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Lee Elementary School

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Lee Elementary School ranks 262 nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Lee Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 289 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13th out of 140 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lee Elementary has shown mixed performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science below the district and state averages, except for 4th-grade ELA, which was slightly higher than the district average. The school's statewide ranking has ranged from 262 to 629 out of 706-710 Oregon elementary schools. Notably, the nearby Clark Elementary, Portland Arthur Academy Charter School, Scott Elementary, and Rose City Park generally outperform Lee Elementary in academic proficiency.

Another area of concern is Lee Elementary's consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.5% to 38.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. This issue is not unique to Lee Elementary, as nearby schools also struggle with high chronic absenteeism. The school's student population is diverse, with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 72.66% to 73.36% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the chronic absenteeism and improving academic outcomes, particularly in Science and Mathematics, should be key priorities for the school and the district.

257

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,045

Per pupil spending ?

119.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2222 NE 92nd Ave
Portland, OR 97220-4397

(503) 916-6144

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Lee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roseway Heights School
High:	Leodis V. McDaniel High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

18.3%

African American:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

262^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	57.2	262 of 706	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	445 of 710	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	348 of 706	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	437 of 706	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	449 of 705	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	548 of 709	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	629 of 701	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.0	465 of 697	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.0	574 of 706	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	583 of 695	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	633 of 707	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	590 of 730	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	538 of 695	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.3	456 of 674	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.1	566 of 665	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	635 of 655	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	37.8	439 of 652	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	17.3	588 of 636	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.7	548 of 629	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	526 of 586	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	37.4	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	14.3	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	157 of 653	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	298 of 658	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	264 of 652	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	339 of 646	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	378 of 621	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	543 of 681	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	47 of 75	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	30.9	355 of 475	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	215 of 518	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	416 of 523	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.8	178 of 595	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	36.9	433 of 703	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	361 of 597	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	518 of 640	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	323 of 664	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	480 of 662	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	377 of 665	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	484 of 654	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	354 of 623	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	491 of 680	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	146 of 352	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	45 of 299	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	53 of 303	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	33.7	318 of 481	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	134 of 669	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	266 of 670	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	168 of 656	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	163 of 666	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	210 of 662	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	364 of 683	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	33.0	268 of 384	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	266 of 382	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.4	190 of 383	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	198 of 381	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.1	292 of 382	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	359 of 377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	347 of 395	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	319 of 357	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	260 of 343	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	246 of 323	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.7	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2018)41st percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2018)25th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2019)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lee Elementary School	Public	K-5	2222 NE 92nd Ave	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6144	257	19	13.2	119.5%	108 (42.0%)	35 (13.6%)	47 (18.3%)	25 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	29 (11.3%)	57.2	262^nd of 706 public elementary schools	62.9%		35.3	445^th of 710 public elementary schools	37.3%	183	42.6	53.7	45.8	44.7	35.0	43.8	31.3	$24,045	$3,005	$21,041
Vestal Elementary School	Public	K-5	161 NE 82nd Ave	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6437	257	19	13.8	45.1%	117 (45.5%)	26 (10.1%)	49 (19.1%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	39 (15.2%)	40.1	398^th of 706 public elementary schools	43.6%		35.6	440^th of 710 public elementary schools	38.0%	42	32.5	51.4	26.5	32.5	41.7	17.6	32.4	$25,567	$2,536	$23,032
Sacramento Elementary School	Public	K-5	11400 NE Sacramento St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2800	255	17	14.9	134.9%	89 (34.9%)	30 (11.8%)	74 (29.0%)	23 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	26 (10.2%)	17.4	610^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.6	553^rd of 710 public elementary schools	22.1%	57	20.0	18.9	35.4	40.0	5.4	10.6	12.5	$21,226	$2,250	$18,976
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10410 NE Prescott St	Portland	97220	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2150	268	20	13.5	132.1%	73 (27.2%)	63 (23.5%)	90 (33.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	29 (10.8%)	17.3	615^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.9%		17.1	622^nd of 710 public elementary schools	12.4%	7	22.9	13.6	43.6	12.5	9.1	10.9	21.8	$19,084	$1,842	$17,241
Ventura Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 SE 117th Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6508	361	19	18.6	104.7%	115 (31.9%)	58 (16.1%)	100 (27.7%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	24.3	552^nd of 706 public elementary schools	21.8%		24.5	544^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.4%	8	29.5	34.9	28.8	28.8	27.9	18.5	18.5	$23,861	$2,298	$21,563
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 SE 92nd Ave	Portland	97216	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 916-2000	330	26	12.8	100.6%	81 (24.5%)	67 (20.3%)	50 (15.2%)	69 (20.9%)	5 (1.5%)	21 (6.4%)	37 (11.2%)	17.4	612^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.3%		23.9	551^st of 710 public elementary schools	22.4%	61	19.3	17.9	31.6	29.1	8.9	22.8	17.5
Portland Arthur Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	7507 SE Yamhill St	Portland	97215	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 257-3936	165	12	13.7	41.8%	72 (43.6%)	20 (12.1%)	17 (10.3%)	43 (26.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	85.9	82^nd of 706 public elementary schools	88.4%		77.9	130^th of 710 public elementary schools	81.7%	48	76.9	60.0	71.4	69.2	44.0	47.6	52.4	$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	6700 NE Prescott St	Portland	97218	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6369	493	37	13.4	98.4%	173 (35.1%)	52 (10.5%)	185 (37.5%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	49 (9.9%)	45	356^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.6%		47.6	328^th of 710 public elementary schools	53.8%	28	35.8	50.0	39.1	34.3	54.0	27.2	25.0	$23,906	$3,110	$20,796
Russell Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 NE 127th Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Parkrose School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 408-2750	309	21	14.4	138.2%	122 (39.5%)	40 (12.9%)	84 (27.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	33.5	459^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.0%		47.3	332^nd of 710 public elementary schools	53.2%	127	37.7	43.2	31.7	34.6	34.1	21.0	20.0	$17,435	$1,790	$15,645
Rose City Park	Public	K-5	2334 NE 57th Ave	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6765	448	28	16.0	42.0%	213 (47.5%)	17 (3.8%)	26 (5.8%)	133 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (12.3%)	73.8	147^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.2%		84.4	92^nd of 710 public elementary schools	87.0%	55	52.2	52.7	53.7	68.2	60.3	43.2	34.6	$22,062	$2,057	$20,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Elementary School

How many students attend Lee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Lee Elementary School.

What district is Lee Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

What is the racial makeup of Lee Elementary School?

Students at Lee Elementary School are 42% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

Is Lee Elementary School a good school?

Lee Elementary School ranks 262^nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roseway Heights School
High : Leodis V. McDaniel High School

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