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Maplewood Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
87th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 88% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Maplewood Elementary School is a K–5 public school in Portland, Oregon, serving 296 students in Portland School District 1J, a district that ranks 12th of 141 Oregon districts (91st percentile, 5 stars). Maplewood itself ranked 87th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 88th percentile with 4 stars. That is a strong statewide position, though it reflects a slight easing from the school's recent peak: Maplewood rose from the 57th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 93rd percentile in 2021–2022, held 5 stars through 2023–2024, and now sits at 88th percentile with 4 stars.

Academically, math is the school's clearest strength. Maplewood is 65.3% proficient in math, which is 14.8 points above the district and 32.4 points above the state, and ranks 4th among 11 nearby schools. English Language Arts is 64.0% proficient, 6.2 points above the district and 20.2 above the state. Science is the exception at 43.9%, slightly below the district's 45.1% and 8th of 11 nearby schools. Grade-level results show a sharp split: 4th graders scored 79.2% in both ELA and math, apparently the highest 4th-grade results in the comparison group, while 5th-grade ELA falls to 52.5%, below the district's 62.4%. This may reflect one cohort rather than a lasting pattern. One important context point is that Maplewood's local peers are unusually strong: Rieke Elementary School, Bridlemile Elementary School, Stephenson Elementary School, Hayhurst Elementary School, Markham Elementary School, and Capitol Hill Elementary School all rank higher or comparably within the same district, while Maplewood is ahead of the nearby Beaverton School District 48J schools except Montclair Elementary School.

Attendance is a genuine strength: chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, less than half the district's 32.5% and the state's 33.5%, though Stephenson Elementary School (10.2%), Montclair Elementary School (13.9%), Rieke Elementary School (14.4%), and Capitol Hill Elementary School (14.7%) are lower. Maplewood reports 41.55% free/reduced lunch, $22,781 per-student spending, and a 17.8 student-teacher ratio that has improved from 20.7 in 2022–2023. Results for low-income students have strengthened notably over time—from 1 star and 12th percentile in 2018–2019 to 5 stars and 93rd percentile in 2021–2022, then 4 stars and 80th percentile in 2022–2023.

296
Students ?
17.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,781
Per pupil spending ?
41.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7452 SW 52nd Ave
       Portland, OR  97219-1315

(503) 916-6308

District: Portland School District 1J


Students who attend Maplewood Elementary School usually attend:

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

White:
67.9%
Two or more races:
14.9%
Hispanic:
12.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oregon average (62% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 12% 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 school62%
District avg53%
Oregon avg37%
87th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From top 20% (2016) to top 12% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
26th of 60Elementary Schools in the Portland School District 1J
12th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202685.087 of 70987.7%★★★★☆
202584.589 of 70687.4%★★★★☆
202488.962 of 71091.3%★★★★★
202389.661 of 70691.4%★★★★★
202291.152 of 70692.6%★★★★★
201953.7305 of 70556.7%★★★☆☆
201860.8255 of 70964.0%★★★☆☆
201776.2140 of 70180.0%★★★★☆
201675.7136 of 69780.5%★★★★☆
201579.7115 of 70683.7%★★★★☆
201486.852 of 69592.5%★★★★★
201382.295 of 70786.6%★★★★☆
201273.6158 of 73078.4%★★★★☆
201168.9186 of 69573.2%★★★★☆
201066.0229 of 67466.0%★★★☆☆
200982.081 of 66587.8%★★★★☆
200884.647 of 65592.8%★★★★★
200790.320 of 65296.9%★★★★★
200663.4235 of 63663.1%★★★☆☆
200558.5274 of 62956.4%★★★☆☆
200454.4277 of 58652.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202684.474 of 65588.7%★★★★☆
202586.967 of 65389.7%★★★★☆
202490.942 of 65893.6%★★★★★
202394.030 of 65295.4%★★★★★
202290.943 of 64693.3%★★★★★
201965.5188 of 62169.7%★★★☆☆
201864.9207 of 68169.6%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202564.230 of 7560.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202370.6118 of 59580.2%★★★★☆
202291.450 of 70392.9%★★★★★
201921.7525 of 59712.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3505 of 64021.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202681.988 of 65786.6%★★★★☆
202576.5128 of 66480.7%★★★★☆
202484.377 of 66288.4%★★★★☆
202378.4111 of 66583.3%★★★★☆
202287.064 of 65490.2%★★★★★
201949.8291 of 62353.3%★★★☆☆
201856.3276 of 68059.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201843.9226 of 48153.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202689.053 of 67092.1%★★★★★
202582.992 of 66986.2%★★★★☆
202489.047 of 67093.0%★★★★★
202382.483 of 65687.3%★★★★☆
202288.250 of 66692.5%★★★★★
201949.8330 of 66250.2%★★★☆☆
201854.2308 of 68354.9%★★★☆☆
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)92nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)89th percentile~ school
Male (2026)87th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile-11 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)60th percentile-27 vs school
Special Education (2018)53rd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics65%+32 vs state
English Language Arts64%+20 vs state
Science44%+13 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, November 21, 2021

Open Quote The new principal, staff & teachers are awesome. It appears as if the school is being renovated from inside out. The new murals are a very welcome sight indeed! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, November 5, 2021

Open Quote The principal has zero communication or problem solving skills. They are indoctrinating our kids. No allowance for parent involvement unless it's follows their agenda. Close Quote





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

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

Maplewood Elementary School ranks 87th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Maplewood Elementary School are 68% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Maplewood Elementary School.

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2025–26 OSAS test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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