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James John Elementary School

Q: Is James John Elementary School a good school?

James John Elementary School ranks 529 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

James John Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 349 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, James John Elementary School has consistently performed in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 30-35%, compared to the district's 55-60% and the state's 40-47%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 42.8%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Forest Park Elementary, Beach Elementary, and Astor Elementary generally perform much better academically, with higher proficiency rates and higher rankings among Oregon elementary schools. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more advantaged student population. While James John Elementary School's higher spending per student compared to the district average suggests additional resources are being directed to the school, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.

367

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,281

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7439 N Charleston Ave
Portland, OR 97203-3797

(503) 916-6266

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend James John Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	George Middle School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 25th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

529^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	27.1	529 of 706	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	521 of 710	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	475 of 706	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	386 of 706	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	578 of 705	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	617 of 709	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	615 of 701	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	619 of 697	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	651 of 706	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	644 of 695	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	643 of 707	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	671 of 730	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	615 of 695	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	657 of 674	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	563 of 665	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	560 of 655	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	512 of 652	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	561 of 636	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	49.2	360 of 629	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	13.0	547 of 586	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	51.0	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	96 of 101	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	440 of 653	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	490 of 658	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	424 of 652	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	318 of 646	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	512 of 621	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	618 of 681	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	9.4	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	272 of 362	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	283 of 365	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	184 of 360	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	243 of 339	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	340 of 364	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	444 of 475	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	401 of 518	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	430 of 523	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	306 of 595	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	381 of 703	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	510 of 597	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	590 of 640	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	541 of 664	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	476 of 662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	474 of 665	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	387 of 654	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	496 of 623	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	546 of 680	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	267 of 352	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	148 of 299	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	127 of 231	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	66 of 215	69.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.5	152 of 303	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	243 of 481	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	206 of 669	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	240 of 670	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	144 of 656	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	79 of 666	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	353 of 662	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	233 of 683	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)69th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2018)62nd percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)6th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-10 vs state

Science25%-5 vs state

Mathematics23%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 15, 2022

I know that this is a tough time, but we have had such a bad experience with the teachers here. They do not care about students or safety. If you bring up any of your concerns, they will blatantly disrespect you and take it out on your child. Try Astor instead. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 19, 2019

We are so in love with our community school. So many skilled, loving and dedicated teachers and faculty. I've worked in many schools, and James John is a special little gem. 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
James John Elementary School	Public	K-5	7439 N Charleston Ave	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6266	367	25	14.5	98.9%	118 (32.2%)	28 (7.6%)	177 (48.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.9%)	27.1	529^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.3	521^st of 710 public elementary schools	26.6%	8	33.9	33.3	31.0				23.3	29.3	17.5				25.0		$25,281	$2,783	$22,499
Sitton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9930 N Smith St	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6277	339	29	11.7	106.2%	100 (29.5%)	39 (11.5%)	148 (43.7%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.9%)	46.3	341^st of 706 public elementary schools	51.7%		47.2	335^th of 710 public elementary schools	52.8%	6	27.0	43.8	54.3				27.0	45.8	47.8				21.7		$24,911	$3,047	$21,864
Astor Elementary School	Public	K-8	5601 N Yale St	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6244	413	26	16.1	42.6%	231 (55.9%)	29 (7.0%)	63 (15.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (17.2%)	75.6	138^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.5%		75.9	141^st of 710 public elementary schools	80.1%	3	69.2	58.8	51.2	44.9	54.1	50.8	62.3	63.6	48.8	32.7	41.7	36.7	41.5	34.4	$22,787	$1,653	$21,134
Cesar Chavez K-8 School	Public	K-8	5103 N Willis Blvd	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5666	453	40	11.3	98.5%	72 (15.9%)	49 (10.8%)	287 (63.4%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.5%)	12.3	657^th of 706 public elementary schools	6.9%		10.5	675^th of 710 public elementary schools	4.9%	18	17.8	26.8	15.1	16.4	27.9	21.7	17.8	25.0		12.7	11.7	10.9		13.0	$12,001	$1,492	$10,509
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8960 N Woolsey Ave	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6250	172	18	9.7	118.0%	21 (12.2%)	64 (37.2%)	63 (36.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14 (8.1%)	8.4	689^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.9	679^th of 710 public elementary schools	4.4%	10	11.5	21.9	17.4				15.4	12.5							$31,668	$3,402	$28,266
Peninsula Elementary School	Public	K-5	8125 N Emerald Ave	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6275	235	18	13.2	41.7%	114 (48.5%)	33 (14.0%)	46 (19.6%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.6%)	53.2	279^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.5%		60.1	237^th of 710 public elementary schools	66.6%	42	36.8	68.8	50.0				36.8	51.6	23.7				28.9		$25,133	$2,694	$22,440
Chief Joseph Elementary School	Public	K-5	2409 N Saratoga St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6255	278	16	17.1	41.7%	199 (71.6%)	10 (3.6%)	36 (12.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (9.0%)	83.8	95^th of 706 public elementary schools	86.5%		71.5	164^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.9%	69	55.6	57.5	72.5				55.9	52.5	56.9				46.2		$23,308	$1,690	$21,618
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9935 NW Durrett St	Portland	97229	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5400	302	16	19.1	42.4%	171 (56.6%)	6 (2.0%)	20 (6.6%)	62 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.2%)	97.7	12^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	9^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	92.7	79.2	81.9				80.5	81.1	73.6				58.3		$20,085	$1,481	$18,604
The Ivy School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5420 N. Interstate	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 288-8553	273	15	18.2	40.3%	171 (62.6%)	16 (5.9%)	35 (12.8%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	59.4	245^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.6	233^rd of 710 public elementary schools	67.2%	12	63.9	47.1	65.8	46.4	70.4	67.9	47.2	20.6	21.1	21.4	44.4	39.3	52.6	55.6
Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Humboldt St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6236	295	20	14.9	42.0%	141 (47.8%)	28 (9.5%)	91 (30.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	73.6	149^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.1	144^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.7%	5	58.9	53.8	52.3				62.5	46.2	43.1				40.0		$21,797	$1,800	$19,997

Frequently Asked Questions about James John Elementary School

What schools do graduates of James John Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James John Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : George Middle School
High : Roosevelt High School

What is the racial makeup of James John Elementary School?

Students at James John Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 32% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American.

Is James John Elementary School a good school?

James John Elementary School ranks 529^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend James John Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended James John Elementary School.

What district is James John Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

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