Parkrose School District 3

Parkrose School District 3 is a small Oregon district serving about 2,714 students across six schools—four elementary, one middle, and one high school—with no alternative schools, and it is ranked 136 of 141 districts in the state at the 4th percentile with 0 stars. No school rose above the 28th percentile in 2025–2026, and none exceeded the state in any all-grade tested subject. Russell Elementary is the strongest relative performer, while Parkrose High School faces the most severe challenges.

Among individual schools, Russell Elementary stands out positively: it has the district’s highest all-grade proficiency in ELA (32.0%), math (29.9%), and science (22.9%), plus the lowest chronic absenteeism (36.2%). Even so, Russell remains at the 28th percentile with 1 star, and its rank has declined over three years. Parkrose High School is the biggest concern: ELA proficiency is 13.3%, math is under 5%, science is 11.3%, chronic absenteeism is 52.7%, the graduation rate is 78.2%, and its rank fell to 269 of 271 / 1st percentile / 0 stars. Parkrose Middle School has a promising 6th-grade ELA result of 40.9%, but 7th- and 8th-grade ELA drop to 24.5% and 21.3%.

Chronic absenteeism is district-wide: every school is above the state’s 33.5%, with Parkrose High School highest at 52.7% and Parkrose Middle School at 47.9%; even Russell’s 36.2% is above the state. Resource patterns are not simple: Sacramento Elementary School spends the most per student ($22,504) but has low science (10.3%) and 5th-grade math (5.7%), while Prescott Elementary School has the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.5) and Shaver Elementary School has the lowest 5th-grade math (9.1%). Parkrose High School has the lowest per-student spending ($18,785) and highest ratio (23.9). Free/reduced-lunch figures are all above 128%, indicating very high economic need or universal eligibility rather than literal percentages.