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William Walker Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
599th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

William Walker Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 11940 SW Lynnfield Ln in Portland, Oregon (97225) that enrolls 523 students and is part of Beaverton School District 48J, one of Oregon's higher-performing districts.

William Walker's own results, however, sit well below both its district and the state. In 2025–2026 it ranked 599th of 709 Oregon elementary schools — the 16th percentile, with a 1-star rating. That is not a one-year dip: each of the last ten reported years carried a 1-star rating, with results between the 12th and 27th percentile. On 2025–2026 state tests, 29.6% of students met the standard in English language arts, 20.9% in math, and 12.8% in science, compared with state rates of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%, and district rates of 53.4%, 43.7%, and 37.7%. Gaps widen as students move up: 3rd-grade ELA (36.1%) is close to the state average, but 5th-grade ELA falls to 23.3% and 5th-grade math to 11.6%, roughly a quarter of the district's 5th-grade rate.

Notably, this is not a story about scarce resources. William Walker has the smallest classes in its comparison group (12.6 students per teacher) and the second-highest per-student spending ($24,659) — yet nearby Ridgewood Elementary School, less than a mile away, serves a comparably low-income population and ranks in the 93rd percentile with 72.0% ELA proficiency. Chronic absenteeism at William Walker is 35.2%, above the district (28.7%) and state (33.5%), though down sharply from 45.0% in 2021–2022, showing the school has already moved this number. Hope Chinese Charter School ranks 12th of 709 statewide, but as a K–8 charter with a different enrollment model it is best read as a contrast rather than a benchmark.

523
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,659
Per pupil spending ?
72.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96%
Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 2.3% (any vaccine)
 11940 SW Lynnfield Ln
       Portland, OR  97225-4555

(503) 356-2520

District: Beaverton School District 48J


Students who attend William Walker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Cedar Park Middle School
High:    Beaverton High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.2%
White:
25.0%
Two or more races:
5.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg47%
Oregon avg37%
599th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 36Elementary Schools in the Beaverton School District 48J
19th of 141Beaverton School District 48J 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202619.1599 of 70915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202519.8586 of 70617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.8627 of 71011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7516 of 70626.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9564 of 70620.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.1606 of 70514.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.4604 of 70914.8%★☆☆☆☆
201730.3511 of 70127.1%★☆☆☆☆
201627.5538 of 69722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201530.0520 of 70626.3%★☆☆☆☆
201416.3621 of 69510.6%★☆☆☆☆
201316.5634 of 70710.3%★☆☆☆☆
201211.2694 of 7304.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201122.1618 of 69511.1%★☆☆☆☆
201041.6442 of 67434.4%★★☆☆☆
200958.1292 of 66556.1%★★★☆☆
200857.6291 of 65555.6%★★★☆☆
200747.0361 of 65244.6%★★☆☆☆
200667.4195 of 63669.3%★★★☆☆
200556.5298 of 62952.6%★★★☆☆
200439.8396 of 58632.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202541.455 of 10145.5%★★☆☆☆
202444.048 of 9750.5%★★★☆☆
202332.567 of 8723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201840.186 of 17952.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202615.3597 of 6558.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.8579 of 65311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3551 of 65816.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4492 of 65224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.3519 of 64619.7%★☆☆☆☆
20198.4596 of 6214.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.8587 of 68113.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202624.5321 of 37714.9%★☆☆☆☆
202522.7312 of 36213.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.7338 of 3657.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.2281 of 36021.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.2302 of 33910.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5277 of 36423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.1368 of 47522.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202616.3500 of 5214.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.1428 of 51817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6396 of 52324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202340.7352 of 59540.8%★★☆☆☆
202223.0559 of 70320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.2426 of 59728.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6455 of 64028.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202625.3517 of 65721.3%★☆☆☆☆
202526.3505 of 66423.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.6594 of 66210.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8469 of 66529.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9526 of 65419.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.2451 of 62327.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1561 of 68017.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202620.1317 of 35510.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.2245 of 30319.1%★☆☆☆☆
201813.6475 of 4811.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202651.7299 of 67055.4%★★★☆☆
202554.1275 of 66958.9%★★★☆☆
202435.8426 of 67036.4%★★☆☆☆
202362.1233 of 65664.5%★★★☆☆
202273.0143 of 66678.5%★★★★☆
201962.7229 of 66265.4%★★★☆☆
201867.6199 of 68370.9%★★★★☆
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)
White (2026)55th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+29 vs school
Male (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts30%-14 vs state
Mathematics21%-12 vs state
Science13%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Open Quote I believe that William Walker gets a really bad rap on this and so many other school ranking websites. I understand that the numbers and rankings are based on many things - not least of which are overall test scores. But, being a Title 1 school and having such a majority of students that are Hispanic puts it at a distinct disadvantage in regards to those test scores. English is a second language to many if not most of these students and they are the translators for their parents. Getting help and guidance at home for these students is a lot more difficult. This reflects poorly on the scores. The teachers are amazing at this school. That being said, my daughter attended WW and had an amazing experience and education. I think it all depends on the needs of the child. My daughter is a very good student and certainly near the top of her class. You might think she would have been bored and not challenged in a school such as this - but that is much to the contrary. She received differentiated learning in Math, Science, and English with other students of higher caliber. My son went to a different elementary school that is not Title 1 and has received a rather generic education in comparison. We have had to do more to challenge him at home with our own guidance. So, if your child is in need of ESL specific help, WW is the place to get it. If you child is English speaking and a good student - this is also your place. Don't let the school level test scores fool you. Close Quote





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Students who attend William Walker Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Park Middle School
High : Beaverton High School

Students at William Walker Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

William Walker Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Oregon elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended William Walker Elementary School.

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