Beaumont Middle School vs Harriet Tubman Middle School

Beaumont Middle School and Harriet Tubman Middle School sit 2.4 miles apart in Portland, Oregon, and both rank among the strongest middle schools in the state — but Beaumont holds the edge at the top. Beaumont Middle School lands #3 of 1,226 schools in Oregon while Harriet Tubman Middle School ranks #17 of 1,226, a gap that reflects a meaningful difference in overall rating: 9.6/10 for Beaumont versus 9.4/10 for Harriet Tubman. Both scores are exceptional, but families prioritizing the absolute ceiling of school quality will find Beaumont slightly ahead.

The clearest performance delta between the two schools sits in academics. Beaumont Middle School posts an academic score of 9.6/10 compared to Harriet Tubman Middle School's 8.5/10 — a 1.1-point gap that translates to meaningfully stronger proficiency outcomes. Growth tells a different story: Harriet Tubman Middle School edges ahead with a growth score of 9.9/10 versus Beaumont's 9.8/10, indicating that students at Tubman are progressing at a fractionally faster rate relative to their starting points. In other words, Beaumont outperforms on absolute academic achievement, while Tubman matches or slightly exceeds it on year-over-year student progress.

Both schools serve grades 6–8 and enroll similar socioeconomic populations — Beaumont Middle School at 64% free or reduced-price lunch and Harriet Tubman Middle School at 63% — so neither has a material equity gap between them. The more practical difference for families is size and staffing. Beaumont Middle School enrolls 434 students at a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, while Harriet Tubman Middle School serves 321 students at 13.4:1. Tubman's smaller enrollment and tighter ratio mean fewer students per teacher, which can translate to more individual attention in the classroom.

Both schools cover the same grade span — 6th through 8th — so neither offers additional years of programming. The distinction between them comes down to academic proficiency levels at Beaumont versus smaller class sizes and slightly stronger growth momentum at Harriet Tubman, within a high-performing tier that few Oregon middle schools reach.