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Bridger Creative Science School

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Bridger Creative Science School ranks 199 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Bridger Creative Science School is a public elementary school serving 514 students in grades K-8 in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the Portland School District 1J. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some areas of strength and weakness.

In English Language Arts, Bridger's 3rd-8th grade students scored between 42.6% and 64.1% proficient or better, compared to 55.4% to 59.5% for the district and 40.3% to 46.7% for the state. In mathematics, Bridger's students scored between 28.6% and 53.3% proficient, compared to 45.8% to 55.8% for the district and 28.9% to 40.1% for the state. The school's 5th and 8th grade science proficiency rates were 36.7% and 35.6%, respectively, compared to 44.9% and 40.8% for the district and 30.4% and 27.2% for the state. Compared to nearby schools like Marysville Elementary and Arleta Elementary, Bridger's academic performance is generally higher than Marysville but lower than Arleta.

Bridger Creative Science School has a diverse student population, with 36.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.3% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio have fluctuated in recent years, which may be related to its academic performance. Overall, Bridger appears to be a relatively average-performing school within the Portland School District, with some areas that could benefit from targeted improvement efforts.

474

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,552

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7910 SE Market St
Portland, OR 97215-3656

(503) 916-6336

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Bridger Creative Science School usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2014 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (47% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

199^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

50^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	66.2	199 of 706	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	210 of 710	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	280 of 706	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	356 of 706	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	404 of 705	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	492 of 709	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.4	611 of 701	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	586 of 697	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	496 of 706	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	504 of 695	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	563 of 707	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	542 of 730	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	653 of 695	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	631 of 674	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	650 of 665	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	582 of 655	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	537 of 652	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	569 of 636	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	538 of 629	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.4	476 of 586	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	4.6	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	270 of 653	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	233 of 658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	236 of 652	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	347 of 646	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	323 of 621	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	500 of 681	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	51.2	130 of 360	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	133 of 339	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	107 of 364	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	36.1	312 of 475	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	338 of 518	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	390 of 523	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.8	93 of 595	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	352 of 703	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	528 of 597	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	580 of 640	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	159 of 664	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	175 of 662	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	321 of 665	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	329 of 654	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	478 of 623	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	426 of 680	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	59 of 352	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	55 of 299	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	304 of 481	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	217 of 669	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	218 of 670	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	104 of 656	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	112 of 666	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	276 of 662	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	301 of 683	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	50 of 368	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	98 of 371	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	23.5	305 of 379	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	306 of 384	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	327 of 382	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	314 of 383	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	213 of 381	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.3	283 of 382	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	369 of 377	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	269 of 395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	275 of 357	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	316 of 343	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	307 of 323	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	197 of 315	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	29 of 316	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.3	85 of 313	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	63 of 330	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	93 of 323	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	42 of 153	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	78 of 351	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	115 of 349	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)64th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-52 vs school

Asian (2018)1st percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+13 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

Science36%+7 vs state

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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
Bridger Creative Science School	Public	K-8	7910 SE Market St	Portland	97215	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6336	474	27	17.4	42.2%	318 (67.1%)	14 (3.0%)	37 (7.8%)	34 (7.2%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (9.5%)	66.2	199^th of 706 public elementary schools	71.8%		63.8	210^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.4%	11	49.2	55.8	49.0	58.7	64.1	63.0	42.6	46.2	28.6	53.3	52.6	32.1	36.7	35.6	$24,552	$1,789	$22,763
Portland Arthur Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	7507 SE Yamhill St	Portland	97215	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 257-3936	165	12	13.7	41.8%	72 (43.6%)	20 (12.1%)	17 (10.3%)	43 (26.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	85.9	82^nd of 706 public elementary schools	88.4%		77.9	130^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.7%	48	76.9	60.0	71.4				69.2	44.0	47.6				52.4		$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 SE 92nd Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 916-2000	330	26	12.8	100.6%	81 (24.5%)	67 (20.3%)	50 (15.2%)	69 (20.9%)	5 (1.5%)	21 (6.4%)	37 (11.2%)	17.4	612^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.3%		23.9	551^st of 710 public elementary schools	22.4%	61	19.3	17.9	31.6				29.1	8.9	22.8				17.5
Vestal Elementary School	Public	K-5	161 NE 82nd Ave	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6437	257	19	13.8	45.1%	117 (45.5%)	26 (10.1%)	49 (19.1%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	39 (15.2%)	40.1	398^th of 706 public elementary schools	43.6%		35.6	440^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.0%	42	32.5	51.4	26.5				32.5	41.7	17.6				32.4		$25,567	$2,536	$23,032
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	5800 SE Division St	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6333	372	22	16.9	41.7%	193 (51.9%)	6 (1.6%)	145 (39.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	82.2	109^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.6%		81.8	105^th of 710 public elementary schools	85.2%	4	56.9	63.2	62.1				54.9	54.2	51.8				46.4		$21,657	$1,882	$19,775
Cherry Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 SE 104th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6501	442	26	17.0	107.7%	151 (34.2%)	53 (12.0%)	112 (25.3%)	59 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (12.7%)	57.6	257^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.6%		57.8	256^th of 710 public elementary schools	63.9%	1	55.7	45.0	45.8				59.0	45.0	27.2				28.9		$23,143	$1,919	$21,223
Glencoe Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 SE 51st Ave	Portland	97215	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6207	357	18	19.3	41.7%	260 (72.8%)	17 (4.8%)	38 (10.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.1%)	97.7	11^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.4%		92.4	45^th of 710 public elementary schools	93.7%	34	72.5	77.8	85.9				78.3	68.3	78.1				76.6		$20,372	$1,846	$18,526
Marysville Elementary School	Public	K-5	7733 SE Raymond St	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6363	318	22	14.3	109.1%	135 (42.5%)	37 (11.6%)	60 (18.9%)	31 (9.7%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.8%)	39 (12.3%)	30.4	492^nd of 706 public elementary schools	30.3%		30.5	491^st of 710 public elementary schools	30.8%	1	44.2	33.9	30.5				38.0	24.1	17.2				19.0		$26,070	$3,020	$23,049
Arleta Elementary School	Public	K-5	5109 SE 66th Ave	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6330	252	16	15.3	41.3%	149 (59.1%)	12 (4.8%)	34 (13.5%)	12 (4.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (15.5%)	66.3	196^th of 706 public elementary schools	72.2%		66.6	195^th of 710 public elementary schools	72.5%	1	50.0	46.9	46.3				45.5	43.8	51.9				42.6		$22,560	$1,500	$21,060
Earl Boyles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10822 SE Bush	Portland	97266	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6554	365	23	15.8	116.2%	108 (29.6%)	35 (9.6%)	116 (31.8%)	51 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	46 (12.6%)	19.2	594^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.4	604^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.9%	10	22.2	31.3	34.4				16.7	26.5	13.1				16.4		$27,059	$1,808	$25,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridger Creative Science School

What schools do graduates of Bridger Creative Science School attend?

Students who attend Bridger Creative Science School usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin High School

How many students attend Bridger Creative Science School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Bridger Creative Science School.

What is the racial makeup of Bridger Creative Science School?

Students at Bridger Creative Science School are 67% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Not Specified, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Is Bridger Creative Science School a good school?

Bridger Creative Science School ranks 199^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bridger Creative Science School in?

Portland School District 1J

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