School district · Oregon

Portland SD 1J

Portland SD 1J in Oregon: 86 public schools with 41,894 students and 15.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,237 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 86; 5 charter
Students: 41,894
Students per teacher: 15.5; OR 17.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $22,237; OR $17.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,711
Counselors (FTE): 156
Students per counselor: 269; OR 313 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 66.1; Librarians (FTE): 57.7

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Oregon's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Oregon: 43%

57%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Oregon

Median 39% · 173 school districts compared

18,725 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Oregon: 33%

50%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Oregon

Median 28% · 173 school districts compared

18,582 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.3K15

$12.8K16

$13.5K17

$14.0K18

$14.6K19

$15.3K20

$16.6K21

$19.0K22

$20.6K23

$22.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.7% · $54M
State: 32% · $363.7M
Local: 63% · $723.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,369
Support services: $10,332
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $311.5M
Long-term debt: $2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 60Middle schools: 15High schools: 10Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Abernethy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	285	19.3	82%	77%	Portland
Ainsworth Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	587	18.7	79%	76%	Portland
Alameda Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	498	21.1	84%	81%	Portland
Arleta Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	252	15.4	47%	47%	Portland
Astor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	413	16.2	55%	47%	Portland
Atkinson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	372	16.9	61%	54%	Portland
Beach Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	15.0	55%	50%	Portland
Beverly Cleary SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	535	19.3	78%	71%	Portland
Boise-Eliot Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	313	14.2	20%	15%	Portland
Bridger Creative Science SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	474	17.5	55%	43%	Portland
Bridlemile Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	418	17.4	78%	74%	Portland
Buckman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	306	14.6	54%	44%	Portland
Capitol Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	323	18.3	68%	62%	Portland
Cesar Chavez K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	453	11.4	21%	15%	Portland
Chapman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	353	17.0	46%	40%	Portland
Chief Joseph Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	278	17.2	63%	55%	Portland
Clark Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	330	12.9	23%	20%	Portland
Creston Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	246	15.5	66%	67%	Portland
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	312	15.2	39%	34%	Portland
Duniway Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	387	22.2	70%	72%	Portland
Emerson SchoolCharter	K–5	130	18.4	67%	55%	Portland
Faubion Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	585	15.1	23%	16%	Portland
Forest Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	302	19.1	84%	78%	Portland
Glencoe Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	357	19.3	79%	75%	Portland
Grout Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	295	15.1	56%	53%	Portland
Hayhurst Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	525	15.8	67%	62%	Portland
Irvington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	249	15.7	66%	58%	Portland
James John Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	367	14.6	33%	23%	Portland
Kairos PDXCharterFree meals for all	K–5	226	16.6	24%	20%	Portland
Kelly Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	385	15.0	30%	29%	Portland
Laurelhurst Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	660	19.5	79%	69%	Portland
Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	376	12.5	85%	85%	Portland
Lee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	257	13.3	47%	41%	Portland
Lent Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	256	13.5	46%	37%	Portland
Lewis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	267	17.5	66%	59%	Portland
Llewellyn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	373	17.0	77%	76%	Portland
Maplewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	296	17.8	62%	60%	Portland
Markham Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	341	14.1	61%	53%	Portland
Marysville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	318	14.3	36%	26%	Portland
Peninsula Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	235	13.2	51%	36%	Portland
Portland Arthur Academy Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	165	13.8	69%	54%	Portland
Portland Village SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	408	15.9	50%	44%	Portland
Richmond Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	530	21.9	74%	69%	Portland
Rieke Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	279	20.2	85%	83%	Portland
Rigler Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	303	14.1	36%	36%	Portland
Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	172	9.7	17%	14%	Portland
Rose City ParkFree meals for all	K–5	448	16.0	53%	56%	Portland
Sabin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	293	16.6	65%	57%	Portland
Scott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	493	13.5	41%	37%	Portland
Sitton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	339	11.8	40%	39%	Portland
Skyline Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	226	17.4	75%	63%	Portland
Stephenson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	285	18.1	78%	77%	Portland
Sunnyside Environmental SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	461	18.2	61%	53%	Portland
Vernon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	564	18.3	56%	53%	Portland
Vestal Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	257	13.9	37%	31%	Portland
Whitman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	198	12.3	31%	21%	Portland
Winterhaven SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	322	20.0	87%	85%	Portland
Woodlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	306	15.1	52%	53%	Portland
Woodmere Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	241	12.2	28%	22%	Portland
Woodstock Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	393	14.7	64%	62%	Portland
Beaumont Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	435	15.6	65%	60%	Portland
George Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	400	12.5	25%	14%	Portland
Gray Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	439	18.5	71%	57%	Portland
Harriet Tubman Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	329	13.6	47%	45%	Portland
Harrison Park SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	372	13.5	49%	41%	Portland
Hosford Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	537	18.9	66%	51%	Portland
Jackson Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	715	19.3	67%	56%	Portland
Kellogg Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	592	15.2	47%	35%	Portland
Lane Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	417	13.0	30%	23%	Portland
Mt Tabor Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	466	18.3	68%	63%	Portland
Ockley Green Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	409	14.1	35%	31%	Portland
Roseway Heights SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	561	14.7	39%	28%	Portland
Sellwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	575	20.0	71%	66%	Portland
West Sylvan Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	670	18.7	69%	63%	Portland
da Vinci Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	427	19.1	65%	33%	Portland
Alliance High SchoolAlternative	9–12	197	9.2	—	—	Portland
Benson Polytechnic High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	896	15.4	—	—	Portland
Cleveland High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,421	19.8	—	—	Portland
Franklin High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,807	18.4	—	—	Portland
Grant High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,149	20.3	—	—	Portland
Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,650	20.0	—	—	Portland
Jefferson High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	456	13.1	—	—	Portland
Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,681	17.0	—	—	Portland
Lincoln High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,611	19.6	—	—	Portland
Roosevelt High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,450	16.1	—	—	Portland
Metropolitan Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	K–12	319	13.0	58%	46%	Portland

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 501 N Dixon St, Portland, OR 97227
Phone: (503)916-2000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.