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Markham Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Markham Elementary School is a K–5 school with 341 students in the Hillsdale/Capitol Hill area of southwest Portland (97219), part of Portland School District 1J. Its defining story is momentum: over five reporting cycles it climbed from the 64th percentile of Oregon schools (2021–2022) to the 91st (2025–2026), earning its first 5-star rating and a statewide rank of 61st out of 709. In 2025–2026, 65.8% of students were proficient in English language arts, 60.9% in math, and 50.8% in science — beating district averages by 8.0, 10.4, and 5.7 points and state averages by 22.0, 28.0, and 20.2 points.

Those results stand out because Markham serves substantially more low-income students than most neighbors. Its most recent free/reduced-lunch rate (2023–2024) is 64.4%, roughly 50% higher than same-district peers Maplewood (41.6%), Capitol Hill (41.8%), Rieke (41.6%), and Stephenson (41.8%), yet Markham matches or beats Maplewood and Capitol Hill in ELA and science and outranks both statewide. Demographically similar schools nearby trail far behind: Raleigh Hills of Beaverton School District 48J and Metzger of Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J post 35.8% and 47.4% math and 16.7% and 29.3% science. The closest match by poverty profile is Montclair, also in Beaverton. Chronic absenteeism fell from 33.9% to 20.9% — 11.6 points below the district and 12.6 below the state.

Markham also has the smallest classes (14.1 students per teacher) and highest per-student spending ($23,857) in its comparison set, though Rieke and Stephenson achieve similar results with larger classes and smaller budgets. Subgroup performance has improved sharply: low-income students rose from the 48th to 89th percentile, special education students from 42nd to 86th. The remaining gaps are specific: 5th-grade math (54.1%) and science (50.8%) dip below the school's own grades 3 and 4, and English Language Learner performance (66th percentile, most recent data through 2023–2024) is the weakest standing on record.

341

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,857

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10531 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219-6812

(503) 916-5681

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Markham Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

African American:

16.4%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (61% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

61^st of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	61 of 709	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.4	123 of 706	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	168 of 710	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	194 of 706	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	254 of 706	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	203 of 705	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	252 of 709	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.5	233 of 701	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	179 of 697	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	162 of 706	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	53.9	324 of 695	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	356 of 707	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	488 of 730	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	411 of 695	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.8	599 of 674	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	489 of 665	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.5	431 of 655	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.5	322 of 652	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	311 of 636	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.3	322 of 629	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	259 of 586	55.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	33 of 97	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	33 of 87	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	71 of 179	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	91 of 655	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	100 of 653	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	105 of 658	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	233 of 652	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	271 of 646	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	181 of 621	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	262 of 681	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	28 of 70	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.8	4 of 75	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	45.2	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	58.5	155 of 475	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	58 of 521	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	73 of 518	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	271 of 523	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.9	46 of 595	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	56.9	251 of 703	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	306 of 597	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	349 of 640	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	60 of 657	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	73.9	142 of 664	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	244 of 662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	159 of 665	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	235 of 654	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	140 of 623	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	231 of 680	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	55.6	98 of 212	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	49 of 355	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	34.4	174 of 299	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	66 of 231	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	37 of 215	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	149 of 303	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	79 of 481	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	36 of 670	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	77 of 669	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	99 of 670	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	82 of 656	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	182 of 666	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	129 of 662	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	124 of 683	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)67th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)60th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)54th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+22 vs state

Mathematics61%+28 vs state

Science51%+20 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Indoctrination that promotes division in the form of Black Lives Matter protesting and White shaming to K-5 children is disgusting. They are not your little anarchists. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Markham Elementary School	Public	K-5	10531 SW Capitol Hwy	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5681	341	24	14.1		174 (51.0%)	56 (16.4%)	56 (16.4%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	26 (7.6%)	88.7	61^st of 709 public elementary schools	91.4%		79.4	123^rd of 706 public elementary schools	82.6%	62	62.5	66.1	67.7				65.8	65.0	65.0	54.1				60.9	50.8		50.8	$23,857	$851	$23,006
Stephenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2627 SW Stephenson St	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6318	285	16	18.0	41.8%	203 (71.2%)	6 (2.1%)	22 (7.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.1%)	95.9	23^rd of 709 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.4	29^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.9%	6	76.9	78.0	70.4				74.8	73.1	73.2	77.8				74.8	60.0		60.0	$22,053	$981	$21,071
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	7452 SW 52nd Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6308	296	17	17.8	41.6%	201 (67.9%)	4 (1.4%)	37 (12.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.9%)	85	87^th of 709 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.5	89^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.4%	2	57.9	79.2	52.5				64.0	61.4	79.2	52.5				65.3	43.9		43.9	$22,781	$936	$21,844
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Kingsgate Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 534-2323	402	26	15.7	17.9%	232 (57.7%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (10.2%)	74 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.9%)	92	45^th of 709 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.2	50^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.9%	5	65.6	71.2	70.6				69.4	66.1	73.0	65.9				68.3	49.4		49.4	$20,769	$316	$20,453
Capitol Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	8401 SW 17th Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6303	323	18	18.3	41.8%	232 (71.8%)	8 (2.5%)	34 (10.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	85.9	81^st of 709 public elementary schools	88.6%		89.3	64^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.9%	17	51.6	74.6	60.4				62.0	68.3	69.0	47.9				62.7	53.8		53.8	$23,034	$869	$22,165
Hayhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	5037 SW Iowa St	Portland	97221	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6300	525	33	15.8	25.1%	353 (67.2%)	21 (4.0%)	46 (8.8%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.4%)	89.8	57^th of 709 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.9	67^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.5%	10	60.3	69.3	70.1	75.0	92.9	82.6	71.4	63.5	67.5	51.3	53.6	78.6	82.6	63.3	53.8	52.2	53.5	$18,943	$807	$18,135
Metzger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10350 SW Lincoln St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4600	566	35	16.1	61.3%	234 (41.3%)	8 (1.4%)	219 (38.7%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (4.9%)	55 (9.7%)	66.5	199^th of 709 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.2	260^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.2%	61	52.1	61.6	51.6				55.0	48.9	49.4	44.0				47.4	29.3		29.3	$19,759	$666	$19,093
Montclair Elementary School	Public	K-5	7250 SW Vermont	Portland	97223	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2190	281	17	16.5	69.4%	204 (72.6%)	3 (1.1%)	28 (10.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	33 (11.7%)	86.5	76^th of 709 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.9	106^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.0%	30	65.3	59.1	76.5				66.1	68.8	48.9	55.9				58.3	54.3		54.3	$21,276	$391	$20,885
Rieke Elementary School	Public	K-5	1405 SW Vermont	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5768	279	14	20.1	41.6%	200 (71.7%)	10 (3.6%)	26 (9.3%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.1%)	98.1	7^th of 709 public elementary schools	99.0%		99.1	4^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.4%	3	79.1	75.0	87.0				80.5	79.1	76.9	74.1				76.5	75.9		75.9	$23,265	$843	$22,422
Lake Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	15777 SW Boones Ferry Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2357	425	29	14.6	13.4%	274 (64.5%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.3%)	59 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	93.6	36^th of 709 public elementary schools	94.9%		96	24^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.6%	12	76.4	70.7	73.0				73.3	77.8	58.5	69.8				68.2	57.1		57.1	$20,304	$367	$19,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Markham Elementary School

What district is Markham Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

Is Markham Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Markham Elementary School ranks in the top 8.6% of Oregon elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Markham Elementary School?

Students at Markham Elementary School are 51% White, 16% African American, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Markham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Markham Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Markham Elementary School attend?

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

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

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