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Alder Elementary School

Q: Is Alder Elementary School a good school?

Alder Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Oregon elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Alder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Alder Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alder Elementary School?

Students at Alder Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% White, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Alder Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Alder Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hauton B Lee Middle School High : Reynolds High School

Public Grades K-5

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Alder Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 340 students at 17200 SE Alder St in outer southeast Portland, part of Reynolds School District 7, in a community where nearly every nearby school reports free or reduced-price lunch participation at or above 100% — Alder itself reports 98.82%.

On state rankings, Alder sits at the very bottom: 709th of 709 rated Oregon elementary schools in 2025–26, with 0 stars and a 0 percentile. That is not a one-year result — over ten years it has never climbed above the 1st percentile. Test scores are the lowest in its local cluster: 9.5% proficient in English language arts (compared with 43.8% statewide), and under 5% — fewer than 1 in 20 students — in both math and science. Its district overall ranks in the 7th percentile statewide. Notably, Alder spends more per student ($24,843 in 2024–25) and has smaller classes (12.9 students per teacher) than every nearby district-run school, including Patrick Lynch Elementary, Meadows Elementary, Hartley Elementary School, and Glenfair Elementary School. Yet Patrick Lynch, less than half a mile away, with a similar low-income population, reports roughly three times Alder's ELA proficiency and more than four times its math proficiency — a gap that funding and class size alone do not explain.

One clear bright spot is attendance: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 48.6% in 2022–23 to 37.4% in 2024–25, better than Reynolds SD 7 overall (45.3%) and better than four of five same-district peers, though still above the state's 33.5%. Two caveats: Alder's math and science results are reported as bounds ("under 5%"), not exact figures, and HOLLA School's test results are suppressed by the state — treat them as unknown, not as evidence of weakness. The jump in free/reduced-lunch rates also reflects a change in meal-program accounting rather than a sudden shift in family economics.

340

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,843

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

17200 SE Alder St
Portland, OR 97233-4260

(503) 491-2722

District: Reynolds School District 7

Students who attend Alder Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hauton B Lee Middle School
High:	Reynolds High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

African American:

12.4%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (10% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Near the bottom of Reynolds School District 7's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg18%

Oregon avg37%

709^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Reynolds School District 7

131^st of 141Reynolds School District 7 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	2.6	709 of 709	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	704 of 706	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	706 of 710	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	706 of 706	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	704 of 706	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	704 of 705	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	707 of 709	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.7	700 of 701	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	696 of 697	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.7	699 of 706	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	676 of 695	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	705 of 707	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	728 of 730	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	692 of 695	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	674 of 674	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	664 of 665	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	649 of 655	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	635 of 652	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	628 of 636	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	611 of 629	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	585 of 586	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	19.6	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	22.6	172 of 179	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	655 of 655	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	653 of 653	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	653 of 658	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	645 of 646	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	620 of 621	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	675 of 681	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	0.0	75 of 75	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	376 of 377	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	362 of 362	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	360 of 360	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	357 of 364	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	469 of 475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	520 of 521	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	513 of 518	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	494 of 523	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	595 of 595	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	701 of 703	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	594 of 597	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	638 of 640	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	657 of 657	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	663 of 664	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	659 of 662	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	662 of 665	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	647 of 654	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	615 of 623	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	677 of 680	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	12.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	16.5	293 of 303	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	478 of 481	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	7.8	649 of 662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	676 of 683	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)8th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)4th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2019)3rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2018)<1st percentile~ school

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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	Directly certified (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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alder Elementary School	Public	K-5	17200 SE Alder St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2722	340	26	12.9	88.2%	39 (11.5%)	42 (12.4%)	195 (57.4%)	38 (11.2%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.1%)	2.6	709^th of 709 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.2	704^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.3%	5	9.6	9.7	9.1	9.5	6.1	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	$24,843	$3,032	$21,812
Patrick Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1546 SE 169th Pl	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3203	316	22	14.6	56.3%	92 (29.1%)	38 (12.0%)	111 (35.1%)	38 (12.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	17 (5.4%)	20	590^th of 709 public elementary schools	16.8%		16.5	624^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.6%	34	36.5	24.5	28.3	29.8	37.7	10.2	18.3	22.2	9.8	9.8	$23,277	$2,900	$20,377
Rockwood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	740 SE 182nd Ave	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 907-1023	397	20	19.9	47.4%	76 (19.1%)	70 (17.6%)	212 (53.4%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	13.3	657^th of 709 public elementary schools	7.3%		21	577^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.3%	80	23.7	34.5	28.3	28.8	16.9	8.6	6.5	11.0	12.8	12.8	$6,722	$441	$6,280
Parklane Elementary School	Public	K-5	15811 SE Main St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3205	397	22	17.6	57.9%	100 (25.2%)	40 (10.1%)	165 (41.6%)	47 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.0%)	34 (8.6%)	14	650^th of 709 public elementary schools	8.3%		14.9	634^th of 706 public elementary schools	10.2%	16	34.8	19.7	27.0	27.2	21.2	19.7	7.9	16.4	6.3	6.3	$24,015	$2,312	$21,703
Hartley Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 NE 185th Ave	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-0134	310	23	13.7	70.0%	54 (17.4%)	24 (7.7%)	179 (57.7%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.4%)	6.3	701^st of 709 public elementary schools	1.1%		10.8	672^nd of 706 public elementary schools	4.8%	29	10.9	18.8	13.9	14.7	14.5	12.5	8.3	11.5	< 5%	< 5%	$23,107	$1,790	$21,317
Glenfair Elementary School	Public	K-5	15300 NE Glisan St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2720	489	30	16.1	88.5%	72 (14.7%)	106 (21.7%)	179 (36.6%)	66 (13.5%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.3%)	36 (7.4%)	7.2	694^th of 709 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	692^nd of 706 public elementary schools	2.0%	2	12.7	17.1	18.8	16.3	14.3	17.1	< 5%	11.3	< 5%	< 5%	$19,546	$1,584	$17,962
Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18009 SE Brooklyn St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3208	320	17	19.3	46.9%	93 (29.1%)	17 (5.3%)	129 (40.3%)	41 (12.8%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	24 (7.5%)	18.7	602^nd of 709 public elementary schools	15.1%		17	618^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.5%	16	30.6	33.3	26.8	30.1	27.5	24.0	14.3	21.7	10.7	10.7	$24,112	$3,551	$20,561
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	19501 NE Davis St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 665-9193	299	22	13.9	71.6%	49 (16.4%)	33 (11.0%)	167 (55.9%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	19 (6.4%)	13	660^th of 709 public elementary schools	6.9%		9.4	686^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.8%	26	23.4	5.0	23.6	17.3	15.6	< 5%	24.5	14.1	15.4	15.4	$24,035	$2,196	$21,839
HOLLA School	Public, Charter	K-5	14513 SE Stark St	Portland	97233	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 660-8438	98	4	26.6	63.3%	1 (1.0%)	45 (45.9%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.4%)								(n/a)									12.5	12.5	$7,371	$441	$6,930
Powell Butte Elementary School	Public	K-5	3615 SE 174th St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 762-3204	392	26	15.2	56.6%	100 (25.5%)	36 (9.2%)	141 (36.0%)	69 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	34 (8.7%)	9.5	679^th of 709 public elementary schools	4.2%		13.9	646^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.5%	33	21.6	26.6	12.5	19.8	15.7	20.0	6.9	13.8	6.9	6.9	$24,224	$2,878	$21,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Alder Elementary School

What district is Alder Elementary School in?

Reynolds School District 7

Is Alder Elementary School a good school?

Alder Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Alder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Alder Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Alder Elementary School?

Students at Alder Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% White, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Alder Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hauton B Lee Middle School
High : Reynolds High School

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