Harriet Tubman Middle School vs Kellogg Middle School

Harriet Tubman Middle School ranks #17 of 1,226 Oregon schools with an overall rating of 9.4/10, placing it 36 spots ahead of Kellogg Middle School, which holds the #53 position statewide at 9.0/10. That 0.4-point gap is meaningful in context: both schools sit well inside the top 5% of Oregon middle schools, making this a comparison between two high performers rather than a strong school versus a weak one.

On academic proficiency, Harriet Tubman Middle School scores 8.5/10 against Kellogg Middle School's 7.9/10 — a 0.6-point delta that reflects the stronger tested outcomes at Tubman. Growth scores, which measure how much students improve regardless of where they start, are essentially a wash: Kellogg edges Tubman 10.0/10 to 9.9/10. That near-perfect growth score at Kellogg signals that students arriving below grade level are catching up fast, which is a meaningful counterweight to the academic proficiency gap.

Harriet Tubman Middle School enrolls 321 students compared to Kellogg Middle School's 677 — roughly half the size — and its student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 is noticeably tighter than Kellogg's 16.1:1. Smaller classes and more teacher contact time often translate to quicker identification of struggling students and more individualized instruction. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is nearly identical: 63% at Tubman versus 65% at Kellogg, indicating both schools serve comparable high-need populations and can be compared fairly on academic outcomes.

Both Harriet Tubman Middle School and Kellogg Middle School serve grades 6 through 8 and sit 4.7 miles apart within Portland, making geography a real factor for families. Harriet Tubman's smaller enrollment and lower student-teacher ratio give it a more intimate environment, while Kellogg's larger campus typically supports a broader range of electives, sports, and extracurricular options that come with greater enrollment scale.