Summary:
ZIP code 97218 contains two public elementary schools, both serving grades K–5 in Portland School District 1J: Scott Elementary School with 493 students and Rigler Elementary School with 303 students, for a combined enrollment of 796. The district is highly ranked—12th of 141 districts in Oregon, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars—but the two schools show very different profiles and grade-level strengths.
Rigler Elementary School is the current overall standout, ranking 313th of 709 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26, up from 469th (34th percentile) in 2023–24. Its all-grade ELA is 45.7% proficient and math is 42.2%, both above state averages, and its 3rd grade ELA and math are 57.6%. Scott Elementary School ranks 359th of 709 (49th percentile, 2 stars), but its 5th grade is stronger than Rigler’s in ELA (48.7% vs 34.2%), math (34.7% vs 26.3%), and science (34.7% vs 23.1%), and Scott is above state in math and science overall. Rigler’s science is a weakness at 23.1%, below the state’s 30.6%.
Both schools fall below their high-performing Portland School District 1J in all-grade ELA, math, and science, though their chronic absenteeism rates—Scott 27.8% and Rigler 27.5%—are lower than the district’s 32.5% and the state’s 33.5%. Their poverty profiles differ sharply: Scott’s free/reduced-lunch rate is 98.38%, while Rigler’s is 41.91%. Spending and class sizes are similar: Scott spends $25,589 per student with a 13.4 student-teacher ratio, and Rigler spends $26,435 with a 14.0 ratio. For parents, Rigler offers stronger overall and early-grade results with a clear upward trend, while Scott’s standout is a strong 5th grade and science performance despite a much higher poverty rate.
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