Summary:
ZIP code 97219 contains six elementary schools enrolling about 1,930 students total — five K–5 schools in Portland School District 1J and one K–8 school, Riverdale Grade School, in Riverdale School District 51J. This is an unusually strong group of schools: all six rank in the top 87 of 709 Oregon schools, all sit at or above the 88th percentile statewide, and every school beats the Oregon state averages in reading, math, and science. Four of the six earned 5 stars in 2025–26; the other two earned 4 stars.
The top performers are Riverdale Grade School, ranked #5 statewide with 85.7% reading and 79.6% math, and Rieke Elementary School, ranked #7 with the best science score in the group at 75.9%. Stephenson Elementary School is close behind at #23, with 74.8% in both reading and math and the lowest chronic absenteeism here at 10.2%. Markham Elementary School is the most improved, climbing from #168 two years ago to #61 today. Capitol Hill Elementary School (#81) and Maplewood Elementary School (#87) are still well above state averages, though their science scores are lower.
Spending does not track neatly with results: Riverdale spends the least per student ($19,491) yet leads in reading and math, while Markham spends the most ($23,857) with lower proficiency but the biggest improvement. Class sizes range from 14.1 to 20.1 students per teacher, and Rieke performs at the top despite the largest classes. Absenteeism runs 10.2% to 20.9%, all far below both the district (32.5%) and state (33.5%) rates. Note that Riverdale serves grades K–8, so its all-grade scores are not perfectly comparable to the K–5 schools, and free/reduced lunch data is not reported for Riverdale or Markham.
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