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Cherry Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
230th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 68% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Cherry Park Elementary School is a PK–5 school at 1930 SE 104th Ave in outer east Portland, serving 442 students as the second-largest of six David Douglas School District 40 elementaries in this comparison set. For 2025–2026 it ranked 230th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (68th percentile, 3 stars) — a 44-percentile-point gap above its own district's standing of 107th of 141 districts (24th percentile, 1 star). It is the highest-ranked non-charter David Douglas elementary in the group by a wide margin, and its mid-60s plateau of recent years remains above its mid-2010s baseline.

Proficiency is the school's clearest strength. Its 2025–2026 ELA proficiency (55.0%) runs roughly 26–31 points above the other traditional David Douglas elementaries, and math (45.7%) is 19–28 points above them, beating state averages by +11.2 in ELA and +12.8 in math. Chronic absenteeism has stayed below both district and state levels for five consecutive years (27.9% in 2024–25 versus 34.5% district and 33.5% state), the lowest among the traditional David Douglas campuses. Results are also broad-based across student groups: African American students rank 1st of 15 statewide (93rd percentile), Hispanic students 83rd percentile, white students 81st, English Language Learners 79th and low-income students 78th, with boys (68th) and girls (66th) tracking the school overall.

Three items to watch: science, where 24.4% proficiency sits 6.4 points below the state; a 3rd-to-5th-grade slide in math (59.7 to 36.0) and ELA (54.8 to 51.2); and weaker results for multi-racial (23rd percentile), special education (37th) and Asian (40th) students — though some of these swing widely year to year. Cherry Park also spends the most per student in the set, $35,392 in 2024–25, and serves a far higher low-income share than nearby Portland schools such as Vestal Elementary School (45.14%) or Bridger Creative Science School (42.19%). Just 0.75 miles away, Clark Elementary School serves a comparable low-income share but ranks at the 11th percentile.

442
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,392
Per pupil spending ?
107.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1930 SE 104th Ave
       Portland, OR  97216-3067

(503) 256-6501

District: David Douglas School District 40


Students who attend Cherry Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Floyd Light Middle School
High:    David Douglas High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
34.2%
Hispanic:
25.3%
Asian:
13.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2019 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oregon average (46% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Among the top-ranked schools in David Douglas School District 40
✓Above the Oregon median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2019) to 68th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg29%
Oregon avg37%
230th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Top 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 10Elementary Schools in the David Douglas School District 40
107th of 141David Douglas School District 40 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
202662.6230 of 70967.6%★★★☆☆
202557.6257 of 70663.6%★★★☆☆
202457.8256 of 71063.9%★★★☆☆
202372.8161 of 70677.2%★★★★☆
202263.9211 of 70670.1%★★★★☆
201981.5113 of 70584.0%★★★★☆
201866.7214 of 70969.8%★★★☆☆
201758.7262 of 70162.6%★★★☆☆
201662.2239 of 69765.7%★★★☆☆
201556.6268 of 70662.0%★★★☆☆
201439.5455 of 69534.5%★★☆☆☆
201348.1379 of 70746.4%★★☆☆☆
201251.3369 of 73049.5%★★☆☆☆
201157.9294 of 69557.7%★★★☆☆
201046.4402 of 67440.4%★★☆☆☆
200943.6420 of 66536.8%★★☆☆☆
200853.0333 of 65549.2%★★☆☆☆
200738.6434 of 65233.4%★★☆☆☆
200647.2409 of 63635.7%★★☆☆☆
200524.8529 of 62915.9%★☆☆☆☆
200434.6435 of 58625.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202697.51 of 1593.3%★★★★★
202556.25 of 1973.7%★★★★☆
201890.31 of 3997.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202640.326 of 4339.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.625 of 4139.0%★★☆☆☆
202347.222 of 3943.6%★★☆☆☆
202248.321 of 3946.2%★★☆☆☆
201862.339 of 8654.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202660.722 of 10779.4%★★★★☆
202531.973 of 10127.7%★☆☆☆☆
202443.250 of 9748.5%★★★☆☆
202375.84 of 8795.4%★★★★★
201985.83 of 9796.9%★★★★★
201889.14 of 17997.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202659.5222 of 65566.1%★★★☆☆
202558.1226 of 65365.4%★★★☆☆
202457.9225 of 65865.8%★★★☆☆
202363.5195 of 65270.1%★★★★☆
202260.3213 of 64667.0%★★★☆☆
201975.8128 of 62179.4%★★★★☆
201872.8143 of 68179.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202668.463 of 37783.3%★★★★☆
202567.074 of 36279.6%★★★★☆
202458.991 of 36575.1%★★★★☆
202370.950 of 36086.1%★★★★☆
202258.195 of 33972.0%★★★★☆
201976.451 of 36486.0%★★★★☆
201863.0117 of 47575.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202664.2114 of 52178.1%★★★★☆
202551.4210 of 51859.5%★★★☆☆
202448.8225 of 52357.0%★★★☆☆
202388.633 of 59594.5%★★★★★
202264.2208 of 70370.4%★★★★☆
201984.936 of 59794.0%★★★★★
201869.5138 of 64078.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202662.7208 of 65768.3%★★★☆☆
202555.0253 of 66461.9%★★★☆☆
202455.3252 of 66261.9%★★★☆☆
202378.7110 of 66583.5%★★★★☆
202264.4183 of 65472.0%★★★★☆
201979.4108 of 62382.7%★★★★☆
201856.8272 of 68060.0%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202625.561 of 7922.8%★☆☆☆☆
202525.062 of 7315.1%★☆☆☆☆
202382.710 of 6083.3%★★★★☆
201971.316 of 6173.8%★★★★☆
201858.487 of 21259.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202634.4225 of 35536.6%★★☆☆☆
202530.6248 of 35229.5%★☆☆☆☆
202447.8123 of 29958.9%★★★☆☆
201855.4146 of 48169.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202675.7128 of 67080.9%★★★★☆
202572.1144 of 66978.5%★★★★☆
202471.5163 of 67075.7%★★★★☆
202370.4164 of 65675.0%★★★★☆
202280.391 of 66686.3%★★★★☆
201985.478 of 66288.2%★★★★☆
201867.0203 of 68370.3%★★★★☆
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)
African American (2026)93rd percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+16 vs school
White (2026)81st percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)68th percentile~ school
Female (2026)66th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)40th percentile-28 vs school
Special Education (2026)37th percentile-31 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts55%+11 vs state
Mathematics46%+13 vs state
Science24%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Open Quote We absolutely LOVE Cherry Park! My son has been a student there for the past three years. When we moved here it was a huge transition for us in a lot of ways. My son had been struggling with reading and some behavior challenges since Pre-K, and was on the brink of getting an IEP at the last school we were in. The teachers, staff, and incredible principal Kate Barker are so supportive, kind, patient, encouraging and my son has absolutely flourished! Special shoutouts go to the guidance counselor Ms Pelegri, the music teacher Mrs Wray, the librarian Ms Allen, Mrs O'Brien, Mr Spooner, and Mr Seger. He is reading, persevering, and absolutely LOVES school, as in, he can't wait for summer vacations to end. We hit the jackpot with Cherry Park and I'm immeasurably thankful! Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Open Quote So far it's been an awesome school for my 6 year old. I wish it was ranked better though. Most parents and teachers seem truly happy. I really enjoy the no home work rule. And if you need anything they are willing to do whatever it takes to help you. Mrs Barker is an awesome principal. I wish my sin could go there forever. Close Quote





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Students who attend Cherry Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Floyd Light Middle School
High : David Douglas High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Cherry Park Elementary School.

Students at Cherry Park Elementary School are 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Cherry Park Elementary School ranks 230th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
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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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