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Wilkes Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Wilkes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving 443 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Reynolds School District 7, which is ranked 133 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilkes Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade, only 24.6% of students were proficient in ELA, compared to 46.7% statewide and 29.4% in the district. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.0% to 50.9% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

While Wilkes Elementary School's performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the Reynolds School District, such as Alder Elementary and Davis Elementary, it is also outperformed by the public charter school Rockwood Preparatory Academy, which serves a similar demographic of students. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of around $21,000 and a low student-teacher ratio of 14:1, Wilkes Elementary School continues to struggle to improve its educational outcomes.

459

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,576

Per pupil spending ?

100.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17020 NE Wilkes Rd
Portland, OR 97230-5999

(503) 491-2724

District: Reynolds School District 7

Students who attend Wilkes Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

African American:

16.6%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Oregon avg38%

631^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

133^rd of 140Reynolds 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
2025	15.4	631 of 706	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	644 of 710	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	647 of 706	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	658 of 706	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	649 of 705	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	651 of 709	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	672 of 701	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	669 of 697	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	689 of 706	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	646 of 695	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	666 of 707	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	693 of 730	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	673 of 695	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	663 of 674	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	607 of 665	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	630 of 655	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	606 of 652	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	602 of 636	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	565 of 629	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	562 of 586	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	39 of 41	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	75 of 86	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	44 of 87	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	36 of 80	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	81 of 179	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	584 of 653	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	570 of 658	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	570 of 652	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	563 of 646	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	576 of 621	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	638 of 681	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	189 of 362	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	238 of 365	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	191 of 360	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	321 of 364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	378 of 475	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	430 of 518	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	440 of 523	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	516 of 595	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	655 of 703	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	515 of 597	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	554 of 640	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	588 of 664	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	619 of 662	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	615 of 665	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	605 of 654	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	554 of 623	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	619 of 680	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	20.0	194 of 212	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	163 of 352	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	227 of 299	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	189 of 303	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	417 of 481	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	443 of 669	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.5	642 of 670	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	384 of 656	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.7	649 of 666	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	532 of 662	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	630 of 683	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)8th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-18 vs state

Mathematics17%-19 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I DO NOT recommend this school!! The teachers break their backs for the kids which is a good thing but the office staff overshadows that with lack of accountability and disregard for the kids mental and emotional well being by minimizing school bullying and not "dealing" with important issues that are crucial to the well being of all students. I would not recommend this school to my worst enemy!! 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilkes Elementary School	Public	K-5	17020 NE Wilkes Rd	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2724	459	31	14.6	100.7%	61 (13.3%)	76 (16.6%)	197 (42.9%)	55 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	37 (8.1%)	15.4	631^st of 706 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.6	644^th of 710 public elementary schools	9.3%	13	30.8	20.6	24.6	26.2	17.2	7.1	14.1	$21,576	$2,927	$18,649
Margaret Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	14700 NE Sacramento St	Portland	97230	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 491-2721	361	24	15.2	100.6%	66 (18.3%)	82 (22.7%)	95 (26.3%)	41 (11.4%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (10.0%)	37 (10.2%)	12	662^nd of 706 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.7	643^rd of 710 public elementary schools	9.4%	19	16.7	8.3	26.5	22.0	6.6	15.7	20.4	$21,921	$2,981	$18,940
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	100.3%	54 (17.4%)	24 (7.7%)	179 (57.7%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.4%)	10.8	672^nd of 706 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.5	705^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.7%	33	20.0	8.9	35.1	21.8	8.9	5.6		$23,352	$3,371	$19,981
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	102.9%	72 (14.7%)	106 (21.7%)	179 (36.6%)	66 (13.5%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.3%)	36 (7.4%)	7.7	692^nd of 706 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.6	674^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.1%	18	15.6	17.6	20.8	13.0	8.1	10.4	6.3	$20,230	$2,558	$17,672
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	98.8%	39 (11.5%)	42 (12.4%)	195 (57.4%)	38 (11.2%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.1%)	5.2	704^th of 706 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.4	706^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.6%	2	9.6	11.7	13.6			6.1	6.2	$21,931	$3,284	$18,648
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	105.4%	49 (16.4%)	33 (11.0%)	167 (55.9%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	19 (6.4%)	9.4	686^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.8%		11.4	668^th of 710 public elementary schools	5.9%	18		18.6	18.2	9.8	14.3	13.6	11.4	$23,207	$2,822	$20,385
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	100.0%	76 (19.1%)	70 (17.6%)	212 (53.4%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	21	577^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.3%		18	613^th of 710 public elementary schools	13.7%	36	43.9	18.9	37.5	21.5	11.5	8.3	12.2	$8,728	$1,744	$6,984
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	100.0%	100 (25.2%)	40 (10.1%)	165 (41.6%)	47 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.0%)	34 (8.6%)	14.9	634^th of 706 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.3	630^th of 710 public elementary schools	11.3%	4	25.4	25.4	16.4	28.8	16.9	11.6	11.4	$21,681	$2,441	$19,240
Salish Ponds Elementary School	Public	K-5	1210 NE 201st Ave	Fairview	97024	Multnomah County	Reynolds School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 492-7260	330	22	15.0	100.3%	88 (26.7%)	21 (6.4%)	169 (51.2%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.2%)	13 (3.9%)	8.9	687^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.7%		8.3	693^rd of 710 public elementary schools	2.4%	6	8.7	18.6	15.6	15.6	17.5	10.9		$23,673	$3,406	$20,266
HOLLA School	Public, Charter	K-4	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		1 (1.0%)	45 (45.9%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.4%)								(n/a)								$8,955	$1,744	$7,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilkes Elementary School

How many students attend Wilkes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Wilkes Elementary School.

What district is Wilkes Elementary School in?

Reynolds School District 7

What schools do graduates of Wilkes Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Wilkes Elementary School?

Students at Wilkes Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 17% African American, 13% White, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander.

Is Wilkes Elementary School a good school?

Wilkes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Oregon elementary schools.

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