The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Kellogg Middle School
Kellogg Middle School serves grades six through eight as a regular public school in Portland, within the Portland Public Schools district. It sits in a residential part of southeast Portland, a city known for its walkable neighborhoods, extensive transit, and a mix of older homes and newer infill development. The school’s setting is urban, but it operates within a district that has been navigating some significant shifts.
On state assessments from the 2024-2025 school year, Kellogg’s results show a clear pattern across all three grade levels. In math, roughly a third of students met proficiency, with no strong variation between sixth, seventh, or eighth grade. In English language arts, about half of students were proficient, a notably stronger showing than math. Science, tested only in eighth grade, saw less than a third of students reach proficiency. When placed against the backdrop of other schools in Multnomah County, Kellogg’s overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile. That is a meaningful strength: despite the modest absolute numbers, the school outperforms a majority of its peer districts in the county. Only one year of testing data is available, so it is not possible to see a trend yet.
Kellogg enrolls a student body that is mixed in background. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a school where economic need is a significant factor. Racially and ethnically, the student population is predominantly white, with a large Hispanic component, a smaller but noticeable Asian and multiracial presence, and a smaller Black representation. Information on students with disabilities or English learners was not reported in the data available.
The school is part of Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest district, which has been facing real pressures. Enrollment across the district has dropped notably since before the pandemic, prompting a long-range facility plan and a consolidation process that included proposals to close or merge several schools. The district also placed a large capital construction bond on the 2024 ballot, the biggest in state history, aimed at facility upgrades, seismic retrofits, and safety improvements. The outcome of that bond vote and the final decisions on school closures could affect Kellogg’s feeder patterns and the resources available to it. Families looking into Kellogg will want to check where the consolidation process stands and whether any changes to attendance boundaries are in the works.
Housing in Portland remains expensive. Home values in the area around the school are high relative to national norms, though they have dipped slightly recently. Rents have continued to climb. For a family considering Kellogg, the cost of living in this part of the city is a practical consideration, given that a large share of the school’s families already face economic challenges.
What emerges is a school that sits in a competitive academic position within its county while serving a student body with significant economic diversity. The proficiency data suggests that students are doing better in reading than in math and science, and those are areas a parent may want to understand more about from the school directly, such as what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks. The lack of data on discipline, attendance, and course offerings means a family would need to follow up with the school to get a fuller picture of day-to-day life there. The district context of enrollment decline and potential consolidation adds an element of uncertainty, but also points to a district that is actively trying to right-size and invest. For a Portland family, Kellogg offers a middle school experience that performs above the median in the county, in an urban setting with a diverse student body, within a district undergoing purposeful change.
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