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Portland School District 1J


At a glance
12thof 141 Oregon districts▲ 1
Better than 91% of Oregon districts
501 N Dixon St
Portland, OR 97208-1804
·(503) 916-2000·All Oregon district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2026
2026: better than 91.5% of districts
86
Schools
41,894
Students
31
5-star schools
Top rankedWinterhaven School1st of 709 Oregon elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School up 125 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Alliance High School 9.1 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Alliance High School
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
2★
1★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Portland School District 1J serves about 41,894 students across 86 schools — 60 elementary, 15 middle, 10 high, and 1 alternative — and ranks 12th of 141 Oregon districts at the 91st percentile with 5 stars. District-wide OSAS proficiency is 57.8% in ELA, 50.5% in math, and 45.1% in science, all well above state averages of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Eleventh-grade results follow the same pattern: ELA 52.0% vs. 46.0% state, math 36.5% vs. 22.9%, and science 47.1% vs. 33.8%. The district's graduation rate of 82.5% is roughly even with the state's 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism of 32.5% is slightly below the state's 33.5%.

Achievement varies enormously between schools. Winterhaven School is the district's top performer, ranked 1st of 709 elementary schools with 86.5% ELA, 88.2% math, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism; its 3rd- and 4th-grade math results are at least 95%. Other standouts include Rieke Elementary School, Forest Park Elementary School (88.4% ELA), Alameda Elementary School, Laurelhurst Elementary School, and Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School (86.7% ELA, 80.4% math). Among middle schools, Sellwood Middle School leads at 77.9% ELA and 71.2% math. At the high school level, Cleveland High School has the highest ELA (72.8%), Grant High School the best math (54.1%) and graduation rate (93.5%), and Lincoln High School the strongest science (62.8%).

At the other end, Rosa Parks Elementary School, Cesar Chavez K-8 School, Boise-Eliot Elementary School, and Clark Elementary School post proficiency far below state averages, and Alliance High School stands out with 93.8% chronic absenteeism and a 38.8% graduation rate despite $35,283 per student and a 9.1:1 ratio. High spending and small classes alone do not predict results: top performers like Alameda, Rieke, and Winterhaven run 20-21:1 ratios. Yet Harrison Park School, with 98.92% free/reduced lunch, still beats state averages. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest signal, running about 10-20% at top schools and 45-94% at the lowest performers.

Ranking:
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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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