Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Gresham-Barlow School District 10J serves 20 schools — 12 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, and 1 alternative — with about 11,345 students in the Gresham and Damascus area. Two elementary schools, Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School and Lupine Community Montessori Charter School, serve K–8 grades, and Metro East Web Academy is a K–12 alternative school. The district is ranked 114th of 141 in Oregon, at the 19th percentile with 1 star, and trails the state in every major measure: ELA proficiency 32.3% versus 43.8%, math 19.9% versus 32.9%, science 19.0% versus 30.6%, graduation 75.3% versus 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism 40.3% versus 33.5%. Math shows the largest proficiency gap.

The brightest spot is Gresham Arthur Academy, ranked 94th of 709 (87th percentile, 4 stars), with ELA 75.3%, math 56.2%, science 36.8%, and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.1% — despite free/reduced lunch of 81.55%. East Orient Elementary School (63rd percentile, ELA 56.0%, math 37.8%) and Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School (59th percentile, ELA 50.5%, math 41.4%) are also strong, while Sam Barlow High School is the best comprehensive high school (59th percentile, graduation 89.4%) and Springwater Trail High School has the district's highest graduation rate at 92.0%. At the other end, Hall Elementary School ranks 685th of 709 with ELA 14.4% and math 13.5%, and Highland Elementary School (5th percentile) and North Gresham Elementary School (7th percentile) rank near the bottom of Oregon schools.

All four middle schools rank below state averages, and middle school science is especially weak — Dexter McCarty Middle School 7.7%, Clear Creek Middle School 8.3%, Gordon Russell Middle School 14.3%, and West Orient Middle School 20.3%. Science is a district-wide weakness, with Kelly Creek Elementary School at 6.0%. High school math is low too: Gresham High School 8.6%, Metro East Web Academy 9.7%, and Springwater Trail High School 14.3%. Metro East Web Academy has the lowest graduation rate (51.9%) and highest chronic absenteeism (60.2%), with 8th-grade math reported as under 5%. Notably, spending does not track results — Hall Elementary School spends $20,878 per student, while top-ranked Gresham Arthur Academy spends $6,048.