Beaumont Middle School vs Kellogg Middle School

Beaumont Middle School and Kellogg Middle School are both Portland, Oregon middle schools serving grades 6–8, separated by 3.8 miles, yet their overall ratings diverge meaningfully. Beaumont Middle School earns a 9.6/10 overall rating against Kellogg Middle School's 9.0/10 — a 0.6-point gap that is reflected in their state standing: Beaumont ranks #3 of 1,226 schools in Oregon, while Kellogg ranks #53. Both are exceptional performers by any statewide measure, but Beaumont's position in the top-three puts it in rare company.

The sharpest difference between the two schools is academic proficiency. Beaumont Middle School scores 9.6/10 on academics versus Kellogg Middle School's 7.9/10 — a 1.7-point gap that represents a concrete difference in tested achievement. Growth tells a different story: Kellogg Middle School edges ahead with a 10.0/10 growth score against Beaumont Middle School's 9.8/10, meaning students at Kellogg are gaining ground at a marginally faster rate relative to their starting points. Families weighing current proficiency against learning trajectory will find a genuine trade-off here.

Demographically, the two schools are closely matched in economic composition. Beaumont Middle School serves 434 students with 64% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch; Kellogg Middle School enrolls 677 students with 65% on free or reduced-price lunch — essentially the same economic profile at meaningfully different scales. The student-teacher ratio is similar but slightly favors Beaumont at 15.5:1 versus Kellogg's 16.1:1, a modest difference that may matter most in smaller group settings or for students who benefit from additional teacher attention.

Both schools cover the same grade span — sixth through eighth — and are located within the same city, making logistics rather than level-of-schooling the deciding factor for most Portland families. The size gap is the most operationally significant structural difference: Kellogg Middle School's 677-student enrollment gives it a larger peer community and likely broader elective and extracurricular options, while Beaumont Middle School's 434-student body offers a tighter-knit environment at one of the highest-ranked schools in the state.