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James Templeton Elementary School

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James Templeton Elementary School ranks 273 rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

James Templeton Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 543 students in Tigard, Oregon, part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J, a district that ranks in the top fifth of Oregon districts.

The defining story at James Templeton Elementary School is a sustained turnaround. After sliding for nearly a decade to the 44th percentile (2 stars) in 2022–2023, the school has improved three years in a row and now sits at the 61st percentile (3 stars), 273rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. Proficiency is above the state in all three subjects and above the district in math (40.3%) and science (38.1%); English language arts (46.2%) is the weak spot, running slightly below the district. Chronic absenteeism is a genuine strength at 23.2% in 2024–2025 — roughly 10 points better than both the district (33.6%) and the state (33.5%) — and down from 39.1% in 2021–2022. The school also serves the highest free/reduced-lunch population (63.17%) among its Tigard-Tualatin peers and spends $20,356 per student, third-highest in that group.

Comparisons with nearby Lake Oswego schools are striking. Lake Grove Elementary School, Oak Creek Elementary School and River Grove Elementary School — 2.4 to 2.6 miles away — spend almost the same per student ($20,304 to $21,841) yet post proficiency rates 20–30 points higher, with class sizes of 13.8–15.7 students per teacher versus Templeton's 17.4. Closer to home, Templeton outranks same-district Alberta Rider Elementary School, Charles F Tigard Elementary School and Durham Elementary School. Two areas stand out as unfinished business: ELA in grades 3 and 4, where proficiency runs 7–8 points behind district peers, and special education outcomes, which remain the school's weakest and most volatile measure.

543

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,356

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

9500 SW Murdock St
Tigard, OR 97224-5799

(503) 431-4850

District: Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

Students who attend James Templeton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Twality Middle School
High:	Tigard High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

33.9%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2023 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (42% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2026) from a 44th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Oregon median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Oregon avg37%

273^rd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

24^th of 141Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J 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	55.9	273 of 709	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	294 of 706	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	354 of 710	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	393 of 706	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	328 of 706	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	281 of 705	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	263 of 709	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.7	351 of 701	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.3	195 of 697	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	173 of 706	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	60.5	270 of 695	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.2	351 of 707	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.8	353 of 730	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	224 of 695	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	279 of 674	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.5	484 of 665	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.9	403 of 655	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	456 of 652	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.3	363 of 636	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.5	266 of 629	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.6	287 of 586	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	45 of 107	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.6	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	78 of 179	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	334 of 655	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	396 of 653	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	373 of 658	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	346 of 652	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	250 of 646	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	199 of 621	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	246 of 681	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	121 of 377	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	119 of 362	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	221 of 365	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	125 of 360	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	98 of 339	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	149 of 364	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	205 of 475	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	218 of 521	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	183 of 518	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	288 of 523	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	528 of 595	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	324 of 703	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	323 of 597	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	367 of 640	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	197 of 657	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.9	202 of 664	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	289 of 662	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	411 of 665	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	359 of 654	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	306 of 623	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	264 of 680	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	34 of 79	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	43 of 73	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	39 of 54	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	23 of 48	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	75 of 212	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	304 of 355	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	73 of 303	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	28.6	387 of 481	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	153 of 670	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	204 of 669	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	224 of 670	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	315 of 656	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	302 of 666	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	206 of 662	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	194 of 683	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)77th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+7 vs state

Science38%+7 vs state

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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 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
James Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 SW Murdock St	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4850	543	31	17.4	63.2%	242 (44.6%)	29 (5.3%)	184 (33.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	44 (8.1%)	55.9	273^rd of 709 public elementary schools	61.5%		51.4	294^th of 706 public elementary schools	58.4%	21	40.0	42.2	55.7	46.2	43.8	44.6	33.0	40.3	38.1	38.1	$20,356	$821	$19,534
Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7980 SW Durham Rd	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4500	471	28	16.5	61.1%	235 (49.9%)	21 (4.5%)	129 (27.4%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	48 (10.2%)	53.1	303^rd of 709 public elementary schools	57.3%		60.2	238^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.3%	65	40.7	44.6	47.6	44.4	42.5	45.8	37.3	41.9	31.0	31.0	$21,776	$947	$20,829
Charles F Tigard Elementary School	Public	K-5	12850 SW Grant St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4400	460	26	17.7	57.4%	211 (45.9%)	18 (3.9%)	138 (30.0%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	43 (9.3%)	47.3	339^th of 709 public elementary schools	52.2%		42.5	372^nd of 706 public elementary schools	47.3%	33	44.0	33.3	58.7	45.0	37.3	27.2	34.7	32.9	35.5	35.5	$20,046	$596	$19,450
Alberta Rider Elementary School	Public	K-5	14850 SW 132nd Ter	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 431-4900	367	21	17.8	57.5%	178 (48.5%)	21 (5.7%)	90 (24.5%)	40 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.0%)	41.6	389^th of 709 public elementary schools	45.1%		42.7	371^st of 706 public elementary schools	47.5%	18	33.3	46.3	47.7	42.6	37.5	46.3	24.6	35.4	20.0	20.0	$21,287	$671	$20,615
Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	16155 SW 131st Ave	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4450	534	31	17.2	58.1%	245 (45.9%)	20 (3.7%)	176 (33.0%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	49 (9.2%)	63.9	218^th of 709 public elementary schools	69.3%		61	231^st of 706 public elementary schools	67.3%	13	47.1	48.6	62.9	52.9	41.2	45.8	39.4	42.2	40.0	40.0	$18,835	$606	$18,229
Mary Woodward Elementary School	Public	K-5	12325 SW Katherine St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 431-4700	417	24	17.6	57.6%	236 (56.6%)	10 (2.4%)	70 (16.8%)	40 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.4%)	79.1	120^th of 709 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.9	107^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.8%	13	52.8	68.6	67.2	63.2	39.6	64.7	49.3	50.9	47.2	47.2	$19,654	$136	$19,518
Metzger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10350 SW Lincoln St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4600	566	35	16.1	61.3%	234 (41.3%)	8 (1.4%)	219 (38.7%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (4.9%)	55 (9.7%)	66.5	199^th of 709 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.2	260^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.2%	61	52.1	61.6	51.6	55.0	48.9	49.4	44.0	47.4	29.3	29.3	$19,759	$666	$19,093
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%)	92	45^th of 709 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.2	50^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.9%	5	65.6	71.2	70.6	69.4	66.1	73.0	65.9	68.3	49.4	49.4	$20,769	$316	$20,453
Multi-sensory Instruction Teaching Children Hands-On (MITCH)	Public, Charter	K-5	19550 SW 90th Court	Tualatin	97062	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 639-5757	237	15	15.8	—	143 (60.3%)	8 (3.4%)	24 (10.1%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.6%)	84.5	89^th of 709 public elementary schools	87.4%		81.9	112^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.1%	23	57.9	56.8	56.0	57.0	78.9	67.6	48.0	67.0	52.0	52.0	$4,843	$136	$4,707
River Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	5850 SW McEwan Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 534-2363	382	28	13.8	45.0%	240 (62.8%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.9%)	49 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	51 (13.4%)	89.9	55^th of 709 public elementary schools	92.2%		86.3	79^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.8%	24	67.7	66.2	72.2	68.9	75.8	60.9	50.6	61.5	51.9	51.9	$21,841	$1,020	$20,821

Frequently Asked Questions about James Templeton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of James Templeton Elementary School?

Students at James Templeton Elementary School are 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is James Templeton Elementary School in?

Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

Is James Templeton Elementary School a good school?

James Templeton Elementary School ranks 273^rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of James Templeton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James Templeton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twality Middle School
High : Tigard High School

How many students attend James Templeton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended James Templeton Elementary School.

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