Alice Ott Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 582 students in grades 6-8 and part of the David Douglas School District.
Alice Ott Middle School has shown a mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics that are higher than the district average but lower than the state average. The school has performed well for Asian, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top quartile of Oregon middle schools for these subgroups. However, the school has struggled with the performance of English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom quartile. The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated in recent years.
Compared to nearby schools, Alice Ott Middle School's academic performance is generally stronger than Floyd Light Middle School and Ron Russell Middle School, which are also part of the David Douglas School District. However, it lags behind the performance of schools in the higher-performing Portland School District, such as Harrison Park School and Kellogg Middle School. The nearby Happy Valley Middle School, which is part of the North Clackamas School District, outperforms Alice Ott Middle School across most academic metrics.
Students at Alice Ott Middle School are 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.
In the 2023-24 school year, 582 students attended Alice Ott Middle School.
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Alice Ott Middle School ranks 157th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.
Students who attend Alice Ott Middle School usually go on to attend David Douglas High School