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Enrollment
670
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000947
West Sylvan Middle School
8111 SW West Slope Dr, Portland, OR 97225 · (503) 916-5690 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Oregon public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
18.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
279 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 | 196 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 37% |
Student demographics
59%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
69.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 56.3% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Sylvan Middle School
West Sylvan Middle School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sylvan Middle School this school | 670 | 41.6% | 59.1% |
| Hosford Middle School Portland | 537 | 41.9% | 49.0% |
| Highland Park Middle School Beaverton | 600 | 50.7% | 39.1% |
| Mt Tabor Middle School Portland | 466 | 41.6% | 63.3% |
| Conestoga Middle School Beaverton | 810 | 51.0% | 36.4% |
| Gray Middle School Portland | 439 | 43.5% | 60.8% |
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 Sylvan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #6 of 190 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #4 of 200 ▲ 6 | #2 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #6 of 201 no change | #2 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #53 of 208 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #102 of 180 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #48 of 180 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #185 of 194 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #14 of 141 | #4 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
670
-130 (-16%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 670 | 35.8 | 18.7:1 | 42% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 33 | 21.9:1 | 18% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 37.2 | 20.3:1 | 13% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 49 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 876 | 44.4 | 19.8:1 | 9% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 968 | 42 | 23.1:1 | 8% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 35 | 24.3:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 907 | 45 | 20.2:1 | 6% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 37 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Sylvan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (876 to 670); teachers down 19% (44.4 to 35.8).
About West Sylvan Middle School
West Sylvan Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school based in Portland, Oregon. Enrollment stands at 670 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 36% bigger than the 494-student average for middle schools in Oregon.
Portland SD 1J runs West Sylvan Middle School along with 85 other schools, enrolling 41,894 students in total.
About 59% of the student body at West Sylvan Middle School is White. The remaining students are 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The school had 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 42%. That is lower than the 57% average for public schools in Washington County.
Among Oregon public middle schools, West Sylvan Middle School outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
West Sylvan Middle School is 12.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.1% versus 46.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Census data for Washington County show the median household earns about $107,772 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Sylvan Middle School, Washington County has 136 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, West Sylvan Middle School is closest to West Tualatin View Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.9%; West Sylvan Middle School's is 59.1%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 670, compared with 800 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 18.7:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for West Sylvan Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 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
- West Tualatin View Elementary School0.8 mi · 304
- Raleigh Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 310
- Ridgewood Elementary School1.0 mi · 339
- Hope Chinese Charter School1.3 mi · 383
- Cedar Park Middle School1.5 mi · 644
- Raleigh Hills Elementary School1.5 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About West Sylvan Middle SchoolHow large is West Sylvan Middle School?
West Sylvan Middle School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Sylvan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Sylvan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Sylvan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Sylvan Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Sylvan Middle School?
Student demographics at West Sylvan Middle School are roughly 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is West Sylvan Middle School in?
West Sylvan Middle School is part of Portland SD 1J.
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