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Buckman Elementary School

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Buckman Elementary School ranks 170 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Buckman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 371 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckman Elementary consistently ranks in the top half of Oregon elementary schools, with its students scoring 40-60% proficient or better on state assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's performance lags behind some of the highest-performing nearby schools, such as Laurelhurst Elementary, Winterhaven School, and Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School. Buckman's special education and gifted/talented student populations perform particularly well compared to state averages.

Buckman Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic challenge may contribute to the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 34.3% to 39.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, Buckman is a well-resourced school, spending between $21,053 and $28,959 per student and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.5 to 17.2.

306

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,053

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 SE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97214-1484

(503) 916-6230

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Buckman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hosford Middle School
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.8%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 67th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2025) from a 67th-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

170^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	170 of 706	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	169 of 710	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	150 of 706	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	213 of 706	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	158 of 705	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	191 of 709	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	135 of 701	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	63.4	229 of 697	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.2	136 of 706	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	126 of 695	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	120 of 707	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	75.4	149 of 730	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	163 of 695	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	87.5	31 of 674	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	74.4	144 of 665	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	69 of 655	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	65 of 652	90.0%	★★★★★
2006	81.9	39 of 636	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	73.6	121 of 629	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	79.1	73 of 586	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	187 of 653	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	141 of 658	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	123 of 652	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	184 of 646	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	66 of 621	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	140 of 681	79.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	40 of 75	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	49.3	141 of 360	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	31 of 364	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	73 of 475	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	181 of 518	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	180 of 523	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.0	23 of 595	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	64.2	211 of 703	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	100 of 597	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.6	345 of 640	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	158 of 664	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	232 of 662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	185 of 665	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	215 of 654	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	179 of 623	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	239 of 680	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	46.1	115 of 212	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	54 of 352	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	50 of 299	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	16 of 231	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	61.2	53 of 215	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	46 of 303	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	163 of 481	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	137 of 669	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	172 of 670	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	115 of 656	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	200 of 666	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	216 of 662	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	204 of 683	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)61st percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)47th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)46th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+11 vs state

Mathematics44%+8 vs state

Science44%+14 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
Buckman Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 SE 16th Ave	Portland	97214	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6230	306	21	14.5	42.2%	183 (59.8%)	11 (3.6%)	51 (16.7%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.4%)	69.8	170^th of 706 public elementary schools	75.9%		70.6	169^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.2%	1	54.4	51.6	56.4				44.4	45.3	42.1				43.9		$21,053	$1,482	$19,571
Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2044 E Burnside St	Portland	97214	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 467-7529	376	30	12.5		291 (77.4%)	9 (2.4%)	21 (5.6%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.7%)	99.2	3^rd of 706 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.2	10^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.6%	7	83.7	78.6	90.0	81.1		91.2	89.8	81.0	90.0	86.5	87.1	76.5	80.0	73.5	$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
Abernethy Elementary School	Public	K-5	2421 SE Orange Ave	Portland	97214	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6190	285	15	19.2	41.8%	224 (78.6%)	4 (1.4%)	24 (8.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	98.4	8^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.7	6^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.2%	2	76.1	85.5	82.3				76.1	83.6	72.6				70.3		$21,267	$2,315	$18,952
Sunnyside Environmental School	Public	K-8	3421 SE Salmon St	Portland	97214	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6226	461	25	18.2	41.6%	316 (68.5%)	9 (2.0%)	52 (11.3%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (13.7%)	84.5	90^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.3%		87.4	71^st of 710 public elementary schools	90.0%	19	40.0	64.0	70.5	67.3	69.2	49.1	46.2	68.0	56.8	48.2	62.5	34.5	61.4	37.3	$20,835	$1,595	$19,240
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
Beverly Cleary School	Public	K-8	1915 NE 33rd	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6480	535	28	19.3	41.7%	384 (71.8%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.5%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (15.1%)	94.1	37^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.7	31^st of 710 public elementary schools	95.6%	6	77.1	84.6	69.5	65.9	81.7	89.5	75.0	88.5	60.3	63.4	76.7	68.4	47.4	66.3	$19,505	$1,480	$18,026
Laurelhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	840 NE 41st Ave	Portland	97232	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6210	660	34	19.5	41.8%	491 (74.4%)	20 (3.0%)	37 (5.6%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.3%)	96.7	17^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.5	26^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.3%	9	72.3	82.8	83.8	70.1	81.1	83.8	72.3	72.4	70.5	56.6	74.4	65.0	60.5	48.8	$19,305	$1,626	$17,679
Emerson School	Public, Charter	K-5	1800 SW 1st Ave Ste 1	Portland	97201	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 525-6124	130	7	18.3		84 (64.6%)	4 (3.1%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.2%)	85.1	86^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.8%		85.1	87^th of 710 public elementary schools	87.7%	1	60.0	75.0	66.7				58.3	55.0	50.0				44.4		$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
Richmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2276 SE 41st Ave	Portland	97214	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6220	530	24	21.9	41.5%	209 (39.4%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (6.2%)	46 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (43.0%)	91.6	49^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.1%		92.9	43^rd of 710 public elementary schools	93.9%	6	72.2	82.1	65.3				74.7	83.1	47.9				48.0		$19,464	$1,481	$17,983
Winterhaven School	Public	K-8	3830 SE 14th Ave	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6200	322	16	20.0	41.6%	232 (72.0%)	5 (1.6%)	24 (7.5%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.4%)	99.5	2^nd of 706 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	3^rd of 710 public elementary schools	99.6%	1		78.6	89.7	89.6	91.8	83.7		85.7	89.7	89.4	73.5	87.8	86.2	73.5	$20,321	$1,479	$18,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckman Elementary School

What district is Buckman Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

What schools do graduates of Buckman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Buckman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hosford Middle School
High : Cleveland High School

How many students attend Buckman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Buckman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Buckman Elementary School?

Students at Buckman Elementary School are 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Not Specified, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Buckman Elementary School a good school?

Buckman Elementary School ranks 170^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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