Summary:
ZIP code 97210 contains just one school — Chapman Elementary School, a K–5 campus with 353 students in Northwest Portland, part of Portland School District 1J — so local families have a single neighborhood option; the district ranks 12th of 141 in Oregon (91st percentile, 5 stars), while Chapman holds 3 stars and has stayed around the 61st–67th percentile over the past three years.
Academically, Chapman beats Oregon averages but trails its own district in every all-grade subject: ELA 50.9% proficient vs. 43.8% statewide, math 44.4% vs. 32.9%, and science 40.4% vs. 30.6%. The brightest spot is 5th grade — ELA 66% (district 62.4%, state 47.1%) and math 55.3% (district 49.8%, state 32.4%), the strongest comparison in the data. The biggest concern is 3rd grade: ELA 37.5% (district 55.5%, state 41.5%) and math 36.2% (district 57.5%, state 41.3%), a 21.3-point math gap against the district. Proficiency climbs from 3rd to 5th grade in both subjects, though this reflects different grade cohorts rather than tracked student growth. Fifth-grade science is 40.4%, above the state's 30.8% but below the district's 47%.
Chronic absenteeism is 37.1%, above the district's 32.5% and the state's 33.5%, and is worth watching alongside the 3rd-grade results. Chapman reports $24,159 in per-student spending, a 17:1 student-teacher ratio, and 41.36% free/reduced lunch, with no state or district spending benchmark available for comparison. Rank history is stable (234th of 710, then 273rd of 706, then 231st of 709), so the school is not declining. Overall, Chapman is a steady, state-above-average school inside a very strong district, with upper-grade academics as its standout strength and early-grade proficiency and attendance as its main challenges.
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