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Centennial School District 28J

At a glance

128^thof 140 Oregon districts▼ 5

Better than 8% of Oregon districts

Elementary 6 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

18135 SE Brooklyn St
Portland, OR 97236-1049·(503) 760-7990·All Oregon district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 8.6% of districts

Schools

5,304

Students

Top rankedButler Creek Elementary School379^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Powell Butte Elementary School up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Patrick Lynch Elementary 14.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Centennial School District 28J in Oregon consists of 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 128 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the district are Butler Creek Elementary School and Pleasant Valley Elementary School, which have the highest statewide rankings among the elementary schools and relatively strong test scores. However, the district and its schools generally perform below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, with Centennial High School having only 34.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.4%.

The district faces significant challenges, including a district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3%, which is significantly higher than the state average, and high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 61.47% at Centennial High School to 70.43% at Meadows Elementary. The district also spends between $19,357 and $26,674 per student, with Meadows Elementary having the highest per-student spending, suggesting the need for a more equitable allocation of resources to support the neediest schools and students.

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Ranking:

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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 English Language Arts 11th 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 Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	18009 SE Brooklyn St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3208	320	17	19.3	101.3%	93 (29.1%)	17 (5.3%)	129 (40.3%)	41 (12.8%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	24 (7.5%)	17	618^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.5%		21.2	586^th of 710 public elementary schools	17.5%	32	32.0	29.1	23.2					28.0	14.5	12.5					8.9			$26,674	$4,854	$21,820
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	17650 SE Brooklyn St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 762-3206	876	43	20.3	102.2%	298 (34.0%)	79 (9.0%)	258 (29.5%)	142 (16.2%)	8 (0.9%)	27 (3.1%)	59 (6.7%)	30.9	260^th of 368 public middle schools	29.3%		27.5	269^th of 371 public middle schools	27.5%	9				39.2	36.1	32.5					21.1	20.2	20.4			18.5		$19,856	$1,371	$18,486
Parklane Elementary School	Public	K-5	15811 SE Main St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3205	397	22	17.6	100.0%	100 (25.2%)	40 (10.1%)	165 (41.6%)	47 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.0%)	34 (8.6%)	14.9	634^th of 706 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.3	630^th of 710 public elementary schools	11.3%	4	25.4	25.4	16.4					28.8	16.9	11.6					11.4			$21,681	$2,441	$19,240
Patrick Lynch Elementary	Public	K-5	1546 SE 169th Pl	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3203	316	22	14.6	97.2%	92 (29.1%)	38 (12.0%)	111 (35.1%)	38 (12.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	17 (5.4%)	16.5	624^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.6%		23.7	552^nd of 710 public elementary schools	22.3%	72	21.7	25.0	21.3					15.2	29.3	11.5					17.7			$23,080	$3,154	$19,926
Powell Butte Elementary School	Public	K-5	3615 SE 174th St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3204	392	26	15.2	98.2%	100 (25.5%)	36 (9.2%)	141 (36.0%)	69 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	34 (8.7%)	13.9	646^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.5%		8.2	695^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.1%	49	35.2	21.7	21.5					20.0	10.1	12.7					10.0			$23,481	$3,040	$20,441
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	17625 SE Foster Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3209	328	18	18.4	95.7%	157 (47.9%)	22 (6.7%)	69 (21.0%)	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	28 (8.5%)	41.6	380^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.2%		49.6	314^th of 710 public elementary schools	55.8%	66	31.8	27.4	47.3					46.5	41.0	29.6					22.2			$22,807	$2,768	$20,039
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	3505 SE 182nd Ave	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 762-6180	1,731	65	26.7	89.8%	565 (32.6%)	137 (7.9%)	605 (35.0%)	236 (13.6%)	7 (0.4%)	61 (3.5%)	104 (6.0%)	25.4	207^th of 270 public high schools	23.3%		25.6	206^th of 268 public high schools	23.1%	1							34.4							11.6			20.7	$21,737	$1,715	$20,022
Butler Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2789 SW Butler Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-6100	509	25	20.3	97.4%	224 (44.0%)	38 (7.5%)	103 (20.2%)	82 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.4%)	41.7	379^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.3%		56.5	266^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.5%	113	42.5	27.5	52.5					43.8	18.8	34.2					23.5			$19,357	$2,100	$17,257
Oliver Middle	Public	6-8	15840 SE Taylor St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 762-3207	435	21	20.3	98.6%	123 (28.3%)	47 (10.8%)	172 (39.5%)	52 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	23 (5.3%)	8.9	354^th of 368 public middle schools	3.8%		10.8	353^rd of 371 public middle schools	4.9%	1				15.1	20.5	22.2					7.6	8.3				5.5		$19,758	$1,720	$18,038

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reynolds School District 7	1.09 mi	20	133^rd
Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	1.26 mi	21	107^th
Multnomah Education Service District	2.09 mi	9
David Douglas School District 40	2.18 mi	14	109^th
Parkrose School District 3	3.8 mi	6	130^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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