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Peninsula Elementary School

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Peninsula Elementary School ranks 279 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Peninsula Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 234 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.

Peninsula Elementary School has seen fluctuating performance on state assessments, with some grades performing better than others. In the 2024-2025 school year, 4th-grade students outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts, but 5th-grade students underperformed in Mathematics. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 40.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as Beach Elementary School and Astor Elementary School, have consistently outperformed Peninsula Elementary School on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that Peninsula Elementary School may need to address factors contributing to its lower performance and higher absenteeism.

235

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,133

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8125 N Emerald Ave
Portland, OR 97217-6199

(503) 916-6275

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Peninsula Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ockley Green Middle School
High:	Jefferson High School
	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

19.6%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

279^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	279 of 706	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	237 of 710	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	382 of 706	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	255 of 706	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.3	631 of 705	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	634 of 709	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	600 of 701	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	474 of 697	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	375 of 706	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.4	358 of 695	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	387 of 707	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.3	583 of 730	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	512 of 695	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	515 of 674	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	530 of 665	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	465 of 655	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.1	535 of 652	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	525 of 636	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	552 of 629	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	533 of 586	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	189 of 653	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	249 of 658	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	415 of 652	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	415 of 646	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.4	589 of 621	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	658 of 681	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	29.4	366 of 475	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	440 of 518	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.9	161 of 523	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	208 of 595	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	252 of 703	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.2	577 of 597	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	620 of 640	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	329 of 664	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	209 of 662	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	286 of 665	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	154 of 654	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	367 of 623	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	530 of 680	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	125 of 352	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	53 of 299	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	92 of 231	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	120 of 215	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	72 of 303	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	41.4	244 of 481	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	166 of 669	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	139 of 670	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	217 of 656	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	115 of 666	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	30.0	493 of 662	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	414 of 683	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2018)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science29%~ state avg

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The principal is AWFUL!
2019 school year has been a nightmare.
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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
Peninsula Elementary School	Public	K-5	8125 N Emerald Ave	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6275	235	18	13.2	41.7%	114 (48.5%)	33 (14.0%)	46 (19.6%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.6%)	53.2	279^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.5%		60.1	237^th of 710 public elementary schools	66.6%	42	36.8	68.8	50.0				36.8	51.6	23.7				28.9		$25,133	$2,694	$22,440
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8960 N Woolsey Ave	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6250	172	18	9.7	118.0%	21 (12.2%)	64 (37.2%)	63 (36.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14 (8.1%)	8.4	689^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.9	679^th of 710 public elementary schools	4.4%	10	11.5	21.9	17.4				15.4	12.5							$31,668	$3,402	$28,266
Chief Joseph Elementary School	Public	K-5	2409 N Saratoga St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6255	278	16	17.1	41.7%	199 (71.6%)	10 (3.6%)	36 (12.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (9.0%)	83.8	95^th of 706 public elementary schools	86.5%		71.5	164^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.9%	69	55.6	57.5	72.5				55.9	52.5	56.9				46.2		$23,308	$1,690	$21,618
Cesar Chavez K-8 School	Public	K-8	5103 N Willis Blvd	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5666	453	40	11.3	98.5%	72 (15.9%)	49 (10.8%)	287 (63.4%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.5%)	12.3	657^th of 706 public elementary schools	6.9%		10.5	675^th of 710 public elementary schools	4.9%	18	17.8	26.8	15.1	16.4	27.9	21.7	17.8	25.0		12.7	11.7	10.9		13.0	$12,001	$1,492	$10,509
Astor Elementary School	Public	K-8	5601 N Yale St	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6244	413	26	16.1	42.6%	231 (55.9%)	29 (7.0%)	63 (15.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (17.2%)	75.6	138^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.5%		75.9	141^st of 710 public elementary schools	80.1%	3	69.2	58.8	51.2	44.9	54.1	50.8	62.3	63.6	48.8	32.7	41.7	36.7	41.5	34.4	$22,787	$1,653	$21,134
The Ivy School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5420 N. Interstate	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 288-8553	273	15	18.2	40.3%	171 (62.6%)	16 (5.9%)	35 (12.8%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	59.4	245^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.6	233^rd of 710 public elementary schools	67.2%	12	63.9	47.1	65.8	46.4	70.4	67.9	47.2	20.6	21.1	21.4	44.4	39.3	52.6	55.6
Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Humboldt St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6236	295	20	14.9	42.0%	141 (47.8%)	28 (9.5%)	91 (30.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	73.6	149^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.1	144^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.7%	5	58.9	53.8	52.3				62.5	46.2	43.1				40.0		$21,797	$1,800	$19,997
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 NE 11th Ave	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6282	306	20	15.0	41.8%	107 (35.0%)	77 (25.2%)	69 (22.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.1%)	71.9	159^th of 706 public elementary schools	77.5%		61.9	226^th of 710 public elementary schools	68.2%	67	56.3	51.1	46.8				59.4	54.3	41.3				36.2		$24,122	$2,563	$21,559
James John Elementary School	Public	K-5	7439 N Charleston Ave	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6266	367	25	14.5	98.9%	118 (32.2%)	28 (7.6%)	177 (48.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.9%)	27.1	529^th of 706 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.3	521^st of 710 public elementary schools	26.6%	8	33.9	33.3	31.0				23.3	29.3	17.5				25.0		$25,281	$2,783	$22,499
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-5	4906 NE 6th Ave	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6456	312	21	15.1	111.5%	80 (25.6%)	97 (31.1%)	66 (21.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.9%)	42.2	375^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.9%		43.9	365^th of 710 public elementary schools	48.6%	10	51.4	44.8	25.0				45.7	39.7	21.2				20.8		$28,036	$3,222	$24,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Peninsula Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Peninsula Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ockley Green Middle School
High : Jefferson High School
High : Roosevelt High School

What district is Peninsula Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

Is Peninsula Elementary School a good school?

Peninsula Elementary School ranks 279^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peninsula Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Peninsula Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Peninsula Elementary School?

Students at Peninsula Elementary School are 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% African American, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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