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Capitol Hill Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Capitol Hill Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 361 students in grades K-5 and part of the Portland School District 1J. The school has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong academic performance and overall quality.

Capitol Hill Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.4% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, often outperforming the district and state averages for male students, Hispanic students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and gifted and talented students.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Stephenson Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, and Markham Elementary, Capitol Hill Elementary School stands out as a top performer, with generally higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's exceptional performance in specific subgroups, such as male students and gifted and talented students, is particularly noteworthy.

323

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,128

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 SW 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97219-4197

(503) 916-6303

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Capitol Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Middle School
High:	Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (63% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Oregon elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

64^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Portland School District 1J

13^th of 140Portland School District 1J 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	89.3	64 of 706	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	65 of 710	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	71 of 706	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	49 of 706	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	69 of 705	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	61 of 709	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.7	66 of 701	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	48 of 697	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	67 of 706	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.7	87 of 695	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.2	84 of 707	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	97 of 730	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	94 of 695	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	82 of 674	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	168 of 665	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	191 of 655	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	168 of 652	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	98 of 636	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	67.4	185 of 629	70.6%	★★★★☆
2004	75.2	107 of 586	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	119 of 653	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	73 of 658	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	66 of 652	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	58 of 646	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	84 of 621	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	59 of 681	91.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	5 of 75	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.5	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	88.3	25 of 475	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	96 of 518	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	360 of 523	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	141 of 595	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	48 of 703	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	53.5	241 of 597	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	202 of 640	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	28 of 664	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	54 of 662	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	86 of 665	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	41 of 654	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	43 of 623	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	67 of 680	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	27 of 212	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	71.2	44 of 231	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	16 of 481	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	57 of 669	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	66 of 670	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	75 of 656	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	37 of 666	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	55 of 662	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	59 of 683	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)95th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)81st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+24 vs state

Mathematics62%+26 vs state

Science52%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 2, 2015

My son loves Capitol Hill Elementary! There is great balance of typical reading, writing, math, along with art, active times, and extracurricular options. In addition, the teachers are very qualified and compassionate, always available to talk. I feel great about our choice to send him to Capitol Hill. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capitol Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	8401 SW 17th Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6303	323	18	18.3	41.8%	232 (71.8%)	8 (2.5%)	34 (10.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	89.3	64^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.5	65^th of 710 public elementary schools	90.8%	1	67.7	72.5	61.7				62.9	74.5	47.9				52.0		$20,128	$1,903	$18,225
Rieke Elementary School	Public	K-5	1405 SW Vermont	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5768	279	14	20.1	41.6%	200 (71.7%)	10 (3.6%)	26 (9.3%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.1%)	99.1	4^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	4^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.4%		83.3	85.2	87.0				85.4	79.6	83.3				70.4		$20,394	$1,690	$18,704
Stephenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2627 SW Stephenson St	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6318	285	16	18.0	41.8%	203 (71.2%)	6 (2.1%)	22 (7.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.1%)	95.4	29^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.7	19^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.3%	10	52.4	82.5	93.8				69.0	84.2	75.0				69.4		$19,883	$1,967	$17,915
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	7452 SW 52nd Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6308	296	17	17.8	41.6%	201 (67.9%)	4 (1.4%)	37 (12.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.9%)	84.5	89^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.9	62^nd of 710 public elementary schools	91.3%	27	70.6	59.5	57.1				62.7	66.7	52.7				43.9		$20,946	$2,004	$18,942
Markham Elementary School	Public	K-5	10531 SW Capitol Hwy	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5681	341	24	14.1		174 (51.0%)	56 (16.4%)	56 (16.4%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	26 (7.6%)	79.4	123^rd of 706 public elementary schools	82.6%		70.8	168^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.3%	45	46.0	75.4	62.5				48.4	68.9	43.8				48.4		$21,684	$2,055	$19,629
Hayhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	5037 SW Iowa St	Portland	97221	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6300	525	33	15.8	25.1%	353 (67.2%)	21 (4.0%)	46 (8.8%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.4%)	88.9	67^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.8	58^th of 710 public elementary schools	91.8%	9	57.9	59.5	73.3	73.1	82.6	79.2	66.2	62.0	52.2	56.0	82.6	66.7	53.9	48.0	$16,434	$1,866	$14,568
Portland Village School	Public, Charter	K-8	4650 S Macadam Ave	Portland	97239	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 445-0056	408	26	15.9	21.6%	284 (69.6%)	8 (2.0%)	49 (12.0%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	47.4	330^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.3%		67	193^rd of 710 public elementary schools	72.8%	137	37.8	43.8	34.9	55.0	54.0	69.6	41.7	41.7	21.4	37.5	59.6	56.5	19.0	21.7	$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science	Public, Charter	K-8	640 S Bancroft St	Portland	97239	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 244-1697	198	12	16.7		102 (51.5%)	7 (3.5%)	32 (16.2%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (16.7%)	86	81^st of 706 public elementary schools	88.5%		77	134^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.1%	53	57.1	57.1	72.7	70.0	52.6	54.5	64.3	52.4	45.5	50.0	42.1	45.5	54.5	36.4
Llewellyn Elementary School	Public	K-5	6301 SE 14th Ave	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6216	373	22	16.9	41.8%	283 (75.9%)	5 (1.3%)	39 (10.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	97.5	13^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.4	28^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.1%	15	77.1	71.0	82.7				76.8	69.4	80.0				77.1		$20,307	$1,957	$18,350
Bridlemile Elementary School	Public	K-5	4300 SW 47th Dr	Portland	97221	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6292	418	24	17.4	41.9%	295 (70.6%)	12 (2.9%)	41 (9.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	96.5	19^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.1	21^st of 710 public elementary schools	97.0%	2	66.7	83.3	84.1				63.9	80.6	76.8				66.7		$20,016	$1,634	$18,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Capitol Hill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Capitol Hill Elementary School?

Students at Capitol Hill Elementary School are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Capitol Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Capitol Hill Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Capitol Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Capitol Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle School
High : Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Is Capitol Hill Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Capitol Hill Elementary School ranks in the top 9.1% of Oregon elementary schools.

What district is Capitol Hill Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

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