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Rigler Elementary School

Q: Is Rigler Elementary School a good school?

Rigler Elementary School ranks 378 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Rigler Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 255 students in grades K-5. It 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.

While the district and state perform relatively well, Rigler Elementary School has consistently underperformed in academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.6% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.4% for the district and 40.3% for the state. Rigler also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.4% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students performing well but English Language Learners and Special Education students performing much worse.

Interestingly, Rigler Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby schools in the Portland School District 1J. For example, Alameda Elementary School, located just 1.54 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 10-15 Oregon elementary schools and outperforms Rigler across all academic measures. Rigler's statewide ranking has also steadily declined from 533 out of 695 Oregon elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 378 out of 706 in 2024-2025, with its star rating dropping from 1 to 2 over this period. These challenges present an opportunity for the district to implement targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of Rigler's student population.

303

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,251

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 NE Prescott St
Portland, OR 97218-2159

(503) 916-6451

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Rigler Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beaumont Middle School
High:	Leodis V. McDaniel High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

White:

29.0%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Portland School District 1J's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

378^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	378 of 706	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	469 of 710	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	568 of 706	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	661 of 706	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	705 of 705	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	696 of 709	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	685 of 701	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	686 of 697	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	662 of 706	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	533 of 695	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	623 of 707	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	554 of 730	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	639 of 695	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	557 of 674	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	584 of 665	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	596 of 655	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.8	612 of 652	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	612 of 636	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.4	588 of 629	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	535 of 586	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	50.5	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	94 of 101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	67 of 80	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	257 of 653	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	322 of 658	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	467 of 652	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	600 of 646	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	669 of 681	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	273 of 362	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	230 of 365	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	249 of 360	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	291 of 339	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	364 of 364	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	474 of 475	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	460 of 518	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	464 of 523	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	422 of 595	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	657 of 703	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	596 of 597	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	628 of 640	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	484 of 664	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	585 of 662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	571 of 665	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	589 of 654	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	618 of 623	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	672 of 680	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	459 of 481	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	48 of 669	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	34 of 670	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	26.5	544 of 683	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+46 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2018)59th percentile+57 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-8 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

This is the best little school in N.E. My family has been attending this school for the past 100 years. We have to keep it open because of all the diverse families who live the area. The teachers are doing a fantastic job with what they have. Close Quote

Schools Near Rigler 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
Rigler Elementary School	Public	K-5	5401 NE Prescott St	Portland	97218	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6451	303	22	14.0	41.9%	88 (29.0%)	12 (4.0%)	193 (63.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	41.7	378^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.5%		32.4	469^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.9%	91	30.6	30.6	47.4				37.5	34.3	35.9				30.8		$28,251	$2,744	$25,507
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
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
Alameda Elementary School	Public	K-5	2732 NE Fremont St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6036	498	24	21.0	41.8%	374 (75.1%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.8%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	97.8	10^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.2	15^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.9%	5	82.9	80.5	88.8				81.9	88.9	72.2				54.4		$19,314	$2,340	$16,974
Faubion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2930 NE Dekum St	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-5686	585	39	15.1	112.1%	161 (27.5%)	138 (23.6%)	178 (30.4%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	78 (13.3%)	17.4	611^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.5%		20.8	588^th of 710 public elementary schools	17.2%	23	30.2	22.2	31.3	14.7	24.2	15.3	29.0	13.2	16.9	9.3	17.2	14.0	21.7	9.8	$25,004	$2,922	$22,082
Beverly Cleary School	Public	K-8	1915 NE 33rd	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6480	535	28	19.3	41.7%	384 (71.8%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.5%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (15.1%)	94.1	37^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.7	31^st of 710 public elementary schools	95.6%	6	77.1	84.6	69.5	65.9	81.7	89.5	75.0	88.5	60.3	63.4	76.7	68.4	47.4	66.3	$19,505	$1,480	$18,026
Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2044 NE Killingsworth St	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6415	564	31	18.2	41.7%	303 (53.7%)	89 (15.8%)	65 (11.5%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.8%)	84.1	92^nd of 706 public elementary schools	87.0%		67.6	188^th of 710 public elementary schools	73.5%	96	61.4	64.1	63.9	43.6	45.6	56.7	65.7	59.4	50.8	49.2	41.8	53.3	50.8	62.3	$20,215	$1,920	$18,295
Laurelhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	840 NE 41st Ave	Portland	97232	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6210	660	34	19.5	41.8%	491 (74.4%)	20 (3.0%)	37 (5.6%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.3%)	96.7	17^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.5	26^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.3%	9	72.3	82.8	83.8	70.1	81.1	83.8	72.3	72.4	70.5	56.6	74.4	65.0	60.5	48.8	$19,305	$1,626	$17,679
Sabin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4013 NE 18th Ave	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6181	293	18	16.6	43.3%	176 (60.1%)	44 (15.0%)	24 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (13.3%)	86.2	80^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.1	83^rd of 710 public elementary schools	88.3%	3	67.8	52.7	73.6				61.0	49.1	61.1				52.8		$21,950	$1,626	$20,323
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rigler Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Rigler Elementary School?

Students at Rigler Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Rigler Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

Is Rigler Elementary School a good school?

Rigler Elementary School ranks 378^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rigler Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Beaumont Middle School
High : Leodis V. McDaniel High School

How many students attend Rigler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Rigler Elementary School.

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