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Boise-Eliot Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Boise-Eliot Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 307 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13 out of 140 districts in the state.

Academically, Boise-Eliot Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.8% of 3rd graders, 20.8% of 4th graders, and 20% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 55.4%, 58.8%, and 59.5%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the district.

Boise-Eliot Elementary School faces other challenges as well, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.3% to 45.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has decreased from $33,650 in 2021-2022 to $27,256 in 2022-2023. Interestingly, nearby schools like Alameda Elementary School and Emerson School consistently outperform Boise-Eliot on academic measures, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by this school.

313

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,256

Per pupil spending ?

107%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 N Fremont
Portland, OR 97227-1299

(503) 916-6171

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Boise-Eliot Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harriet Tubman Middle School
High:	Grant High School
	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.7%

White:

21.7%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

674^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Portland School District 1J

13^th of 140Portland School District 1J 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	674 of 706	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	610 of 710	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	536 of 706	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	582 of 706	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	702 of 705	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	680 of 709	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	671 of 701	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	641 of 697	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	624 of 706	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	623 of 695	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	673 of 707	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	569 of 730	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	454 of 695	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.0	586 of 674	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	561 of 665	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.5	496 of 655	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	563 of 652	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	515 of 636	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	598 of 629	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	32.7	448 of 586	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	18.8	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	572 of 653	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	522 of 658	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	451 of 652	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	478 of 646	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	587 of 621	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	656 of 681	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	15.0	360 of 365	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	329 of 475	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	506 of 523	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	378 of 595	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	579 of 703	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	590 of 597	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	603 of 640	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	653 of 664	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	591 of 662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	536 of 665	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	566 of 654	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	622 of 623	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	654 of 680	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	149 of 212	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	287 of 352	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	245 of 299	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	400 of 481	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	251 of 669	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	402 of 683	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	6.2	375 of 384	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	358 of 382	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	326 of 383	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	370 of 381	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.2	345 of 382	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	337 of 377	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	324 of 395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	312 of 357	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	321 of 343	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	299 of 323	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	293 of 315	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)62nd percentile+58 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)30th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-21 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 19, 2010

Boise Eliot is a wonderful, welcoming and nurturing environment for children and families. Located in the heart of the Mississippi neighborhood, the student population is representative of a successfully, gently gentrifying population. Remodeled inside in the 80's, the exterior maintains it's stately 1920's brick face. The school has won several state and federal awards, having improved and maintained excellent test scores. The curriculum includes full time music and PE programs (including band and choir), science lab, 2 computer labs and a piano keyboard lab. Visual arts are woven into the core curriculum through artist residencies, performances and field trips. There is before and afterschool day care as well as a busy schedule of after school activities and classes. Algebra was added to the curriculum last year and Spanish will be added in 2011. The school is now PK-8th grades. 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 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
Boise-Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 N Fremont	Portland	97227	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6171	313	22	14.1	107.0%	68 (21.7%)	140 (44.7%)	57 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	10.6	674^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.5%		18.4	610^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.1%	64	18.8	20.8	20.0				19.1	17.3	8.0				10.0		$27,256	$3,453	$23,803
Kairos PDX	Public, Charter	K-5	3635 N Williams	Portland	97227	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 567-9820	226	14	16.6	56.6%	15 (6.6%)	137 (60.6%)	25 (11.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.6%)	16.5	622^nd of 706 public elementary schools	11.9%		38	415^th of 710 public elementary schools	41.5%	207	18.9	27.3	25.9				21.6	24.2	11.1				18.5		$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Humboldt St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6236	295	20	14.9	42.0%	141 (47.8%)	28 (9.5%)	91 (30.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	73.6	149^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.1	144^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.7%	5	58.9	53.8	52.3				62.5	46.2	43.1				40.0		$21,797	$1,800	$19,997
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-5	4906 NE 6th Ave	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6456	312	21	15.1	111.5%	80 (25.6%)	97 (31.1%)	66 (21.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.9%)	42.2	375^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.9%		43.9	365^th of 710 public elementary schools	48.6%	10	51.4	44.8	25.0				45.7	39.7	21.2				20.8		$28,036	$3,222	$24,814
The Ivy School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5420 N. Interstate	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 288-8553	273	15	18.2	40.3%	171 (62.6%)	16 (5.9%)	35 (12.8%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	59.4	245^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.6	233^rd of 710 public elementary schools	67.2%	12	63.9	47.1	65.8	46.4	70.4	67.9	47.2	20.6	21.1	21.4	44.4	39.3	52.6	55.6
Irvington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 NE Brazee St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6185	249	16	15.7	42.2%	167 (67.1%)	16 (6.4%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.7%)	87.8	71^st of 706 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.4	100^th of 710 public elementary schools	85.9%	29	72.7	56.4	68.9				63.6	66.7	44.4				56.8		$23,997	$1,810	$22,187
Sabin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4013 NE 18th Ave	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6181	293	18	16.6	43.3%	176 (60.1%)	44 (15.0%)	24 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (13.3%)	86.2	80^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.1	83^rd of 710 public elementary schools	88.3%	3	67.8	52.7	73.6				61.0	49.1	61.1				52.8		$21,950	$1,626	$20,323
Alameda Elementary School	Public	K-5	2732 NE Fremont St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6036	498	24	21.0	41.8%	374 (75.1%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.8%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	97.8	10^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.2	15^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.9%	5	82.9	80.5	88.8				81.9	88.9	72.2				54.4		$19,314	$2,340	$16,974
Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2044 NE Killingsworth St	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6415	564	31	18.2	41.7%	303 (53.7%)	89 (15.8%)	65 (11.5%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.8%)	84.1	92^nd of 706 public elementary schools	87.0%		67.6	188^th of 710 public elementary schools	73.5%	96	61.4	64.1	63.9	43.6	45.6	56.7	65.7	59.4	50.8	49.2	41.8	53.3	50.8	62.3	$20,215	$1,920	$18,295
Chapman Elementary School	Public	K-5	1445 NW 26th Ave	Portland	97210	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6295	353	21	17.0	41.4%	175 (49.6%)	28 (7.9%)	52 (14.7%)	22 (6.2%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	65 (18.4%)	54.8	273^rd of 706 public elementary schools	61.3%		60.6	234^th of 710 public elementary schools	67.0%	39	42.4	36.7	57.7				37.9	27.1	53.8				36.5		$22,924	$2,602	$20,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Boise-Eliot Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Boise-Eliot Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Boise-Eliot Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harriet Tubman Middle School
High : Grant High School
High : Jefferson High School

What district is Boise-Eliot Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

What is the racial makeup of Boise-Eliot Elementary School?

Students at Boise-Eliot Elementary School are 45% African American, 22% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

How many students attend Boise-Eliot Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Boise-Eliot Elementary School.

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Boise-Eliot Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Oregon elementary schools.

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