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Sabin Elementary School

Q: Is Sabin Elementary School a good school?

Sabin Elementary School ranks 80 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Sabin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 302 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 13 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sabin Elementary has consistently ranked highly among Oregon elementary schools, with a current ranking of 80 out of 706 schools and a 4-star rating.

Sabin Elementary consistently outperforms the Portland School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73.6% of 5th-grade students at Sabin Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.5% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as its White students and Special Education students. However, Sabin Elementary faces a challenge with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 38.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Woodlawn Elementary and Alameda Elementary, Sabin Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement. Additionally, Sabin has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (25.32% in 2022-2023) compared to Woodlawn (64.21%) and Boise-Eliot Elementary (71.34%), suggesting a more socioeconomically diverse student population. Overall, Sabin Elementary's strong academic performance and diverse student body make it a standout educational institution in the Portland area.

293

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,950

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4013 NE 18th Ave
Portland, OR 97212-1399

(503) 916-6181

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Sabin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harriet Tubman Middle School
High:	Grant High School
	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

African American:

15.0%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (60% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Oregon elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

80^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	80 of 706	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	83 of 710	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	49 of 706	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	47 of 706	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	92 of 705	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	109 of 709	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	71 of 701	89.9%	★★★★★
2016	79.2	120 of 697	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	122 of 706	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	89.8	42 of 695	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	90.6	31 of 707	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.3	106 of 730	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	121 of 695	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	51.7	365 of 674	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.0	235 of 665	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	256 of 655	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	203 of 652	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	265 of 636	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	212 of 629	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.1	210 of 586	64.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	63.8	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2018	37.0	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	82 of 653	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	54 of 658	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	44 of 652	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	41 of 646	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	62 of 621	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	78 of 681	88.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	41 of 75	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	91.8	18 of 475	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	507 of 518	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	328 of 523	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	353 of 595	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	92.0	45 of 703	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	42.7	348 of 597	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	469 of 640	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	90 of 664	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	114 of 662	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	52 of 665	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	56 of 654	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	46 of 623	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	169 of 680	75.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	52.6	103 of 212	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	58 of 352	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	30 of 481	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	25 of 669	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	13 of 670	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	6 of 656	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	13 of 666	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	22 of 662	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	35 of 683	94.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	60.1	134 of 384	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.4	71 of 382	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	62 of 383	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	64 of 381	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	54 of 382	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	83 of 377	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	49.9	219 of 395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	233 of 357	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.8	307 of 343	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	279 of 323	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	78.5	42 of 315	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	86.1	23 of 295	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	94.9	2 of 285	99.3%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2018)96th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2019)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)51st percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-87 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+22 vs state

Mathematics57%+21 vs state

Science53%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Sabin 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
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
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
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
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
Irvington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 NE Brazee St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6185	249	16	15.7	42.2%	167 (67.1%)	16 (6.4%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.7%)	87.8	71^st of 706 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.4	100^th of 710 public elementary schools	85.9%	29	72.7	56.4	68.9				63.6	66.7	44.4				56.8		$23,997	$1,810	$22,187
Kairos PDX	Public, Charter	K-5	3635 N Williams	Portland	97227	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 567-9820	226	14	16.6	56.6%	15 (6.6%)	137 (60.6%)	25 (11.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.6%)	16.5	622^nd of 706 public elementary schools	11.9%		38	415^th of 710 public elementary schools	41.5%	207	18.9	27.3	25.9				21.6	24.2	11.1				18.5		$11,301	$1,477	$9,824
Boise-Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 N Fremont	Portland	97227	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6171	313	22	14.1	107.0%	68 (21.7%)	140 (44.7%)	57 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	10.6	674^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.5%		18.4	610^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.1%	64	18.8	20.8	20.0				19.1	17.3	8.0				10.0		$27,256	$3,453	$23,803
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sabin Elementary School

Is Sabin Elementary School a good school?

Sabin Elementary School ranks 80^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sabin Elementary School?

Students at Sabin Elementary School are 60% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Sabin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Sabin Elementary School.

What district is Sabin Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

What schools do graduates of Sabin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Harriet Tubman Middle School
High : Grant High School
High : Jefferson High School

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