Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000881
Capitol Hill Elementary School
8401 SW 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97219 · (503) 916-6303 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Oregon public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
135 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
62.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 60.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Capitol Hill Elementary School
Capitol Hill Elementary School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Elementary School this school | 323 | 41.8% | 59.7% |
| Stephenson Elementary School Portland | 285 | 41.8% | 73.0% |
| Winterhaven School Portland | 322 | 41.6% | 81.0% |
| Rieke Elementary School Portland | 279 | 41.6% | 78.8% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Portland | 296 | 41.6% | 57.2% |
| Sunset Primary School West Linn | 375 | 44.5% | 56.7% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Capitol Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #63 of 591 | #19 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #61 of 646 ▲ 11 | #20 of 109 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #68 of 646 ▲ 22 | #20 of 109 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #362 of 710 | #61 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #421 of 587 | #74 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #372 of 587 | #90 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #604 of 645 | #81 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #116 of 493 | #31 of 89 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 323 | 17.7 | 18.3:1 | 42% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 17.3 | 20.9:1 | 24% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 17.2 | 19.3:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 20.5 | 21.6:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 26% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 18% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 18 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capitol Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (442 to 323); teachers down 14% (20.5 to 17.7).
About Capitol Hill Elementary School
Capitol Hill Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 323 students.
In Portland SD 1J, 86 schools enroll a combined 41,894 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Capitol Hill Elementary School. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, Multnomah County is about 68% White. Capitol Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Capitol Hill Elementary School counts 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.3 students for each one. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Multnomah County average 75%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Capitol Hill Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.3% at Capitol Hill Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Multnomah County number 169 and enroll about 81,096.
Rieke Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from Capitol Hill Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Capitol Hill Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Capitol Hill Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 346 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a decrease of 23 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Rieke Elementary School0.8 mi · 279
- Riverdale High School0.9 mi · 159
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School1.0 mi · 1,650
- Gray Middle School1.3 mi · 439
- Jackson Middle School1.4 mi · 715
- Stephenson Elementary School1.7 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Capitol Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Capitol Hill Elementary School?
Capitol Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades KG-05.
Is Capitol Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Capitol Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Capitol Hill Elementary School have?
Capitol Hill Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Capitol Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Capitol Hill Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Capitol Hill Elementary School in?
Capitol Hill Elementary School is part of Portland SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.