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Chief Joseph Elementary School

Q: Is Chief Joseph Elementary School a good school?

Chief Joseph Elementary School ranks 128 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

128^th

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of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Chief Joseph Elementary School is a K–5 school in North Portland serving 278 students in Portland School District 1J, one of Oregon's strongest districts (ranked 12th of 141 statewide). The school's own trajectory is just as notable: it has climbed from a 2-star, roughly 40th-percentile school in 2009–10 to a 4-star school in the top quartile today, holding 4 stars for five consecutive reporting years.

In 2025–26, 66.4% of students met standards in reading and 61.3% in math — the highest reading and math proficiency of any nearby school, including the K–8 campuses, and above the district by 8.6 points in reading and 10.8 in math. Just as striking, chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, roughly half the district rate of 32.5% and the lowest in the area — far below Boise-Eliot Elementary School (56.9%) and Rosa Parks Elementary School (50.0%). The school does this with comparatively lean resources: $23,878 per student and a 17.1:1 student–teacher ratio, the highest ratio among its district peers, yet it still leads them in reading and math. Only Astor Elementary School spends less per student, and its proficiency is lower.

A few things are worth watching. Science is the one subject below district (34.2% vs. 45.1%), and grade-level results are uneven: third grade reached 86.1% in both reading and math, while fourth grade fell below district in both. At a school this small — roughly 45–50 students per grade — that likely reflects class-to-class variation rather than a trend, but it does mean the overall average leans on one unusually strong group. Results for smaller groups of students, including those from low-income families, have also swung from year to year, so single-year figures should be treated as directional.

278

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,878

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.4%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.8% (any vaccine)

2409 N Saratoga St
Portland, OR 97217-5365

(503) 916-6255

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Chief Joseph Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ockley Green Middle School
High:	Jefferson High School
	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2010 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (59% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

128^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	77.8	128 of 709	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	95 of 706	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	164 of 710	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	199 of 706	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	119 of 706	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	239 of 705	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	242 of 707	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	437 of 730	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	369 of 695	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	396 of 674	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.8	261 of 665	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	227 of 655	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	181 of 652	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	49.2	387 of 636	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	75.7	101 of 629	83.9%	★★★★☆
2004	44.8	362 of 586	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	140 of 655	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	92 of 653	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	133 of 658	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	155 of 652	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	148 of 646	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	207 of 621	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	29 of 75	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	277 of 523	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.7	81 of 595	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	117 of 703	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	451 of 597	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	116 of 657	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	106 of 664	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	167 of 662	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	231 of 665	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	90 of 654	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	233 of 623	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	51.3	30 of 61	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	72 of 670	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	68 of 669	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	81 of 670	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	169 of 656	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	31 of 666	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	189 of 662	71.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)89th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)51st percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)47th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+23 vs state

Mathematics61%+28 vs state

Science34%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 23, 2019

I was impressed with this school in Kindergarten and First Grade - all wonderful teachers, but at 28 kids in 2nd grade, it's obvious that my kid (who I'm sure is not alone) is getting lost in the shuffle. Of course I blame public school funding, but that does nothing to help the teachers or my child who is in this situation and seems to be behind for her age group due to lack of attention/tutoring verses lack of skills. I am disappointed and considering placing my kid in a charter school if at all possible. Otherwise, moving will be high on the list. (Again, not blaming the teachers. They are doing all they can to manage.) Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chief Joseph Elementary School	Public	K-5	2409 N Saratoga St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6255	278	16	17.1	41.7%	199 (71.6%)	10 (3.6%)	36 (12.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (9.0%)	77.8	128^th of 709 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.8	95^th of 706 public elementary schools	86.5%	33	86.1	48.6	64.9				66.4	86.1	43.2	55.3				61.3	34.2		34.2	96.4%	2.8%	$23,878	$1,036	$22,842
Peninsula Elementary School	Public	K-5	8125 N Emerald Ave	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6275	235	18	13.2	41.7%	114 (48.5%)	33 (14.0%)	46 (19.6%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.6%)	54	294^th of 709 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.2	279^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.5%	15	28.9	43.9	69.2				43.8	42.2	32.5	50.0				40.5	50.0		50.0	94.9%	3.4%	$26,581	$1,573	$25,008
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%)	66.7	198^th of 709 public elementary schools	72.1%		59.4	245^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.3%	47	46.2	56.4	61.4	67.6	70.8	58.8	59.4	34.2	38.5	29.5	47.1	45.8	47.1	38.8	52.3	66.7	56.5	82.7%	16.9%
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%)	74.8	143^rd of 709 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.6	149^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.9%	6	51.3	51.8	68.2				56.8	53.8	46.4	47.7				48.9	48.9		48.9	91.5%	5.6%	$25,278	$1,412	$23,865
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8960 N Woolsey Ave	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6250	172	18	9.7	—	21 (12.2%)	64 (37.2%)	63 (36.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14 (8.1%)	7.2	695^th of 709 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.4	689^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.4%	6	9.5	16.7	16.7				14.8	14.3	13.3	10.0				12.3	10.3		10.3	91.3%	5%	$33,324	$2,154	$31,170
Cesar Chavez K-8 School	Public	K-8	5103 N Willis Blvd	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5666	453	40	11.3	—	72 (15.9%)	49 (10.8%)	287 (63.4%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.5%)	12.2	666^th of 709 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.3	657^th of 706 public elementary schools	6.9%	9	14.5	18.4	29.4	9.8	19.2	11.5	16.3	18.5	21.1	23.5	5.9	13.5	10.7	14.7	20.0	7.0	12.0	97.5%	1.6%	$26,940	$1,559	$25,381
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 NE 11th Ave	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6282	306	20	15.0	41.8%	107 (35.0%)	77 (25.2%)	69 (22.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.1%)	72	165^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.7%		71.9	159^th of 706 public elementary schools	77.5%	6	56.8	48.5	57.4				53.3	54.1	53.8	46.8				51.7	39.1		39.1	92.4%	6.3%	$25,077	$1,675	$23,403
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	—	80 (25.6%)	97 (31.1%)	66 (21.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.9%)	59.5	250^th of 709 public elementary schools	64.7%		42.2	375^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.9%	125	50.8	45.2	46.3				47.9	52.5	45.2	35.2				44.4	33.3		33.3	90.5%	7.9%	$26,199	$1,509	$24,690
Astor Elementary School	Public	K-8	5601 N Yale St	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6244	413	26	16.1	42.6%	231 (55.9%)	29 (7.0%)	63 (15.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (17.2%)	79.4	116^th of 709 public elementary schools	83.6%		75.6	138^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.5%	22	57.1	52.6	61.5	62.7	48.1	41.7	54.2	57.1	50.0	59.0	44.0	51.0	36.1	49.6	46.2	35.1	40.8	93.1%	5.9%	$22,483	$1,280	$21,203
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	—	68 (21.7%)	140 (44.7%)	57 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	13.3	658^th of 709 public elementary schools	7.2%		10.6	674^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	22.0	25.5	26.8				25.0	22.0	24.5	9.1				17.9	9.4		9.4	87.9%	10%	$26,115	$1,652	$24,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Chief Joseph Elementary School

Is Chief Joseph Elementary School a good school?

Chief Joseph Elementary School ranks 128^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chief Joseph Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chief Joseph Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ockley Green Middle School
High : Jefferson High School
High : Roosevelt High School

How many students attend Chief Joseph Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Chief Joseph Elementary School.

What district is Chief Joseph Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

What is the racial makeup of Chief Joseph Elementary School?

Students at Chief Joseph Elementary School are 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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