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Sitton Elementary School

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Sitton Elementary School ranks 341 st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Sitton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 335 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.

Sitton Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low performance on state assessments. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd grade where only 27% of students were proficient in both ELA and Math, compared to the district's 55-56% and the state's 40%. The school's chronic absenteeism rates are also high, ranging from 34.3% to 40.6% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages.

In contrast, nearby schools like Jacob Wismer Elementary and Chief Joseph Elementary have much higher academic performance, with proficiency rates in the top 15-95 schools in Oregon. Sitton's focus on serving English Language Learners is a strength, but the school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and the chronic absenteeism rates may be contributing factors to its lower overall performance. With targeted interventions and support, Sitton Elementary has the potential to improve its academic outcomes in the future.

339

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,911

Per pupil spending ?

106.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9930 N Smith St
Portland, OR 97203-1599

(503) 916-6277

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Sitton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	George Middle School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.7%

White:

29.5%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 34% Oregon)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

341^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	46.3	341 of 706	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	335 of 710	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	333 of 706	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	545 of 706	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	685 of 705	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	690 of 709	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	686 of 701	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	628 of 697	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	659 of 706	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	633 of 695	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	662 of 707	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	721 of 730	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.8	687 of 695	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	671 of 674	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	662 of 665	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	650 of 655	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	610 of 652	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	529 of 636	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	585 of 629	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.6	527 of 586	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	6 of 97	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	376 of 653	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	360 of 658	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	337 of 652	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	474 of 646	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	595 of 621	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	662 of 681	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	190 of 362	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	77 of 365	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	84 of 360	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	130 of 339	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.2	354 of 364	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	463 of 475	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	173 of 518	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	197 of 523	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	114 of 595	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	24.8	541 of 703	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	569 of 597	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	616 of 640	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	281 of 664	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	282 of 662	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	282 of 665	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	515 of 654	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	608 of 623	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	667 of 680	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	172 of 352	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	46 of 299	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	93 of 669	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	94 of 670	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	170 of 656	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	253 of 666	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	524 of 662	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	559 of 683	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-3 vs state

Mathematics39%+3 vs state

Science22%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Sitton 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
Sitton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9930 N Smith St	Portland	97203	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6277	339	29	11.7	106.2%	100 (29.5%)	39 (11.5%)	148 (43.7%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.9%)	46.3	341^st of 706 public elementary schools	51.7%		47.2	335^th of 710 public elementary schools	52.8%	6	27.0	43.8	54.3				27.0	45.8	47.8				21.7		$24,911	$3,047	$21,864
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
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
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
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
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
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
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9935 NW Durrett St	Portland	97229	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-5400	302	16	19.1	42.4%	171 (56.6%)	6 (2.0%)	20 (6.6%)	62 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.2%)	97.7	12^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	9^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	92.7	79.2	81.9				80.5	81.1	73.6				58.3		$20,085	$1,481	$18,604
Jacob Wismer Elementary School	Public	K-5	5477 NW Skycrest Pkwy	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2150	592	33	17.9	50.7%	140 (23.6%)	23 (3.9%)	47 (7.9%)	328 (55.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	46 (7.8%)	92.6	42^nd of 706 public elementary schools	94.1%		97.5	14^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.0%	28	69.0	75.0	76.4				73.5	76.0	56.9				44.9		$15,413	$693	$14,720
Sato Elementary School	Public	K-5	7775 NW Kaiser Rd.	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2530	863	46	18.6	51.0%	187 (21.7%)	23 (2.7%)	80 (9.3%)	505 (58.5%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (6.6%)	91.9	47^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.3%		95.6	25^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.5%	22	68.9	62.3	74.3				70.4	58.0	71.7				52.3		$14,815	$759	$14,056

Frequently Asked Questions about Sitton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sitton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : George Middle School
High : Roosevelt High School

Is Sitton Elementary School a good school?

Sitton Elementary School ranks 341^st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sitton Elementary School?

Students at Sitton Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 29% White, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Sitton Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

How many students attend Sitton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Sitton Elementary School.

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