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Meadows Elementary

Public Grades K-5

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 301 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Centennial School District 28J, which is ranked 128 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meadows Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a key indicator of socioeconomic challenges. Despite relatively high spending per student, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving performance.

Interestingly, the nearby Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School outperforms Meadows Elementary and other district schools in both academic achievement and student attendance. To address these issues, the school and district should consider implementing targeted strategies to improve student attendance, developing a comprehensive plan to improve academic instruction and support, and exploring partnerships with high-performing schools to learn from their successful strategies.

320

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,674

Per pupil spending ?

101.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18009 SE Brooklyn St
Portland, OR 97236-1047

(503) 762-3208

District: Centennial School District 28J

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle School
High:	Centennial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

29.1%

Asian:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

618^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Centennial School District 28J

128^th of 140Centennial School District 28J 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	618 of 706	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	586 of 710	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	618 of 706	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	597 of 706	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	638 of 705	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	641 of 709	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	657 of 701	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	645 of 697	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	658 of 706	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	650 of 695	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	603 of 707	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	642 of 730	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	594 of 695	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	568 of 674	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	602 of 665	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	612 of 655	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	557 of 652	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	577 of 636	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	537 of 629	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.2	437 of 586	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	12.0	76 of 86	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	99 of 101	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	113 of 179	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	551 of 653	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	580 of 658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	560 of 652	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	538 of 646	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	571 of 621	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	625 of 681	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	269 of 362	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	317 of 365	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	274 of 360	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	263 of 339	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	334 of 364	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	356 of 475	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	394 of 518	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.9	162 of 523	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	478 of 595	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	594 of 703	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	564 of 597	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	578 of 640	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	602 of 664	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	486 of 662	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	543 of 654	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	579 of 623	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	612 of 680	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	154 of 231	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	332 of 481	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	576 of 669	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	536 of 670	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	556 of 656	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	490 of 666	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	627 of 662	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	637 of 683	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-15 vs state

Mathematics18%-18 vs state

Science9%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Meadows Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th 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
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
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
Rockwood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	740 SE 182nd Ave	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 907-1023	397	20	19.9	100.0%	76 (19.1%)	70 (17.6%)	212 (53.4%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	21	577^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.3%		18	613^th of 710 public elementary schools	13.7%	36	43.9	18.9	37.5				21.5	11.5	8.3				12.2		$8,728	$1,744	$6,984
Alder Elementary School	Public	K-5	17200 SE Alder St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2722	340	26	12.9	98.8%	39 (11.5%)	42 (12.4%)	195 (57.4%)	38 (11.2%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.1%)	5.2	704^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.4	706^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.6%	2	9.6	11.7	13.6						6.1				6.2		$21,931	$3,284	$18,648
Hollydale Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 SW Birdsdale Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 661-6226	474	25	18.6	81.4%	213 (44.9%)	33 (7.0%)	155 (32.7%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	9 (1.9%)	40 (8.4%)	19.3	592^nd of 706 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.7	618^th of 710 public elementary schools	13.0%	26	15.8	14.9	51.2				18.4	9.6	19.8				15.2		$18,062	$2,203	$15,859
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
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	19501 NE Davis St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-9193	299	22	13.9	105.4%	49 (16.4%)	33 (11.0%)	167 (55.9%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	19 (6.4%)	9.4	686^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.8%		11.4	668^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.9%	18		18.6	18.2				9.8	14.3	13.6				11.4		$23,207	$2,822	$20,385
Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1326 NW Civic Dr	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 427-0803	288	7	41.1		214 (74.3%)	3 (1.0%)	42 (14.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	35	447^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.7%		35.1	448^th of 710 public elementary schools	36.9%	1	27.0	36.7	43.3	41.9	54.5	55.6	21.6	23.3	23.3	25.8	31.3	35.7	36.7	42.9	$5,797	$594	$5,203
Hartley Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 NE 185th Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-0134	310	23	13.7	100.3%	54 (17.4%)	24 (7.7%)	179 (57.7%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.4%)	10.8	672^nd of 706 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.5	705^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.7%	33	20.0	8.9	35.1				21.8	8.9	5.6						$23,352	$3,371	$19,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadows Elementary

Is Meadows Elementary a good school?

Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Oregon elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meadows Elementary?

Students at Meadows Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 29% White, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centennial Middle School
High : Centennial High School

How many students attend Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Meadows Elementary.

What district is Meadows Elementary in?

Centennial School District 28J

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