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Powell Valley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Powell Valley Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 368 students in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J in Gresham, Oregon, located at 4825 SE Powell Valley Rd and counted among the smaller elementary schools in its immediate area.

The school ranked in the 16th percentile of Oregon schools in 2025–26 (595th of 709). That is a small rebound from 12th percentile the prior year, but Powell Valley has not exceeded the 27th percentile in seven reported years, and its district itself ranks 114th of 141 districts statewide. Most students come from low-income households — 82.61% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, up sharply from 68.91% the year before. On 2025–26 state tests, 27.8% met ELA standards, 22.3% met math standards, and 19.6% met science standards. The school trails its district in ELA but edges it out in math and science, while sitting roughly 10 to 16 points behind the state in every subject. About one in three students (36.0%) is chronically absent.

The most useful comparisons are close to home. Kelly Creek Elementary School, three-quarters of a mile away with the identical enrollment of 368 students and a nearly identical poverty rate, has outranked Powell Valley in each of the last three years. East Orient Elementary School (82.46% low-income) posts 56.0% ELA and 37.8% math, and Gresham Arthur Academy (81.55% low-income) posts 75.3% and 56.2%. The highest-performing neighbors also have far lower absenteeism: Gresham Arthur Academy at 10.1%, Reynolds Arthur Academy at 8.9%, and East Orient Elementary School at 26.0%, against Powell Valley's 36.0%. Within the school, math proficiency slips from 27.3% in 3rd grade to 22.2% in 4th and 16.0% in 5th, and low-income students — the majority of enrollment — rank around the 10th percentile statewide. Spending is mid-pack at $18,122 per student, but the 20.2 student–teacher ratio is heavier than at most nearby elementaries, including Highland Elementary School (17.6), East Gresham Elementary School (19.0), Hogan Cedars Elementary School (19.2), and Hall Elementary School (14.8).

368

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,122

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.5%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.1% (any vaccine)

4825 SE Powell Valley Rd
Gresham, OR 97080-1941

(503) 661-1510

District: Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gordon Russell Middle School
High:	Sam Barlow High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Oregon avg37%

595^th 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 ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

114^th of 141Gresham-Barlow School District 10J 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
2026	19.5	595 of 709	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	623 of 706	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	539 of 710	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	518 of 706	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	531 of 706	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	592 of 705	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	562 of 709	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	564 of 701	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	537 of 697	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	405 of 706	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	432 of 695	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	331 of 707	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.4	475 of 730	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	364 of 695	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	406 of 674	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	393 of 665	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	360 of 655	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	336 of 652	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.8	338 of 636	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.6	294 of 629	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	30.7	461 of 586	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	595 of 655	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	536 of 653	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	449 of 658	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	486 of 652	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	521 of 646	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	528 of 621	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	600 of 681	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	336 of 377	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	231 of 362	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	122 of 365	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	151 of 360	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	132 of 339	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	258 of 364	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	288 of 475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	470 of 521	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	461 of 518	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	382 of 523	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	367 of 595	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	527 of 703	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	565 of 597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	382 of 640	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	508 of 657	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	595 of 664	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	573 of 662	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	505 of 665	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	470 of 654	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	521 of 623	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	448 of 680	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	67 of 212	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	182 of 215	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	322 of 481	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	469 of 670	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	560 of 669	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	483 of 670	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	454 of 656	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	515 of 666	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	576 of 662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	615 of 683	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)68th percentile+48 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2022)15th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-11 vs state

Science20%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 7, 2017

This place is awful. No communication, the majority of the teachers reward bullies and are just plain old ratchets. The principal is incompetent. It needs a complete overhaul. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Nothing is done about ongoing bullying Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Powell Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	4825 SE Powell Valley Rd	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 661-1510	368	18	20.2	82.6%	168 (45.7%)	18 (4.9%)	109 (29.6%)	21 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	45 (12.2%)	19.5	595^th of 709 public elementary schools	16.1%		16.5	623^rd of 706 public elementary schools	11.8%	28	32.8	20.6	30.0	27.8	27.3	22.2	16.0	22.3	19.6	19.6	87.5%	11.1%	$18,122	$331	$17,791
Kelly Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2400 SE Baker Way	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 663-7483	368	17	21.6	81.8%	194 (52.7%)	11 (3.0%)	101 (27.4%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	38 (10.3%)	19.6	592^nd of 709 public elementary schools	16.5%		28.5	511^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.6%	81	38.9	26.2	18.0	27.9	34.5	23.0	12.0	23.5	6.0	6.0	94.8%	5.2%	$19,573	$331	$19,242
Hogan Cedars Elementary School	Public	K-5	1770 SE Fleming Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 261-4500	477	25	19.2	83.0%	198 (41.5%)	27 (5.7%)	176 (36.9%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	36 (7.5%)	22.8	566^th of 709 public elementary schools	20.2%		25.6	541^st of 706 public elementary schools	23.4%	25	31.6	26.3	38.4	32.0	28.9	19.7	20.5	23.1	19.2	19.2	89.8%	9.5%	$18,471	$829	$17,642
Sweetbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 SE Sweetbriar Ln	Troutdale	97060	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 666-9441	262	16	16.3	—	133 (50.8%)	12 (4.6%)	73 (27.9%)	14 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.9%)	34.6	457^th of 709 public elementary schools	35.5%		37.4	425^th of 706 public elementary schools	39.8%	32	43.9	40.5	44.7	43.0	34.1	31.0	13.2	26.4	17.9	17.9	92.9%	5.8%	$21,330	$1,144	$20,186
East Gresham Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 SE 5th St	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 661-6050	571	30	19.0	82.8%	235 (41.2%)	24 (4.2%)	229 (40.1%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.8%)	54 (9.5%)	23.9	554^th of 709 public elementary schools	21.9%		26.8	533^rd of 706 public elementary schools	24.5%	21	22.7	37.4	37.6	32.5	27.8	23.1	23.8	24.9	15.9	15.9	88.9%	9.4%	$17,601	$1,335	$16,266
Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2505 NE 23rd St	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 661-6330	346	23	14.8	81.8%	118 (34.1%)	29 (8.4%)	145 (41.9%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.8%)	21 (6.1%)	8.5	685^th of 709 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.5	694^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.7%	9	15.7	15.8	11.9	14.4	24.0	7.4	10.2	13.5	13.8	13.8	92.5%	3.2%	$20,878	$1,488	$19,390
East Orient Elementary School	Public	K-5	7431 SE 302nd Ave	Gresham	97080	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 663-4818	382	19	20.4	82.5%	234 (61.3%)	12 (3.1%)	68 (17.8%)	22 (5.8%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.4%)	57.9	259^th of 709 public elementary schools	63.5%		64	214^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.7%	45	53.1	55.1	59.4	56.0	39.7	39.6	34.8	37.8	26.1	26.1	89.6%	9.3%	$17,710	$331	$17,379
Gresham Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1890 NE Cleveland Ave	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 667-4900	168	10	16.8	81.5%	96 (57.1%)	10 (6.0%)	39 (23.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	16 (9.5%)	83.6	94^th of 709 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.5	84^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.1%	10	75.0	84.6	63.2	75.3	64.3	65.4	31.6	56.2	36.8	36.8	91.4%	8.6%	$6,048	$331	$5,718
Reynolds Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	123 SW 21st Ave	Troutdale	97060	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 465-8882	169	16	10.5	—	93 (55.0%)	3 (1.8%)	42 (24.9%)	16 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	60.4	244^th of 709 public elementary schools	65.6%		50.7	300^th of 706 public elementary schools	57.5%	56	57.1	57.1	64.0	59.3	39.3	21.4	36.0	32.1	40.0	40.0	80.6%	19.4%	$9,691	$442	$9,249
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	295 NE 24th St	Gresham	97030	Multnomah County	Gresham-Barlow School District 10J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-7158	465	26	17.6	83.0%	114 (24.5%)	24 (5.2%)	271 (58.3%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.6%)	11	673^rd of 709 public elementary schools	5.1%		9.6	685^th of 706 public elementary schools	3.0%	12	16.9	20.0	23.4	20.1	18.4	18.7	15.6	17.5	11.7	11.7	94%	3.4%	$18,186	$1,225	$16,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Powell Valley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Powell Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Powell Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gordon Russell Middle School
High : Sam Barlow High School

Is Powell Valley Elementary School a good school?

Powell Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Oregon elementary schools.

What district is Powell Valley Elementary School in?

Gresham-Barlow School District 10J

How many students attend Powell Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Powell Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Powell Valley Elementary School?

Students at Powell Valley Elementary School are 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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