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Creston Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Creston Elementary School is a K–5 school in Portland, Oregon, serving 246 students as part of Portland School District 1J. Located in a city with a strong district that ranks 12th of 141 in Oregon, Creston itself ranks 65th of 709 elementary schools statewide for 2025–2026, placing it in the 91st percentile with 5 stars. This reflects a remarkable upward trajectory: in 2014–2015 it was at the 44th percentile, and by 2024–2025 it reached the 94th percentile. Even with a slight slip this year, Creston remains a top-decile school.

Academically, Creston outperforms district and state averages in all tested subjects. In ELA, 69.3% of students are proficient, compared to 57.8% in the district and 43.8% statewide. Math proficiency is 64.9% versus 50.5% district and 32.9% state, and science is a standout at 71.1%—more than double the state average and second only to Winterhaven School among nearby schools. Grade-level results show a sharp split: 5th-grade ELA is 86.8%, the highest among nearby schools, and 4th-grade math is 78.4%, near the top. However, 3rd-grade ELA and math are both 48.7%, below district averages, suggesting a need to strengthen early-grade foundations.

Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, from 39.2% in 2022–2023 to 22.8% in 2024–2025, now better than district and state averages. Still, top nearby schools like Winterhaven School (12.1%) and Woodstock Elementary School (14.4%) have lower rates, so attendance remains an opportunity. The school also ranks highly for male and female students, special education students, and low socio-economic status students, indicating broad effectiveness. With high per-student spending ($26,996) and a moderate student–teacher ratio of 15.5, Creston offers favorable resources. Its main challenges are 3rd-grade proficiency and absenteeism compared to the very top nearby schools, but overall it is a high-performing, improving school in the upper tier of Portland elementary schools.

246

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,996

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

96.4%

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

Exemptions: 3.6% (any vaccine)

4701 SE Bush St
Portland, OR 97206-3299

(503) 916-6340

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Creston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hosford Middle School
High:	Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (68% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

65^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	65 of 709	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	44 of 706	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	103 of 710	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	78 of 706	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	118 of 706	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	135 of 705	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	195 of 709	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.5	224 of 701	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.3	276 of 697	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	396 of 706	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.4	272 of 695	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	259 of 707	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.5	473 of 730	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	468 of 695	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.4	509 of 674	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.8	346 of 665	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.5	309 of 655	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	170 of 652	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	47.9	402 of 636	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.0	500 of 629	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.8	395 of 586	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	100 of 655	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	74 of 653	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	156 of 658	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	45 of 652	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	83 of 646	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	150 of 621	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	136 of 681	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	53.6	192 of 475	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	61 of 518	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	110 of 523	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	97.0	8 of 595	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	116 of 703	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	146 of 597	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	189 of 640	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	51 of 657	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	25 of 664	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	66 of 662	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	127 of 665	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	164 of 654	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	126 of 623	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	222 of 680	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	35 of 352	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	61.9	73 of 299	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	63 of 481	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	52 of 670	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	32 of 669	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	104 of 670	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	46 of 656	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	87 of 666	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	107 of 662	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	136 of 683	80.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	54.3	155 of 379	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	140 of 384	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	108 of 382	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	55.3	159 of 383	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	166 of 381	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	150 of 382	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	200 of 377	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.3	183 of 395	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.4	179 of 357	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.2	200 of 343	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	191 of 323	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.2	114 of 315	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2018)60th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+40 vs state

English Language Arts69%+26 vs state

Mathematics65%+32 vs state

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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
Creston Elementary School	Public	K-5	4701 SE Bush St	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6340	246	16	15.5	—	159 (64.6%)	7 (2.8%)	35 (14.2%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	27 (11.0%)	87.8	65^th of 709 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.2	44^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.8%	21	48.7	73.0	86.8				69.3	48.7	78.4	68.4				64.9	71.1		71.1	96.4%	3.6%	$26,996	$841	$26,156
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%)	95.1	33^rd of 709 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.6	49^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.1%	16	73.5	68.4	74.1				72.1	83.1	65.8	64.2				71.3	65.4		65.4	96.9%	1.8%	$20,810	$849	$19,961
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%)	78.6	123^rd of 709 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.2	109^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.6%	14	62.7	59.6	50.0				57.2	65.5	51.1	50.0				55.8	45.0		45.0	95.6%	3.3%	$23,256	$964	$22,292
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	K-5	5601 SE 50th Ave	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6380	393	27	14.6	42.2%	179 (45.5%)	6 (1.5%)	33 (8.4%)	92 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (20.4%)	91.1	49^th of 709 public elementary schools	93.1%		87.6	72^nd of 706 public elementary schools	89.8%	23	67.9	68.6	73.1				70.0	62.3	67.1	58.2				62.6	51.5		51.5	98.1%	1.9%	$24,272	$836	$23,436
Grout Elementary School	Public	K-5	3119 SE Holgate Blvd	Portland	97202	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6209	295	20	15.1	—	151 (51.2%)	14 (4.7%)	52 (17.6%)	28 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	43 (14.6%)	52.9	306^th of 709 public elementary schools	56.8%		77	133^rd of 706 public elementary schools	81.2%	173	42.0	44.2	46.7				44.4	34.0	37.3	48.3				40.4	34.4		34.4	93.1%	4.4%	$25,946	$1,409	$24,537
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%)	85	86^th of 709 public elementary schools	87.9%		66.3	196^th of 706 public elementary schools	72.2%	110	59.5	58.8	63.8				61.0	64.9	54.5	51.1				56.4	57.4		57.4	92.2%	6.1%	$25,067	$1,445	$23,622
Lewis Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 SE Evergreen St	Portland	97206	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6360	267	15	17.5	42.3%	180 (67.4%)	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.4%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.7%)	86.4	78^th of 709 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.5	83^rd of 706 public elementary schools	88.2%	5	73.6	72.5	66.7				71.1	71.7	76.5	40.0				63.8	37.8		37.8	94.3%	5.7%	$23,214	$914	$22,299
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	91^st of 709 public elementary schools	87.2%		84.5	90^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.3%	1	61.2	68.8	54.7	61.7	54.9	69.6	61.8	62.5	62.5	42.3	54.0	46.2	46.6	52.0	52.8	48.4	50.4	89.6%	10%	$22,652	$1,246	$21,405
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%)	97.9	10^th of 709 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.7	11^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.4%	1	78.9	79.7	83.6				80.6	77.6	78.3	71.0				75.8	64.5		64.5	95.9%	4.1%	$22,540	$901	$21,639
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	—	135 (42.5%)	37 (11.6%)	60 (18.9%)	31 (9.7%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.8%)	39 (12.3%)	23.4	560^th of 709 public elementary schools	21.0%		30.4	492^nd of 706 public elementary schools	30.3%	68	34.1	34.5	32.8				33.8	27.5	33.3	14.8				24.5	11.1		11.1	91.1%	5.6%	$27,534	$1,865	$25,669

Frequently Asked Questions about Creston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Creston Elementary School?

Students at Creston Elementary School are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Creston Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

What schools do graduates of Creston Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hosford Middle School
High : Franklin High School

How many students attend Creston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Creston Elementary School.

Is Creston Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Creston Elementary School ranks in the top 9.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

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