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Creston Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Creston Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 238 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.

Creston Elementary School has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 396th out of 706 Oregon elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 44th out of 706 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Creston's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved 65.8%, 67.4%, and 65% proficiency in ELA, respectively, compared to the state averages of 40.3%, 42.1%, and 46.7%. The school also has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female, male, white, and special education students.

While Creston Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.73% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, the school has been able to maintain strong academic performance, particularly for its low-income students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.4% to 38.1% over the past few years, are a concern and may be impacting student learning and achievement. The school should investigate the underlying causes of chronic absenteeism and implement strategies to improve attendance, as this could further boost student performance.

246

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,127

Per pupil spending ?

125.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 61st percentile in 2014 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (66% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

44^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	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
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
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
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

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

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

Hispanic (2018)60th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+31 vs state

English Language Arts66%+23 vs state

Science65%+35 vs state

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Schools Near Creston Elementary School

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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
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	125.6%	159 (64.6%)	7 (2.8%)	35 (14.2%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	27 (11.0%)	92.2	44^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.8%		82	103^rd of 710 public elementary schools	85.5%	59	65.8	67.4	65.0				60.5	75.6	65.0				65.0		$23,127	$1,483	$21,644
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
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
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%)	87.6	72^nd of 706 public elementary schools	89.8%		84	98^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.2%	26	70.4	57.7	63.0				68.8	65.3	52.5				47.5		$20,802	$1,527	$19,275
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	107.8%	151 (51.2%)	14 (4.7%)	52 (17.6%)	28 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	43 (14.6%)	77	133^rd of 706 public elementary schools	81.2%		71.5	163^rd of 710 public elementary schools	77.0%	30	43.5	52.7	73.3				45.7	45.5	70.5				66.7		$23,446	$2,275	$21,171
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
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%)	85.5	83^rd of 706 public elementary schools	88.2%		90	56^th of 710 public elementary schools	92.1%	27	76.5	61.7	59.5				74.0	58.7	42.9				45.2		$20,826	$1,480	$19,346
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
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

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.

How many students attend Creston Elementary School?

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

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

Is Creston Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Creston Elementary School ranks in the top 6.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

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