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Powell Valley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Powell Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gresham, Oregon, serving 357 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Gresham-Barlow School District, which is ranked 107 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Powell Valley Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 34.3% to 45.0% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are also consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.6% of 3rd graders, 18.9% of 4th graders, and 28.1% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 40.3%, 42.1%, and 46.7%, respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and multi-racial students generally performing better than their White and Special Education peers.

When compared to nearby schools within the Gresham-Barlow School District, Powell Valley Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics such as test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. For instance, East Orient Elementary School consistently outperforms Powell Valley in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, charter schools in the area, such as Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School and Gresham Arthur Academy, tend to outperform Powell Valley Elementary School and other district-run schools on various measures, including test scores and student growth.

368

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,152

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4825 SE Powell Valley Rd
Gresham, OR 97080-1941

(503) 661-1510

District: Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gordon Russell Middle School
High:	Sam Barlow High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

Oregon avg38%

623^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

107^th of 140Gresham-Barlow School District 10J 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	16.5	623 of 706	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	539 of 710	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	518 of 706	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	531 of 706	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	592 of 705	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	562 of 709	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	564 of 701	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	537 of 697	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	405 of 706	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	432 of 695	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	331 of 707	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.4	475 of 730	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	364 of 695	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	406 of 674	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	393 of 665	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	360 of 655	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	336 of 652	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.8	338 of 636	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.6	294 of 629	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	30.7	461 of 586	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	536 of 653	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	449 of 658	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	486 of 652	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	521 of 646	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	528 of 621	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	600 of 681	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	231 of 362	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	122 of 365	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	151 of 360	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	132 of 339	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	258 of 364	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	288 of 475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	461 of 518	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	382 of 523	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	367 of 595	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	527 of 703	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	565 of 597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	382 of 640	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	595 of 664	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	573 of 662	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	505 of 665	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	470 of 654	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	521 of 623	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	448 of 680	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	67 of 212	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	182 of 215	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	322 of 481	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	560 of 669	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	483 of 670	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	454 of 656	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	515 of 666	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	576 of 662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	615 of 683	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)68th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2022)15th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-17 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 7, 2017

This place is awful. No communication, the majority of the teachers reward bullies and are just plain old ratchets. The principal is incompetent. It needs a complete overhaul. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Nothing is done about ongoing bullying Close Quote

Schools Near Powell Valley Elementary School

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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
Powell Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	4825 SE Powell Valley Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 661-1510	368	18	20.2	82.6%	168 (45.7%)	18 (4.9%)	109 (29.6%)	21 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	45 (12.2%)	16.5	623^rd of 706 public elementary schools	11.8%		25	539^th of 710 public elementary schools	24.1%	84	27.6	18.9	28.1	32.8	17.3	6.5	12.9	$18,152	$830	$17,321
Kelly Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2400 SE Baker Way	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 663-7483	368	17	21.6	81.8%	194 (52.7%)	11 (3.0%)	101 (27.4%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	38 (10.3%)	28.5	511^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.6%		36	436^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.6%	75	33.3	21.8	44.3	24.2	12.7	24.1	26.6	$17,028	$720	$16,308
Hogan Cedars Elementary School	Public	K-5	1770 SE Fleming Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 261-4500	477	25	19.2	83.0%	198 (41.5%)	27 (5.7%)	176 (36.9%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	36 (7.5%)	25.6	541^st of 706 public elementary schools	23.4%		30.8	488^th of 710 public elementary schools	31.3%	53	28.6	20.8	49.3	29.9	16.7	14.7	24.0	$18,757	$1,696	$17,061
Sweetbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 SE Sweetbriar Ln	Troutdale	97060	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 666-9441	262	16	16.3	105.3%	133 (50.8%)	12 (4.6%)	73 (27.9%)	14 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.9%)	37.4	425^th of 706 public elementary schools	39.8%		37.4	423^rd of 710 public elementary schools	40.4%	2	42.6	36.1	46.2	40.4	13.9	21.6	23.1	$23,184	$2,796	$20,388
East Gresham Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 SE 5th St	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 661-6050	571	30	19.0	82.8%	235 (41.2%)	24 (4.2%)	229 (40.1%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.8%)	54 (9.5%)	26.8	533^rd of 706 public elementary schools	24.5%		27.3	523^rd of 710 public elementary schools	26.3%	10	23.7	44.6	35.4	21.9	32.9	14.1	22.2	$18,584	$1,745	$16,839
Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2505 NE 23rd St	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 661-6330	346	23	14.8	81.8%	118 (34.1%)	29 (8.4%)	145 (41.9%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.8%)	21 (6.1%)	7.5	694^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.7%		7	701^st of 710 public elementary schools	1.3%	7	5.4	7.4	20.6	5.4	7.4	10.3	15.9	$18,730	$2,462	$16,268
East Orient Elementary School	Public	K-5	7431 SE 302nd Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 663-4818	382	19	20.4	82.5%	234 (61.3%)	12 (3.1%)	68 (17.8%)	22 (5.8%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.4%)	64	214^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.7%		63.4	214^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.9%		50.9	51.4	65.0	43.4	34.8	50.0	28.3	$16,453	$722	$15,731
Gresham Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1890 NE Cleveland Ave	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 667-4900	168	10	16.8	81.5%	96 (57.1%)	10 (6.0%)	39 (23.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	16 (9.5%)	85.5	84^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.1%		80.4	114^th of 710 public elementary schools	83.9%	30	66.7	65.0	81.5	61.5	30.0	53.8	63.0	$5,797	$594	$5,203
Reynolds Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	123 SW 21st Ave	Troutdale	97060	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 465-8882	169	16	10.5	100.0%	93 (55.0%)	3 (1.8%)	42 (24.9%)	16 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	50.7	300^th of 706 public elementary schools	57.5%		56.4	267^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.4%	33	46.4	44.8	54.2	35.7	31.0	25.0	37.5	$11,918	$1,744	$10,174
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	295 NE 24th St	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-7158	465	26	17.6	83.0%	114 (24.5%)	24 (5.2%)	271 (58.3%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.6%)	9.6	685^th of 706 public elementary schools	3.0%		9.7	682^nd of 710 public elementary schools	3.9%	3	15.9	20.0	22.6	7.2	13.3	14.5		$18,078	$2,003	$16,076

Frequently Asked Questions about Powell Valley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Powell Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gordon Russell Middle School
High : Sam Barlow High School

What district is Powell Valley Elementary School in?

Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Is Powell Valley Elementary School a good school?

Powell Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Powell Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Powell Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Powell Valley Elementary School?

Students at Powell Valley Elementary School are 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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