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Gilbert Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school is part of the David Douglas School District, which is ranked 109 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Park Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and Special Education students. Additionally, Gilbert Park Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.4% to 40.1% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students (76.19% to 79.45%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the David Douglas School District have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Gilbert Park Elementary, while the schools in the neighboring Portland School District generally perform better academically, despite serving similar socioeconomic populations. The school in the North Clackamas School District, Happy Valley Elementary School, stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Gilbert Park Elementary and the other nearby schools.

503

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,178

Per pupil spending ?

105.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13132 SE Ramona St
Portland, OR 97236-4199

(503) 256-6531

District: David Douglas School District 40

Students who attend Gilbert Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alice Ott Middle School
High:	David Douglas High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

20.1%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

Oregon avg38%

595^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the David Douglas School District 40

109^th of 140David Douglas School District 40 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	595 of 706	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	612 of 710	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	632 of 706	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	420 of 706	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	429 of 705	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	578 of 709	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	512 of 701	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	517 of 697	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	481 of 706	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.9	564 of 695	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.9	450 of 707	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	438 of 730	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.5	255 of 695	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.7	529 of 674	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	522 of 665	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.9	314 of 655	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.7	287 of 652	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	17.0	591 of 636	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	30.7	494 of 629	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.0	375 of 586	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.6	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	79 of 87	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.9	16 of 80	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	100 of 179	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	552 of 653	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	558 of 658	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	563 of 652	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	400 of 646	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	365 of 621	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	546 of 681	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	278 of 362	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	337 of 365	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	323 of 360	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	80 of 339	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	87 of 364	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	32.0	345 of 475	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	494 of 518	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	465 of 523	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	497 of 595	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	416 of 703	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	367 of 597	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	556 of 640	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	582 of 664	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	582 of 662	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	602 of 665	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	384 of 654	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	339 of 623	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	549 of 680	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	23.6	185 of 212	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	316 of 352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.9	95 of 481	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	587 of 669	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	586 of 670	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	622 of 656	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	516 of 666	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	470 of 662	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	567 of 683	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)13th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-17 vs state

Science23%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gilbert Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13132 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6531	503	21	23.9	105.2%	217 (43.1%)	65 (12.9%)	101 (20.1%)	54 (10.7%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	44 (8.7%)	19.2	595^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.7%		18.2	612^th of 710 public elementary schools	13.8%	17	24.4	25.0	29.0	17.7	24.0	16.3	22.6	$23,178	$1,983	$21,195
Gilbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12839 SE Holgate Blvd	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6502	405	22	18.1	107.2%	91 (22.5%)	58 (14.3%)	125 (30.9%)	78 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	44 (10.9%)	21.4	573^rd of 706 public elementary schools	18.8%		27.6	518^th of 710 public elementary schools	27.0%	55	21.8	32.8	30.2	21.5	23.3	22.2	20.3	$22,974	$2,040	$20,934
Earl Boyles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10822 SE Bush	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6554	365	23	15.8	116.2%	108 (29.6%)	35 (9.6%)	116 (31.8%)	51 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	46 (12.6%)	19.2	594^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.4	604^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.9%	10	22.2	31.3	34.4	16.7	26.5	13.1	16.4	$27,059	$1,808	$25,251
West Powellhurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2921 SE 116th Ave	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6509	364	21	17.4	106.0%	119 (32.7%)	36 (9.9%)	97 (26.6%)	56 (15.4%)	8 (2.2%)	13 (3.6%)	35 (9.6%)	16.4	625^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.6	645^th of 710 public elementary schools	9.2%	20	27.8	19.6	25.0	24.5	21.4	15.6	14.1	$24,888	$1,933	$22,954
Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13717 SE Division St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 252-3753	156	12	13.0	100.0%	64 (41.0%)	16 (10.3%)	22 (14.1%)	32 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	15 (9.6%)	75.7	137^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.6%		59.3	246^th of 710 public elementary schools	65.4%	109	48.0	75.0	75.0	40.0	55.0	40.0	50.0	$10,858	$1,379	$9,479
Lent Elementary School	Public	K-5	5105 SE 97th Ave	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6322	256	19	13.5	110.9%	60 (23.4%)	4 (1.6%)	172 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	50.2	306^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.7%		55.9	270^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.0%	36	48.9	45.5	45.2	48.9	32.7	28.6	23.3	$29,280	$2,510	$26,770
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 SE Lincoln St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6504	457	25	18.6	103.3%	118 (25.8%)	48 (10.5%)	166 (36.3%)	77 (16.8%)	6 (1.3%)	16 (3.5%)	23 (5.0%)	12.2	659^th of 706 public elementary schools	6.7%		21.4	585^th of 710 public elementary schools	17.6%	74	14.6	21.4	28.4	19.8	15.7	12.2	13.5	$23,022	$2,053	$20,969
Kelly Elementary School	Public	K-5	9030 SE Cooper St	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6350	385	26	14.9	124.7%	183 (47.5%)	48 (12.5%)	85 (22.1%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	26 (6.8%)	27.8	520^th of 706 public elementary schools	26.3%		21.9	576^th of 710 public elementary schools	18.9%	56	30.3	23.3	35.6	33.3	20.3	32.2	19.0	$25,916	$3,052	$22,864
Mill Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 SE 117th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6507	494	25	19.7	109.5%	103 (20.9%)	68 (13.8%)	170 (34.4%)	92 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	33 (6.7%)	22.7	564^th of 706 public elementary schools	20.1%		16	635^th of 710 public elementary schools	10.6%	71	24.4	18.9	43.9	20.7	17.6	29.3	13.4	$23,340	$2,102	$21,239
Happy Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13865 SE King Rd	Happy Valley	97086	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5420	491	24	20.8	59.3%	265 (54.0%)	15 (3.1%)	34 (6.9%)	125 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.4%)	81.9	111^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.3%		77.8	131^st of 710 public elementary schools	81.5%	20	60.3	65.0	65.2	56.6	59.5	45.1	40.9	$20,241	$1,262	$18,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alice Ott Middle School
High : David Douglas High School

Is Gilbert Park Elementary School a good school?

Gilbert Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Oregon elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Park Elementary School?

Students at Gilbert Park Elementary School are 43% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Gilbert Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Gilbert Park Elementary School.

What district is Gilbert Park Elementary School in?

David Douglas School District 40

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