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Schools in Zip Code 97236

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At a glance

Schools

3,741

Students

Districts

Top rankedArthur Academy105^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Arthur Academy up 32 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Arthur Academy 13 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 97236, in the Portland area, is served by eight public schools — six elementary and two middle schools, with no high schools in this list — enrolling a combined 3,411 students (1,941 elementary, 1,470 middle). They span three districts: David Douglas School District 40 with four schools and 1,658 students (Alice Ott Middle School, Gilbert Park Elementary School, Gilbert Heights Elementary School, and Arthur Academy); Centennial School District 28J with three schools and 1,588 students (Centennial Middle School, Powell Butte Elementary School, Meadows Elementary); and Portland School District 1J with one school of 165 students (Portland Arthur Academy Charter School). Test scores are OSAS 2025-2026 percent proficient; absenteeism, spending, ratios, and lunch data are 2024-2025.

The two charter schools are the clear academic standouts. Arthur Academy has the ZIP's highest English language arts proficiency at 68.8%, the highest science at 57.9%, and math at 48.4%, ranking 105 of 709 (85th percentile, 4 stars), with 9.3% chronic absenteeism and the lowest spending at $11,111 per student. Portland Arthur Academy Charter School has the top math score at 48.6%, plus ELA 64.9%, science 32.0%, the lowest absenteeism at 8.0%, and a rank of 160 of 709 (77th percentile, 4 stars). Both exceed state levels in all three subjects — no other school here does.

State averages are ELA 43.8%, math 32.9%, science 30.6%. Alice Ott Middle School is the strongest traditional public school (ELA 38.7%, math 26.2%, science 22.0%; absenteeism 24.8%), though its rank fell from the 58th percentile to the 39th. Centennial Middle School is the largest, at 876 students, with the highest absenteeism (39.6%). Powell Butte Elementary School is lowest: 0 stars, 4th percentile rank, science 6.9%. High spending and small ratios do not guarantee results — Gilbert Heights Elementary School spends the most ($27,183) while Gilbert Park Elementary School has the largest classes (23.9 ratio), yet both stay below 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	18.7	602^nd of 709 public elementary schools	15.1%		17	618^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.5%	16	30.6	33.3	26.8				30.1	27.5	24.0	14.3				21.7	10.7		10.7	$24,112	$3,551	$20,561
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	17650 SE Brooklyn St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Centennial School District 28J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 762-3206	876	43	20.3	102.2%	298 (34.0%)	79 (9.0%)	258 (29.5%)	142 (16.2%)	8 (0.9%)	27 (3.1%)	59 (6.7%)	30.4	264^th of 371 public middle schools	28.8%		30.9	260^th of 368 public middle schools	29.3%	4				32.7	42.2	30.9	35.5				12.5	31.4	16.9	20.7		21.5	21.5	$19,319	$1,128	$18,190
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%)	9.5	679^th of 709 public elementary schools	4.2%		13.9	646^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.5%	33	21.6	26.6	12.5				19.8	15.7	20.0	6.9				13.8	6.9		6.9	$24,224	$2,878	$21,346
Alice Ott Middle School	Public	6-8	12500 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6510	594	33	18.0	100.2%	184 (31.0%)	83 (14.0%)	161 (27.1%)	97 (16.3%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	47 (7.9%)	38.3	227^th of 371 public middle schools	38.8%		39	210^th of 368 public middle schools	42.9%	17				38.7	36.7	40.5	38.7				25.3	20.7	31.8	26.2		22.0	22.0	$24,805	$1,830	$22,976
Gilbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12839 SE Holgate Blvd	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6502	405	22	18.1	107.2%	91 (22.5%)	58 (14.3%)	125 (30.9%)	78 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	44 (10.9%)	22.1	572^nd of 709 public elementary schools	19.3%		21.4	573^rd of 706 public elementary schools	18.8%	1	37.5	18.4	32.8				29.0	26.6	23.7	23.9				24.6	16.7		16.7	$27,183	$2,015	$25,167
Gilbert Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13132 SE Ramona St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 256-6531	503	21	23.9	105.2%	217 (43.1%)	65 (12.9%)	101 (20.1%)	54 (10.7%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	44 (8.7%)	17.6	614^th of 709 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.2	595^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.7%	19	21.3	26.9	33.8				27.2	24.1	20.8	18.4				21.1	17.1		17.1	$24,590	$1,763	$22,827
Arthur Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13717 SE Division St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	David Douglas School District 40	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 252-3753	156	12	13.0	100.0%	64 (41.0%)	16 (10.3%)	22 (14.1%)	32 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	15 (9.6%)	81.5	105^th of 709 public elementary schools	85.2%		75.7	137^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.6%	32	68.2	65.2	73.7				68.8	36.4	56.5	52.6				48.4	57.9		57.9	$11,111	$1,163	$9,947
Portland Arthur Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	7507 SE Yamhill St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 257-3936	165	12	13.7	41.8%	72 (43.6%)	20 (12.1%)	17 (10.3%)	43 (26.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	72.6	160^th of 709 public elementary schools	77.4%		85.9	82^nd of 706 public elementary schools	88.4%	78	72.0	58.3	64.0				64.9	68.0	50.0	28.0				48.6	32.0		32.0	$12,228	$802	$11,426
Franciscan Montessori Earth School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	14750 SE Clinton St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(503) 760-8220	263	15	15.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Serendipity Center	Private, Nonsectarian	2-12	14815 SE Division St	Portland	97236	Multnomah County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(503) 761-7139	67	13	5.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 97236

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Portland	1.15 mi	153	41^st
Gresham	1.58 mi	24	156^th
Happy Valley	2.84 mi	8	26^th
Fairview	3.91 mi	6	182^nd
Damascus	4.26 mi	2	27^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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