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Riverdale Grade School

Public Grades K-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Riverdale Grade School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 400 students in grades K-8. Part of the highly-ranked Riverdale School District 51J, Riverdale Grade School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverdale Grade School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 93.8% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.7%. The school also maintains a strong focus on equity, with its female, male, and white students, as well as its special education students, all ranking within the top 25 schools in Oregon for their respective subgroups.

While Riverdale Grade School has experienced a slight increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, its rates remain lower than the state average. The school also spends significantly more per student than the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio. Compared to nearby schools, such as Capitol Hill Elementary and Riverside Elementary, Riverdale Grade School outperforms its peers across a range of academic metrics, making it a standout educational institution in the Portland area.

406

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,126

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

11733 S Breyman Ave
Portland, OR 97219-8409

(503) 262-4842

District: Riverdale School District 51J

Students who attend Riverdale Grade School usually attend:

High:

Riverdale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (81% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Oregon elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Oregon avg36%

Elementary school

7^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1^st of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 140Riverdale School District 51J 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	7 of 706	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	5 of 710	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	14 of 706	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	4 of 706	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	15 of 705	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	7 of 709	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	1 of 701	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	4 of 697	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	24 of 706	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	92.4	28 of 695	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	55 of 707	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	45 of 730	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	26 of 695	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.8	36 of 674	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	51 of 665	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	44 of 655	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	53 of 652	91.9%	★★★★★
2006	86.8	3 of 636	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	85.2	30 of 629	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	5 of 586	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	2 of 653	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	5 of 658	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	24 of 652	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	2 of 646	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	19 of 621	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	6 of 681	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	18 of 664	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	8 of 662	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	10 of 665	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	7 of 654	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	17 of 623	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	17 of 680	97.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	82.6	23 of 212	89.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	94.2	13 of 481	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	6 of 669	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	5 of 670	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	16 of 656	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	6 of 666	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	32 of 662	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	7 of 683	99.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 368	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	4 of 371	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	5 of 380	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	5 of 367	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	1 of 379	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	3 of 384	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	1 of 382	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	4 of 383	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	5 of 381	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.3	20 of 382	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	89.5	17 of 377	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.5	32 of 395	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	15 of 357	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	9 of 343	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	11 of 323	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	94.2	5 of 315	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	95.6	4 of 295	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	93.7	8 of 285	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	98.2	1 of 271	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	89.6	17 of 270	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 316	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	7 of 313	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	1 of 323	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	1 of 310	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	2 of 342	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	2 of 330	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	4 of 323	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	12 of 318	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	5 of 312	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	1 of 291	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	3 of 341	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	99.8	2 of 206	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	2 of 351	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	4 of 360	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	5 of 355	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	2 of 344	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	3 of 357	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)89th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+42 vs state

Mathematics80%+47 vs state

Science72%+44 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 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
Riverdale Grade School	Public	K-8	11733 S Breyman Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Riverdale School District 51J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 262-4842	406	25	16.5		313 (77.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.8%)	98.4	7^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.7	5^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.3%	2	74.4	78.6	88.2	93.8	88.2		69.8	86.0	76.5	78.3	80.8	85.4	70.0	75.0	$19,126	$240	$18,886
Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School	Public	K-5	11250 SE 27th Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5480	408	24	16.9	58.8%	165 (40.4%)	6 (1.5%)	201 (49.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	41.9	376^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.7%		41.5	381^st of 710 public elementary schools	46.3%	5	32.8	48.3	38.2				31.7	37.9	26.5				30.9		$12,294	$1,204	$11,090
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 SE Torbank Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5520	262	16	16.5	69.1%	156 (59.5%)	8 (3.1%)	60 (22.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.0%)	38.2	416^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.1%		32.7	466^th of 710 public elementary schools	34.4%	50	23.8	36.4	59.6				28.6	22.7	33.3				25.0		$25,474	$1,976	$23,499
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	1133 SW Andrews Rd	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2350	389	23	16.7	6.9%	292 (75.1%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.9%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	98.5	6^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	11^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.5%	5	85.9	74.7	85.5				87.3	82.7	70.6				70.9		$17,622	$339	$17,283
Ardenwald Elementary School	Public	K-5	8950 SE 36th St	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5320	396	24	16.3	58.3%	252 (63.6%)	7 (1.8%)	76 (19.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	52.3	287^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.3%		45.3	352^nd of 710 public elementary schools	50.4%	65	39.7	48.4	55.7				37.1	41.0	29.5				29.5		$23,329	$1,555	$21,774
Cascade Heights Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11326 SE 47th Ave	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 653-3996	228	14	15.8	58.3%	161 (70.6%)	8 (3.5%)	13 (5.7%)	21 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.1%)	52.4	286^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.5%		49	319^th of 710 public elementary schools	55.1%	33	33.3	29.2	40.0	12.5	42.3	57.9	50.0	45.8	57.7	37.5	60.0	36.8	42.3	21.1	$12,588	$1,498	$11,090
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
Duniway Elementary School	Public	K-5	7700 SE Reed College Pl	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6343	387	17	22.1	41.6%	311 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (11.9%)	94.7	35^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.1	41^st of 710 public elementary schools	94.2%	6	73.2	68.4	68.1				80.2	63.8	69.0				61.6		$20,147	$1,494	$18,653
Hallinan Elementary School	Public	K-5	16800 Hawthorne Dr	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2353	364	26	14.2	15.9%	267 (73.4%)	5 (1.4%)	35 (9.6%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.3%)	97.1	15^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.4	7^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.0%	8	81.8	84.1	72.6				73.1	79.4	67.2				64.5		$18,118	$339	$17,778
Lewelling Elementary School	Public	K-5	5325 SE Logus Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5440	282	16	17.8	60.3%	152 (53.9%)	11 (3.9%)	81 (28.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.9%)	27.4	526^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.5%		23.6	554^th of 710 public elementary schools	22.0%	28	28.3	29.2	48.9				28.3	10.9	21.7				23.9		$23,804	$1,671	$22,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Grade School

Is Riverdale Grade School a good school?

Yes! Riverdale Grade School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Riverdale Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Riverdale Grade School.

What schools do graduates of Riverdale Grade School attend?

Students who attend Riverdale Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Riverdale High School

What district is Riverdale Grade School in?

Riverdale School District 51J

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Grade School?

Students at Riverdale Grade School are 77% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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