Dexter McCarty Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Gresham, Oregon
Dexter McCarty Middle School in Gresham, Oregon enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
559 students in 2022-23, 510 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.1 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 559 | 27.1 | 20.6 |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 26.9 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 514 | 26.0 | 19.8 |
19.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Oregon middle schools
Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 271 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dexter McCarty Middle School enrolled 542 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 271 of the 542 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions58
- Chronically absent44.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.1% of students were Hispanic, 39.1% White, 9.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic40.1%
- White39.1%
- Two or more races9.8%
- Black5.7%
- Asian2.7%
- Pacific Islander1.8%
- American Indian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dexter McCarty Middle School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35% | 38% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15% | 21% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Gresham
4 public middle schools in Gresham report 2024-25 enrollment; Dexter McCarty Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Russell Middle School | 633 | 19.4 | 83.6% |
| Clear Creek Middle School | 584 | 18.2 | 82.5% |
| Dexter McCarty Middle School | 514 | 19.8 | 82.3% |
| West Orient Middle School | 383 | 20.0 | 82.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dexter McCarty Middle School
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 633 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Walt Morey Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 519 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Dexter McCarty Middle School with Gordon Russell Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gresham-Barlow School District spends per student$15,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,093
- The largest public schools in OregonDexter McCarty Middle School is the number 95 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#95 of 207
- Oregon schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.19.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dexter McCarty Middle School
How many students attend Dexter McCarty Middle School?
514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 559 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Gresham, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dexter McCarty Middle School?
19.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dexter McCarty Middle School a Title I school?
Dexter McCarty Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dexter McCarty Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dexter McCarty Middle School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dexter McCarty Middle School in?
Gresham-Barlow School District, NCES district ID 4106000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410600000988 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.