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What's something Whitford Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
770
Middle
DISTRICT 796 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVERTON SD 48J·NCES 410192001238
Whitford Middle School
7935 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton, OR 97008 · (503) 356-2700 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
390 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 260 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
45.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
33.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 33.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 32.5% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Whitford Middle School
Whitford Middle School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitford Middle School this school | 770 | 50.6% | 36.9% |
| Cedar Park Middle School Portland | 644 | 50.5% | 36.5% |
| Mountain View Middle School Beaverton | 793 | 50.7% | 20.2% |
| Hazelbrook Middle School Tualatin | 792 | 57.8% | 29.3% |
| Five Oaks Middle School Beaverton | 807 | 50.6% | 28.4% |
| Kellogg Middle School Portland | 592 | 42.2% | 33.2% |
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 Whitford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #55 of 190 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #55 of 200 ▲ 1 | #9 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #68 of 201 ▲ 18 | #8 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #26 of 208 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #61 of 180 | #2 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #28 of 180 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #162 of 194 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #16 of 38 | N/A |
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
770
+35 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 770 | 44.8 | 17.2:1 | 51% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 45.6 | 16.9:1 | 53% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 46.2 | 17.5:1 | 56% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 41 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 40.1 | 17.7:1 | 57% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 50% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 51% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 901 | 44 | 20.5:1 | 26% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 904 | 47 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (708 to 770); teachers up 12% (40.1 to 44.8).
About Whitford Middle School
Whitford Middle School, located in Beaverton, Oregon, is a large middle school. The school had 770 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Oregon is about 494, so this school runs 56% above that.
Beaverton SD 48J counts 56 schools and 37,479 students, including Whitford Middle School.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Whitford Middle School, with 41% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 41% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Whitford Middle School comes in at 65%.
With 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Whitford Middle School was 17.2:1. Among middle schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.3:1. Whitford Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Whitford Middle School's results are 6.0 points below predicted: 36.9% against 42.9%.
In Washington County (population about 603,947), median household income is about $107,772, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Whitford Middle School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 79,469 students.
McKay Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Whitford Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Whitford Middle School had 735 students in 2020-21 and 770 in 2024-25, a 5% rise.
The Whitford Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Beaverton SD 48J
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
Other schools in Beaverton
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
- Aloha-Huber Park SchoolElementary · 901 students
- International School of BeavertonHigh · 870 students
Nearby schools
- McKay Elementary School0.2 mi · 242
- Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School0.6 mi · 417
- Vose Elementary School0.7 mi · 666
- Greenway Elementary School1.2 mi · 272
- Metzger Elementary School1.3 mi · 566
- Conestoga Middle School1.5 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Whitford Middle SchoolHow large is Whitford Middle School?
Whitford Middle School enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Whitford Middle School serve?
Whitford Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitford Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitford Middle School is approximately 17.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitford Middle School?
At Whitford Middle School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Whitford Middle School public or private?
Whitford Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaverton SD 48J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.