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Woodlawn Elementary School

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Woodlawn Elementary School ranks 165 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Woodlawn Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Portland School District 1J with 306 students, and it is one of Oregon's clearest turnaround stories: it ranked 165th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–2026 (77th percentile, 4 stars), up from 685th of 706 schools (3rd percentile, 0 stars) in 2014–2015. On 2025–2026 OSAS tests, students scored 53.3% proficient in ELA (district 57.8%, state 43.8%), 51.7% in math (district 50.5%, state 32.9%), and 39.1% in science (district 45.1%, state 30.6%), beating the state in all three subjects.

Among nearby schools, Woodlawn sits mid-pack. It outranks Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School, Faubion Elementary School, Kairos PDX, and Boise-Eliot Elementary School by wide margins, but trails Alameda Elementary School, Chief Joseph Elementary School, Beach Elementary School, Sabin Elementary School, and Vernon Elementary School in ELA. Math is a relative strength — 4th highest among this nearby group. Grade-level results are more nuanced: Woodlawn beats the state at every tested grade but trails the district at every tested grade except 3rd-grade ELA, with the largest gaps in 4th-grade ELA (48.5% vs. 58.4%) and 5th-grade science (39.1% vs. 47.0%).

Chronic absenteeism is the biggest headwind: 33.7% in 2024–2025, slightly above district (32.5%) and state (33.5%) rates and far above Alameda (12.2%) and Chief Joseph (17.3%). Resources do not appear to be the constraint — Woodlawn spends $25,077 per student with a 15:1 ratio, more favorable than several higher-performing neighbors. The school posts strong subgroup rankings, including the 90th percentile for special education students, 88th for Hispanic students, and 97th for White students, while low-SES students rank 67th. Key opportunities are closing ELA and science gaps and reducing absenteeism.

306

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,077

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7200 NE 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97211-4096

(503) 916-6282

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Woodlawn Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.0%

African American:

25.2%

Hispanic:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (51% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 74 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

165^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 72 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Portland School District 1J

12^th of 141Portland 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
2026	72.0	165 of 709	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	159 of 706	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	226 of 710	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	266 of 706	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	326 of 706	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	475 of 705	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	564 of 709	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	489 of 701	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	10.0	663 of 697	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	685 of 706	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	645 of 695	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	683 of 707	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	708 of 730	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	656 of 695	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	609 of 674	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	565 of 665	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	565 of 655	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	548 of 652	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	535 of 636	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.1	390 of 629	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.2	463 of 586	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	58.1	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	151 of 655	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	124 of 653	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	164 of 658	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	186 of 652	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	263 of 646	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	289 of 621	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	485 of 681	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	6 of 75	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	62.8	20 of 48	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	45 of 377	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	88 of 362	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	159 of 365	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	57 of 364	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	77 of 475	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	173 of 521	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	104 of 518	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	233 of 523	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	86 of 595	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	322 of 703	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	469 of 597	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	176 of 657	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	188 of 664	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	277 of 662	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	315 of 665	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	335 of 654	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	527 of 623	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	547 of 680	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	35 of 355	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	74.8	51 of 352	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	33 of 299	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	45 of 231	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	30.5	362 of 481	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	19 of 670	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	8 of 669	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	22 of 670	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	4 of 656	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	80 of 666	88.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+10 vs state

Mathematics52%+19 vs state

Science39%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Woodlawn staff lost track of a third grader last week (10-8-14) who ended up walking along the freeway. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 3, 2011

The teachers and parents are great. Unfortunately, PPS has placed a broken principal here. She was already ousted from Hayworth school and they think they can get away with putting her at Woodlawn because the community is too poor to complain. If we could get a principal with experience in running impoverished schools with as much racial and economic diversity as Woodlawn has - the school could be amazing. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	72	165^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.7%		71.9	159^th of 706 public elementary schools	77.5%	6	56.8	48.5	57.4				53.3	54.1	53.8	46.8				51.7	39.1		39.1	$25,077	$1,675	$23,403
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	—	161 (27.5%)	138 (23.6%)	178 (30.4%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	78 (13.3%)	24	553^rd of 709 public elementary schools	22.0%		17.4	611^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.5%	58	26.5	33.3	41.8	24.7	20.0	19.2	26.8	23.5	21.7	20.4	16.7	15.9	9.2	17.5	30.2	11.5	19.1	$24,897	$1,508	$23,389
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%)	81.6	104^th of 709 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.1	92^nd of 706 public elementary schools	87.0%	12	56.3	65.6	62.3	51.7	54.0	45.2	55.7	54.7	59.0	53.7	50.0	51.9	44.3	52.3	45.3	52.5	49.1	$22,490	$813	$21,677
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	—	80 (25.6%)	97 (31.1%)	66 (21.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.9%)	59.5	250^th of 709 public elementary schools	64.7%		42.2	375^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.9%	125	50.8	45.2	46.3				47.9	52.5	45.2	35.2				44.4	33.3		33.3	$26,199	$1,509	$24,690
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%)	74	149^th of 709 public elementary schools	79.0%		86.2	80^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.7%	69	62.1	63.9	49.0				58.3	51.7	51.7	42.9				48.5	42.9		42.9	$23,838	$985	$22,853
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%)	66.7	198^th of 709 public elementary schools	72.1%		59.4	245^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.3%	47	46.2	56.4	61.4	67.6	70.8	58.8	59.4	34.2	38.5	29.5	47.1	45.8	47.1	38.8	52.3	66.7	56.5
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%)	77.8	128^th of 709 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.8	95^th of 706 public elementary schools	86.5%	33	86.1	48.6	64.9				66.4	86.1	43.2	55.3				61.3	34.2		34.2	$23,878	$1,036	$22,842
Kairos PDX	Public, Charter	K-5	3635 N Williams	Portland	97212	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%)	20.6	584^th of 709 public elementary schools	17.6%		16.5	622^nd of 706 public elementary schools	11.9%	38	19.2	32.4	11.5				22.1	42.3	26.5	15.4				27.9	12.0		12.0	$12,228	$802	$11,426
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%)	74.8	143^rd of 709 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.6	149^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.9%	6	51.3	51.8	68.2				56.8	53.8	46.4	47.7				48.9	48.9		48.9	$25,278	$1,412	$23,865
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%)	98	9^th of 709 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.8	10^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	70.6	91.5	92.4				84.9	72.9	91.5	77.2				80.3	64.5		64.5	$21,157	$829	$20,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodlawn Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Woodlawn Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Woodlawn Elementary School in?

Portland School District 1J

How many students attend Woodlawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Woodlawn Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Woodlawn Elementary School?

Students at Woodlawn Elementary School are 35% White, 25% African American, 23% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

Is Woodlawn Elementary School a good school?

Woodlawn Elementary School ranks 165^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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