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Stephenson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Stephenson Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 310 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking between 13th and 29th over the past 10 years.

Stephenson Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the state and Portland School District 1J averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 5th-grade students achieved 93.8% proficiency in ELA and 75% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 46.7% and 31.3%, respectively. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Stephenson Elementary outperforms most in the Portland School District 1J, such as Hayhurst Elementary, Capitol Hill Elementary, and Maplewood Elementary. However, Rieke Elementary School, also within the same district, demonstrates exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top 4 elementary schools in Oregon.

285

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,883

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2627 SW Stephenson St
Portland, OR 97219-8285

(503) 916-6318

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Stephenson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Two or more races:

15.1%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (76% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Portland School District 1J

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg54%

Oregon avg38%

29^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	95.4	29 of 706	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	19 of 710	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	13 of 706	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	23 of 706	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	27 of 705	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	15 of 709	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	47 of 701	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	67 of 697	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	42 of 706	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.3	29 of 695	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.7	19 of 707	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	49 of 730	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	99 of 695	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	86.2	42 of 674	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	70.5	181 of 665	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	86.4	34 of 655	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	32 of 652	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	74.5	113 of 636	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.6	88 of 629	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	86.3	34 of 586	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	12 of 653	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	30 of 658	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	38 of 652	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	33 of 646	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	30 of 621	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	27 of 681	96.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	17 of 75	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	14 of 48	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	96.8	21 of 703	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	52 of 664	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	15 of 662	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	3 of 665	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	13 of 654	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	21 of 623	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	12 of 680	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	86.3	22 of 299	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	7 of 303	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	12 of 481	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	20 of 669	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	8 of 670	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	12 of 656	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	25 of 666	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	26 of 662	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	6 of 683	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+35 vs state

Mathematics77%+41 vs state

Science69%+39 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, May 30, 2016

Stephenson effectively encourages empathy between students at the same time their kindergarteners are learning to read. Great work by the teachers! Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	95.4	29^th of 706 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.7	19^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.3%	10	52.4	82.5	93.8			69.0	84.2	75.0				69.4		$19,883	$1,967	$17,915
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%)	79.4	123^rd of 706 public elementary schools	82.6%		70.8	168^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.3%	45	46.0	75.4	62.5			48.4	68.9	43.8				48.4		$21,684	$2,055	$19,629
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%)	91.2	50^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.9%		93	42^nd of 710 public elementary schools	94.1%	8	59.4	60.0	74.7			68.7	66.2	67.1				54.4		$17,861	$772	$17,088
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%)	89.3	64^th of 706 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.5	65^th of 710 public elementary schools	90.8%	1	67.7	72.5	61.7			62.9	74.5	47.9				52.0		$20,128	$1,903	$18,225
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	1133 SW Andrews Rd	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2350	389	23	16.7	6.9%	292 (75.1%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.9%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	98.5	6^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	11^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.5%	5	85.9	74.7	85.5			87.3	82.7	70.6				70.9		$17,622	$339	$17,283
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%)	96	24^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.1	35^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.1%	11	79.5	70.8	74.6			79.3	70.8	65.2				56.7		$17,259	$339	$16,919
Riverdale Grade School	Public	K-8	11733 S Breyman Ave	Portland	97219	Multnomah County	Riverdale School District 51J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 262-4842	406	25	16.5		313 (77.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.8%)	98.4	7^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.7	5^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.3%	2	74.4	78.6	88.2	93.8	88.2	69.8	86.0	76.5	78.3	80.8	85.4	70.0	75.0	$19,126	$240	$18,886
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%)	84.5	89^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.9	62^nd of 710 public elementary schools	91.3%	27	70.6	59.5	57.1			62.7	66.7	52.7				43.9		$20,946	$2,004	$18,942
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%)	99.1	4^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	4^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.4%		83.3	85.2	87.0			85.4	79.6	83.3				70.4		$20,394	$1,690	$18,704
Palisades World Language School	Public	K-5	1500 Greentree Rd	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2302	252	17	15.0		116 (46.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57 (22.6%)	26 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (20.2%)	95	32^nd of 706 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.3	34^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.2%	2	70.7	73.1	73.1			75.0	76.9	61.5				53.8		$18,153	$339	$17,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephenson Elementary School

How many students attend Stephenson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Stephenson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Stephenson Elementary School?

Students at Stephenson Elementary School are 71% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Stephenson Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

Is Stephenson Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Stephenson Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Stephenson Elementary School attend?

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

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

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