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Russell Elementary

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Russell Elementary ranks 459 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Russell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Portland, Oregon, serving 314 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Parkrose School District 3, which is ranked 130 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Russell Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 34.0% to 46.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are also generally below the state and district averages, with only 31.7% to 50% of students proficient or better in these subjects. In contrast, Lee Elementary, which is part of the higher-performing Portland School District 1J, has significantly higher test scores.

Additionally, Russell Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Hispanic students generally performing better than African American and Special Education students. The school's ranking for Special Education students is particularly low, ranging from 286 out of 352 Oregon elementary schools to 281 out of 303 schools. Furthermore, Russell Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.03% to 73.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the nearby Lee Elementary. The school's spending per student, around $17,435 to $17,587, is also lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Ventura Park Elementary ($23,861) and Mill Park Elementary ($23,340).

309

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,435

Per pupil spending ?

138.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 NE 127th Ave
Portland, OR 97230-1699

(503) 408-2750

District: Parkrose School District 3

Students who attend Russell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkrose Middle School
High:	Parkrose High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Parkrose School District 3

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

Oregon avg38%

459^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Parkrose School District 3

130^th of 140Parkrose School District 3 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	33.5	459 of 706	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	332 of 710	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	460 of 706	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	592 of 706	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	546 of 705	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	580 of 709	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.4	417 of 701	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	363 of 697	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	368 of 706	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	500 of 695	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	614 of 707	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	636 of 730	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	492 of 695	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.0	362 of 674	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	378 of 665	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.3	379 of 655	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.6	435 of 652	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.3	502 of 636	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.8	335 of 629	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.5	387 of 586	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	19.9	72 of 86	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	40 of 101	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	43 of 87	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	318 of 653	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	243 of 658	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	416 of 652	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	356 of 646	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	499 of 621	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	580 of 681	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	146 of 362	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	237 of 365	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	210 of 360	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	156 of 364	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.2	344 of 475	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	444 of 518	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	320 of 523	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	265 of 595	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.0	589 of 703	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	396 of 597	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	400 of 640	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	531 of 664	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	391 of 662	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	443 of 665	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	619 of 654	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	480 of 623	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	485 of 680	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	286 of 352	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	281 of 303	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	437 of 481	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	274 of 669	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	159 of 670	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	243 of 656	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	509 of 666	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	485 of 662	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	512 of 683	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2019)36th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2018)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-7 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 10, 2019

The staff is talented, dedicated and resourceful. The facilities and technology are modern. Parent involvement is high (in a good way.) Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Love this place and recommend it often. My kids are known by the staff, parents are involved, and it's a great place to be. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, May 8, 2017

The teachers, support staff and administration do an amazing job. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Russell Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 NE 127th Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2750	309	21	14.4	138.2%	122 (39.5%)	40 (12.9%)	84 (27.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	33.5	459^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.0%		47.3	332^nd of 710 public elementary schools	53.2%	127	37.7	43.2	31.7	34.6	34.1	21.0	20.0	$17,435	$1,790	$15,645
Shaver Elementary School	Public	K-5	3701 NE 131st Pl	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2850	266	19	13.8	129.7%	65 (24.4%)	69 (25.9%)	77 (28.9%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	29 (10.9%)	27.3	528^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.5	594^th of 710 public elementary schools	16.3%	66	28.6	34.2	42.5	21.4	15.4	25.0	25.0	$16,944	$2,155	$14,789
Sacramento Elementary School	Public	K-5	11400 NE Sacramento St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2800	255	17	14.9	134.9%	89 (34.9%)	30 (11.8%)	74 (29.0%)	23 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	26 (10.2%)	17.4	610^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.6	553^rd of 710 public elementary schools	22.1%	57	20.0	18.9	35.4	40.0	5.4	10.6	12.5	$21,226	$2,250	$18,976
Margaret Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	14700 NE Sacramento St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2721	361	24	15.2	100.6%	66 (18.3%)	82 (22.7%)	95 (26.3%)	41 (11.4%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (10.0%)	37 (10.2%)	12	662^nd of 706 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.7	643^rd of 710 public elementary schools	9.4%	19	16.7	8.3	26.5	22.0	6.6	15.7	20.4	$21,921	$2,981	$18,940
Menlo Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 NE Glisan St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6506	355	21	16.9	108.2%	113 (31.8%)	39 (11.0%)	110 (31.0%)	37 (10.4%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	39 (11.0%)	35	448^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.5%		28.9	500^th of 710 public elementary schools	29.6%	52	43.5	34.2	40.3	26.1	31.5	25.4	22.4	$35,787	$13,272	$22,515
Ventura Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 SE 117th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6508	361	19	18.6	104.7%	115 (31.9%)	58 (16.1%)	100 (27.7%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	24.3	552^nd of 706 public elementary schools	21.8%		24.5	544^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.4%	8	29.5	34.9	28.8	28.8	27.9	18.5	18.5	$23,861	$2,298	$21,563
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10410 NE Prescott St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2150	268	20	13.5	132.1%	73 (27.2%)	63 (23.5%)	90 (33.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	29 (10.8%)	17.3	615^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.9%		17.1	622^nd of 710 public elementary schools	12.4%	7	22.9	13.6	43.6	12.5	9.1	10.9	21.8	$19,084	$1,842	$17,241
Glenfair Elementary School	Public	K-5	15300 NE Glisan St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2720	489	30	16.1	102.9%	72 (14.7%)	106 (21.7%)	179 (36.6%)	66 (13.5%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.3%)	36 (7.4%)	7.7	692^nd of 706 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.6	674^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.1%	18	15.6	17.6	20.8	13.0	8.1	10.4	6.3	$20,230	$2,558	$17,672
HOLLA School	Public, Charter	K-4	14513 SE Stark St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 660-8438	98	4	26.6		1 (1.0%)	45 (45.9%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.4%)								(n/a)								$8,955	$1,744	$7,211
Lee Elementary School	Public	K-5	2222 NE 92nd Ave	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6144	257	19	13.2	119.5%	108 (42.0%)	35 (13.6%)	47 (18.3%)	25 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	29 (11.3%)	57.2	262^nd of 706 public elementary schools	62.9%		35.3	445^th of 710 public elementary schools	37.3%	183	42.6	53.7	45.8	44.7	35.0	43.8	31.3	$24,045	$3,005	$21,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Russell Elementary?

Students at Russell Elementary are 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Russell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Russell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkrose Middle School
High : Parkrose High School

Is Russell Elementary a good school?

Russell Elementary ranks 459^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Russell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Russell Elementary.

What district is Russell Elementary in?

Parkrose School District 3

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