in Gresham, Oregon. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 383 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Oregon) has about 494 students.
Gresham-Barlow SD 10J is made up of 20 schools with 11,345 students in all.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at West Orient Middle School. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Multnomah County is roughly 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at West Orient Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.0:1, with 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across middle schools in Oregon, the average ratio is about 19.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. It compares with 75% for public schools in Multnomah County.
West Orient Middle School is 4.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.3% versus 30.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Across Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Multnomah County number 169 and enroll about 81,096.
The closest public school to West Orient Middle School is East Orient Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. West Orient Middle School's average proficiency of 26.3% compares with 29.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put West Orient Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The student count in 2024-25 was 383, 3% below the 394 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.0:1, from 21.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at West Orient Middle School. 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
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Other schools in Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
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Other schools in Gresham
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
Nearby schools
- East Orient Elementary School0.2 mi · 382
- Sam Barlow High School1.1 mi · 1,635
- Kelly Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 368
- Powell Valley Elementary School2.0 mi · 368
- Gordon Russell Middle School2.5 mi · 633
- Naas Elementary School2.6 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About West Orient Middle SchoolHow large is West Orient Middle School?
West Orient Middle School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Orient Middle School serve?
West Orient Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Orient Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Orient Middle School is approximately 20.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Orient Middle School?
Student demographics at West Orient Middle School are roughly 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees West Orient Middle School?
West Orient Middle School is overseen by Gresham-Barlow SD 10J in Multnomah County.
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