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Capitol Hill Elementary School

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Capitol Hill Elementary School ranks 81 st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Capitol Hill Elementary School is a K–5 neighborhood school at 8401 SW 17th Ave in Southwest Portland, Oregon, enrolling 323 students as part of Portland School District 1J, one of the state's highest-ranked districts.

Over eleven reported years, Capitol Hill has never ranked below the 89th percentile statewide, holding between the 90th and 93rd percentile every year until 2025-26, when it slipped to 89th (81st of 709 schools) — the lowest reading in its recorded series, though a marginal softening rather than a decline. On 2025-26 state tests, students scored 62.0% in English language arts, 62.7% in math, and 53.8% in science, beating the district by 4.2, 12.2, and 8.7 points and the state by 18.2, 29.8, and 23.2 points. Those numbers only look mid-pack locally because the surrounding schools are extraordinary: Rieke Elementary School, Bridlemile Elementary School, Stephenson Elementary School, Llewellyn Elementary School, Hayhurst Elementary School, and Riverdale Grade School all post higher proficiency in all three subjects.

Attendance is the standout strength: 14.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, less than half the district (32.5%) and state (33.5%) rates, and a 9.8-point single-year improvement. Math is a relative strength, with Capitol Hill one of only two nearby schools where math proficiency exceeds English language arts. The clearest opportunities are internal: 5th grade trails the district in both ELA (60.4%) and math (47.9%), and 3rd grade ELA (51.6%) is also below district. Gifted-and-talented students dropped from the 93rd percentile to the 56th, a sharp reversal worth watching. Per-pupil spending is $23,034, second-highest in the comparison group, yet spending and outcomes don't track closely here — Riverdale Grade School spends $19,491 and ranks fifth statewide.

323

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,034

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8401 SW 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97219-4197

(503) 916-6303

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Capitol Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Middle School
High:	Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (61% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Oregon elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

81^st of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th of 141Portland 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
2026	85.9	81 of 709	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	89.3	64 of 706	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	65 of 710	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	71 of 706	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	49 of 706	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	69 of 705	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	61 of 709	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.7	66 of 701	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	48 of 697	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	67 of 706	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.7	87 of 695	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.2	84 of 707	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	97 of 730	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	94 of 695	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	82 of 674	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	168 of 665	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	191 of 655	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	168 of 652	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	98 of 636	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	67.4	185 of 629	70.6%	★★★★☆
2004	75.2	107 of 586	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	99 of 655	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	119 of 653	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	73 of 658	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	66 of 652	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	58 of 646	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	84 of 621	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	59 of 681	91.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.7	5 of 75	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.5	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	88.3	25 of 475	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	96 of 518	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	360 of 523	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	141 of 595	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	48 of 703	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	53.5	241 of 597	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	202 of 640	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	77 of 657	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	94.2	28 of 664	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	54 of 662	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	86 of 665	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	41 of 654	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	43 of 623	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	67 of 680	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	27 of 212	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	71.2	44 of 231	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	16 of 481	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	77 of 670	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	57 of 669	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	66 of 670	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	75 of 656	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	37 of 666	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	55 of 662	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	59 of 683	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2018)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)81st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+30 vs state

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Science54%+23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 2, 2015

My son loves Capitol Hill Elementary! There is great balance of typical reading, writing, math, along with art, active times, and extracurricular options. In addition, the teachers are very qualified and compassionate, always available to talk. I feel great about our choice to send him to Capitol Hill. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capitol Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	8401 SW 17th Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6303	323	18	18.3	41.8%	232 (71.8%)	8 (2.5%)	34 (10.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	85.9	81^st of 709 public elementary schools	88.6%		89.3	64^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.9%	17	51.6	74.6	60.4				62.0	68.3	69.0	47.9				62.7	53.8		53.8	$23,034	$869	$22,165
Rieke Elementary School	Public	K-5	1405 SW Vermont	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5768	279	14	20.1	41.6%	200 (71.7%)	10 (3.6%)	26 (9.3%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.1%)	98.1	7^th of 709 public elementary schools	99.0%		99.1	4^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.4%	3	79.1	75.0	87.0				80.5	79.1	76.9	74.1				76.5	75.9		75.9	$23,265	$843	$22,422
Stephenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2627 SW Stephenson St	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6318	285	16	18.0	41.8%	203 (71.2%)	6 (2.1%)	22 (7.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.1%)	95.9	23^rd of 709 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.4	29^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.9%	6	76.9	78.0	70.4				74.8	73.1	73.2	77.8				74.8	60.0		60.0	$22,053	$981	$21,071
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	7452 SW 52nd Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6308	296	17	17.8	41.6%	201 (67.9%)	4 (1.4%)	37 (12.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.9%)	85	87^th of 709 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.5	89^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.4%	2	57.9	79.2	52.5				64.0	61.4	79.2	52.5				65.3	43.9		43.9	$22,781	$936	$21,844
Markham Elementary School	Public	K-5	10531 SW Capitol Hwy	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5681	341	24	14.1	—	174 (51.0%)	56 (16.4%)	56 (16.4%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	26 (7.6%)	88.7	61^st of 709 public elementary schools	91.4%		79.4	123^rd of 706 public elementary schools	82.6%	62	62.5	66.1	67.7				65.8	65.0	65.0	54.1				60.9	50.8		50.8	$23,857	$851	$23,006
Hayhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	5037 SW Iowa St	Portland	97221	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6300	525	33	15.8	25.1%	353 (67.2%)	21 (4.0%)	46 (8.8%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.4%)	89.8	57^th of 709 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.9	67^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.5%	10	60.3	69.3	70.1	75.0	92.9	82.6	71.4	63.5	67.5	51.3	53.6	78.6	82.6	63.3	53.8	52.2	53.5	$18,943	$807	$18,135
Portland Village School	Public, Charter	K-8	4650 S Macadam Ave	Portland	97239	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 445-0056	408	26	15.9	21.6%	284 (69.6%)	8 (2.0%)	49 (12.0%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	55.5	276^th of 709 public elementary schools	61.1%		47.4	330^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.3%	54	34.0	43.9	57.1	46.7	62.9	52.2	48.9	51.0	29.3	38.8	31.1	47.2	61.4	43.2	39.6	36.7	38.1	$12,228	$802	$11,426
The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 SW 1st Ave	Portland	97201	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 244-1697	198	12	16.7	—	102 (51.5%)	7 (3.5%)	32 (16.2%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (16.7%)	71.5	170^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.0%		86	81^st of 706 public elementary schools	88.5%	89	33.3		70.0	80.0	75.0	54.5	65.4	33.3		40.0	33.3	62.5	27.3	40.7	65.0	9.1	45.2
Llewellyn Elementary School	Public	K-5	6301 SE 14th Ave	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6216	373	22	16.9	41.8%	283 (75.9%)	5 (1.3%)	39 (10.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	94.3	35^th of 709 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.5	13^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.2%	22	78.1	68.0	75.8				73.6	71.4	68.0	66.1				68.5	55.7		55.7	$22,368	$856	$21,513
Bridlemile Elementary School	Public	K-5	4300 SW 47th Dr	Portland	97221	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6292	418	24	17.4	41.9%	295 (70.6%)	12 (2.9%)	41 (9.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	96.9	16^th of 709 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.5	19^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.3%	3	67.5	77.9	84.4				76.4	77.5	70.6	76.6				75.1	71.4		71.4	$22,170	$950	$21,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Capitol Hill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Capitol Hill Elementary School?

Students at Capitol Hill Elementary School are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Capitol Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Capitol Hill Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Capitol Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Capitol Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle School
High : Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Is Capitol Hill Elementary School a good school?

Capitol Hill Elementary School ranks 81^st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Capitol Hill Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

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