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Ventura Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Ventura Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 370 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the David Douglas School District, which is ranked 109 out of 140 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ventura Park Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 29.5% in English Language Arts and 28.8% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40.3% and 40.1%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.7% to 40.1% over the past few years, which likely contributes to its poor academic performance.

While the challenges faced by Ventura Park Elementary School are not unique within the David Douglas School District, the nearby Arthur Academy, a public charter school, outperforms the district average on academic measures, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this area. To improve outcomes, the school and district should focus on addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, implementing targeted interventions to support students from low-income backgrounds, and exploring ways to more effectively allocate resources to support student learning and achievement.

361

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,861

Per pupil spending ?

104.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 SE 117th Ave
Portland, OR 97216-3398

(503) 256-6508

District: David Douglas School District 40

Students who attend Ventura Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Floyd Light Middle School
High:	David Douglas High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.9%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Oregon avg38%

552^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	24.3	552 of 706	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	544 of 710	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	628 of 706	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	585 of 706	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	530 of 705	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	623 of 709	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	565 of 701	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	557 of 697	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	519 of 706	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	557 of 695	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	590 of 707	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	606 of 730	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.1	552 of 695	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	548 of 674	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	579 of 665	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	464 of 655	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	491 of 652	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.7	480 of 636	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	485 of 629	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.6	436 of 586	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	23.4	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.2	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	61 of 101	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	46 of 80	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	140 of 179	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	501 of 653	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	433 of 658	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	524 of 652	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	498 of 646	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	501 of 621	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	573 of 681	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	159 of 362	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	184 of 365	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	295 of 360	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	285 of 339	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	195 of 364	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	427 of 475	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	462 of 518	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	374 of 523	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	493 of 595	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	582 of 703	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	494 of 597	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	606 of 640	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	532 of 664	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	589 of 662	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	627 of 665	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	587 of 654	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	363 of 623	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	609 of 680	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	10.3	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	176 of 212	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	329 of 352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	452 of 669	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	510 of 670	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	466 of 656	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	518 of 666	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	495 of 662	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	500 of 683	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+34 vs school

Asian (2024)41st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science18%-12 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
Ventura Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 SE 117th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6508	361	19	18.6	104.7%	115 (31.9%)	58 (16.1%)	100 (27.7%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	24.3	552^nd of 706 public elementary schools	21.8%		24.5	544^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.4%	8	29.5	34.9	28.8	28.8	27.9	18.5	18.5	$23,861	$2,298	$21,563
Menlo Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 NE Glisan St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6506	355	21	16.9	108.2%	113 (31.8%)	39 (11.0%)	110 (31.0%)	37 (10.4%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	39 (11.0%)	35	448^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.5%		28.9	500^th of 710 public elementary schools	29.6%	52	43.5	34.2	40.3	26.1	31.5	25.4	22.4	$35,787	$13,272	$22,515
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
Cherry Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 SE 104th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6501	442	26	17.0	107.7%	151 (34.2%)	53 (12.0%)	112 (25.3%)	59 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (12.7%)	57.6	257^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.6%		57.8	256^th of 710 public elementary schools	63.9%	1	55.7	45.0	45.8	59.0	45.0	27.2	28.9	$23,143	$1,919	$21,223
Sacramento Elementary School	Public	K-5	11400 NE Sacramento St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2800	255	17	14.9	134.9%	89 (34.9%)	30 (11.8%)	74 (29.0%)	23 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	26 (10.2%)	17.4	610^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.6	553^rd of 710 public elementary schools	22.1%	57	20.0	18.9	35.4	40.0	5.4	10.6	12.5	$21,226	$2,250	$18,976
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
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 SE 92nd Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 916-2000	330	26	12.8	100.6%	81 (24.5%)	67 (20.3%)	50 (15.2%)	69 (20.9%)	5 (1.5%)	21 (6.4%)	37 (11.2%)	17.4	612^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.3%		23.9	551^st of 710 public elementary schools	22.4%	61	19.3	17.9	31.6	29.1	8.9	22.8	17.5
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
HOLLA School	Public, Charter	K-4	14513 SE Stark St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 660-8438	98	4	26.6		1 (1.0%)	45 (45.9%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.4%)								(n/a)								$8,955	$1,744	$7,211
Russell Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 NE 127th Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2750	309	21	14.4	138.2%	122 (39.5%)	40 (12.9%)	84 (27.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	33.5	459^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.0%		47.3	332^nd of 710 public elementary schools	53.2%	127	37.7	43.2	31.7	34.6	34.1	21.0	20.0	$17,435	$1,790	$15,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Ventura Park Elementary School

What district is Ventura Park Elementary School in?

David Douglas School District 40

What schools do graduates of Ventura Park Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Floyd Light Middle School
High : David Douglas High School

Is Ventura Park Elementary School a good school?

Ventura Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Ventura Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Ventura Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ventura Park Elementary School?

Students at Ventura Park Elementary School are 32% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% African American, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

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