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Rockwood Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Rockwood Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 374 students in grades K-5 in the Reynolds School District in Portland, Oregon. While the school has shown some signs of improvement over the past decade, its academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.9% of 3rd graders at Rockwood Preparatory Academy were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 40.3% statewide and 25.2% in the Reynolds School District. The school's math proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 21.5% of 3rd graders, 11.5% of 4th graders, and 8.3% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding standards. Rockwood Preparatory Academy also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.3% to 50.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools in the Reynolds School District.

The school's diverse student population and the varying performance of different subgroups suggest that targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the unique needs of different student demographics. Additionally, the lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratios at Rockwood Preparatory Academy compared to nearby Centennial School District 28J schools may be a factor in the school's academic challenges. Addressing attendance and engagement issues, as well as ensuring equitable access to resources and funding, could be important strategies for driving progress at Rockwood Preparatory Academy.

397

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,728

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 SE 182nd Ave
Portland, OR 97233-4960

(503) 907-1023

District: Reynolds School District 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

White:

19.1%

African American:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 32nd-percentile peak (2022) to 18th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg20%

Oregon avg38%

577^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	577 of 706	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	613 of 710	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	584 of 706	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	480 of 706	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	553 of 705	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	681 of 709	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	636 of 701	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	673 of 697	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	544 of 706	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	609 of 695	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	644 of 707	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	612 of 730	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	44 of 97	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	49 of 80	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	156 of 179	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	529 of 653	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	471 of 658	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	487 of 652	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	448 of 646	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	417 of 621	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.0	636 of 681	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	167 of 362	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	256 of 365	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	160 of 360	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	93 of 339	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	115 of 364	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.3	441 of 475	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	278 of 518	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	112 of 523	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	30.7	436 of 595	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	475 of 703	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	366 of 597	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.8	618 of 640	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	560 of 664	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	579 of 662	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	539 of 665	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	358 of 654	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	435 of 623	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.6	664 of 680	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	550 of 669	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	300 of 666	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.4	646 of 683	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2017	9.8	365 of 382	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	349 of 381	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	362 of 382	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	262 of 377	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-9 vs state

Mathematics14%-22 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, March 1, 2020

The staff really care about every single student here. Everyone is involved to make sure the students are successful and feel supported. They have great programs in place so the kids are engaged and having fun. Close Quote

by a principal
Thursday, February 13, 2020

The DI curriculum is amazing and the staff is the best. They care about the student's and their families. I have worked at RPA/Knova for years and plan to continue working there. We also are a uniform school, no bully policy, lot's of events for the children Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

My daughter has been going to this school since Kindergarten and is about to finish 1st grade. I love the fact that this school has a longer school year, as this has proven the retension rate of the students. Also, they regularly test the students to make sure they are conitnually being challanged. For example, they worked with my daughter on her reading due to a learning disability and she will be finishing 1st Grade reading with her classmates, while in Math she is doing 3rd grade level!! This school works with a lot of children that come from a hard background (homeless, etc.) and these children receive a lot attention and support where they may not otherwise. :) I'm absolutely happy that my daughter came here and am very sad that she won't be continuing there due to our move abroad. So, whatever the stats say, this school was the best for my daughter. Close Quote

Schools Near Rockwood Preparatory Academy

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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
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
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
Patrick Lynch Elementary	Public	K-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	97.2%	92 (29.1%)	38 (12.0%)	111 (35.1%)	38 (12.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	17 (5.4%)	16.5	624^th of 706 public elementary schools	11.6%		23.7	552^nd of 710 public elementary schools	22.3%	72	21.7	25.0	21.3	15.2	29.3	11.5	17.7	$23,080	$3,154	$19,926
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
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
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-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	101.3%	93 (29.1%)	17 (5.3%)	129 (40.3%)	41 (12.8%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	24 (7.5%)	17	618^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.5%		21.2	586^th of 710 public elementary schools	17.5%	32	32.0	29.1	23.2	28.0	14.5	12.5	8.9	$26,674	$4,854	$21,820
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
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	98.2%	100 (25.5%)	36 (9.2%)	141 (36.0%)	69 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	34 (8.7%)	13.9	646^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.5%		8.2	695^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.1%	49	35.2	21.7	21.5	20.0	10.1	12.7	10.0	$23,481	$3,040	$20,441
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockwood Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Rockwood Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Rockwood Preparatory Academy.

What district is Rockwood Preparatory Academy in?

Reynolds School District 7

What is the racial makeup of Rockwood Preparatory Academy?

Students at Rockwood Preparatory Academy are 53% Hispanic, 19% White, 18% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Rockwood Preparatory Academy a good school?

Rockwood Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Oregon elementary schools.

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