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Durham Elementary School

Q: Is Durham Elementary School a good school?

Durham Elementary School ranks 238 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Durham Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tigard, Oregon, serving 552 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District, which is ranked 25 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Durham Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top half of Oregon elementary schools over the past decade, ranging from 108th to 253rd out of over 700 schools. The school maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Oregon elementary schools. While male students and some student subgroups, such as Hispanic and multi-racial students, perform relatively well, English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs rank in the bottom 50% of Oregon elementary schools, suggesting a need for additional support in these areas. Durham Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and 5th-grade science are generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Tigard-Tualatin School District, Durham Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly above. However, when compared to high-performing schools in the neighboring Lake Oswego School District, such as Westridge Elementary and Oak Creek Elementary, Durham Elementary lags behind in several key metrics, including test scores and statewide rankings. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 21.4% in 2021-2022 to 39.5% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

471

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,292

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7980 SW Durham Rd
Tigard, OR 97224

(503) 431-4500

District: Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

Students who attend Durham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Twality Middle School
High:	Tigard High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2014 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

Oregon avg38%

238^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

25^th of 140Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J 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	60.2	238 of 706	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	231 of 710	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	219 of 706	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	253 of 706	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	108 of 705	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	124 of 709	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	127 of 701	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	146 of 697	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	160 of 706	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	183 of 695	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	161 of 707	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	111 of 730	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	63.0	248 of 695	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	217 of 674	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.2	162 of 665	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	120 of 655	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.2	196 of 652	69.9%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	267 of 636	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.7	136 of 629	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	64.5	195 of 586	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	115 of 179	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	329 of 653	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	293 of 658	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	266 of 652	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	258 of 646	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	134 of 621	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	123 of 681	81.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	26 of 48	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	135 of 362	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	176 of 365	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	96 of 360	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	68 of 364	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	144 of 475	69.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	391 of 518	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	150 of 523	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	369 of 595	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	250 of 703	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	194 of 597	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	271 of 640	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	149 of 664	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	163 of 662	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	158 of 665	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	225 of 654	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.4	95 of 623	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	125 of 680	81.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	21 of 73	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	165 of 352	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	192 of 299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	137 of 215	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.8	42 of 303	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	223 of 669	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	209 of 670	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	173 of 656	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	228 of 666	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.6	28 of 662	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	62 of 683	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)46th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)43rd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%+5 vs state

Science36%+6 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
Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7980 SW Durham Rd	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4500	471	28	16.5	61.1%	235 (49.9%)	21 (4.5%)	129 (27.4%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	48 (10.2%)	60.2	238^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.3%		60.8	231^st of 710 public elementary schools	67.5%	7	49.4	40.8	56.8	44.6	32.9	45.9	36.5	$18,292	$1,161	$17,130
James Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 SW Murdock St	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4850	543	31	17.4	63.2%	242 (44.6%)	29 (5.3%)	184 (33.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	44 (8.1%)	51.4	294^th of 706 public elementary schools	58.4%		45.2	354^th of 710 public elementary schools	50.1%	60	43.0	54.3	45.0	41.4	45.7	21.3	23.8	$17,492	$999	$16,493
River Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	5850 SW McEwan Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 534-2363	382	28	13.8	45.0%	240 (62.8%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.9%)	49 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	51 (13.4%)	86.3	79^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.8%		96	22^nd of 710 public elementary schools	96.9%	57	50.0	67.6	70.1	50.0	70.3	54.4	55.9	$19,558	$849	$18,709
Multi-sensory Instruction Teaching Children Hands-On (MITCH)	Public, Charter	K-5	19550 SW 90th Court	Tualatin	97062	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 639-5757	237	15	15.8		143 (60.3%)	8 (3.4%)	24 (10.1%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.6%)	81.9	112^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.1%		70	171^st of 710 public elementary schools	75.9%	59	72.2	44.8	58.1	75.0	48.3	48.4	54.8	$5,072	$261	$4,811
Charles F Tigard Elementary School	Public	K-5	12850 SW Grant St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4400	460	26	17.7	57.4%	211 (45.9%)	18 (3.9%)	138 (30.0%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	43 (9.3%)	42.5	372^nd of 706 public elementary schools	47.3%		56.6	263^rd of 710 public elementary schools	63.0%	109	23.1	43.8	50.0	24.4	35.0	34.9	31.0	$18,474	$998	$17,476
Lake Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	15777 SW Boones Ferry Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2357	425	29	14.6	13.4%	274 (64.5%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.3%)	59 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	96	24^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.1	35^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.1%	11	79.5	70.8	74.6	79.3	70.8	65.2	56.7	$17,259	$339	$16,919
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-5	5505 SW Borland Rd	Tualatin	97062	Clackamas County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4200	531	33	16.1	57.8%	201 (37.9%)	4 (0.8%)	270 (50.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.6%)	47.7	329^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.4%		47.8	326^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.1%	3	31.3	41.1	57.3	32.5	34.1	35.4	34.1	$20,904	$1,329	$19,575
Tualatin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20405 SW 95th Ave	Tualatin	97062	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4800	414	24	17.4	61.4%	224 (54.1%)	6 (1.4%)	135 (32.6%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	50.3	305^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.8%		43	371^st of 710 public elementary schools	47.7%	66	37.7	59.6	51.3	33.3	39.6	29.5	28.2	$20,131	$1,108	$19,023
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Kingsgate Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 534-2323	402	26	15.7	17.9%	232 (57.7%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (10.2%)	74 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.9%)	91.2	50^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.9%		93	42^nd of 710 public elementary schools	94.1%	8	59.4	60.0	74.7	68.7	66.2	67.1	54.4	$17,861	$772	$17,088
Westridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	3400 Royce Way	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2371	389	25	15.4	5.4%	307 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	99.7	1^st of 706 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.4	2^nd of 710 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	87.7	90.5	94.4	92.5	88.0	92.9	81.9	$17,015	$339	$16,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Durham Elementary School

Is Durham Elementary School a good school?

Durham Elementary School ranks 238^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Durham Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Durham Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twality Middle School
High : Tigard High School

What is the racial makeup of Durham Elementary School?

Students at Durham Elementary School are 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Durham Elementary School in?

Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

How many students attend Durham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Durham Elementary School.

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