Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000906
James John Elementary School
7439 N Charleston Ave, Portland, OR 97203 · (503) 916-6266 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
363 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 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
65%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
32.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 27.7% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 James John Elementary School
James John Elementary School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James John Elementary School this school | 367 | 98.9% | 27.0% |
| Scott Elementary School Portland | 493 | 98.4% | 34.6% |
| CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL Portland | 453 | 98.5% | 14.5% |
| Miller Elementary School Salem | 318 | 89.6% | 19.6% |
| Lee Elementary School Salem | 336 | 87.8% | 24.0% |
| Highland Elementary School Salem | 263 | 90.1% | 15.7% |
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 James John Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #417 of 591 | #51 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #483 of 646 ▼ 74 | #69 of 109 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #458 of 646 ▲ 67 | #71 of 109 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #274 of 710 | #45 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #98 of 587 | #23 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #103 of 587 | #51 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #89 of 645 | #43 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #492 of 493 | #89 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
367
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 367 | 25.2 | 14.6:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 25.4 | 13.8:1 | 64% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 23.2 | 14.5:1 | 66% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 71% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 78% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 83% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 74% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James John Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (368 to 367); teachers up 9% (23 to 25.2).
About James John Elementary School
James John Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Portland, Oregon. The school reports 367 students in kindergarten through 5.
Portland SD 1J is the district for James John Elementary School. It has 86 schools and 41,894 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at James John Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. The next largest groups are 32% White, 11% multiracial, and 8% Black. In Multnomah County overall, about 14% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
James John Elementary School counts 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Multnomah County report 75%.
James John Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.0%, compared with a predicted 24.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Multnomah County, the median household income is $88,766, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Multnomah County has 169 public schools and roughly 81,096 students.
The next-closest public school is Roosevelt High School, about 0.7 miles away. James John Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. James John Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.0% against a local average of 31.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment at James John Elementary School grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 318 to 367 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.7:1 to 14.6:1.
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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
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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
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- 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
- Roosevelt High School0.7 mi · 1,450
- Sitton Elementary School0.7 mi · 339
- George Middle School0.8 mi · 400
- Astor Elementary School1.3 mi · 413
- CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL1.6 mi · 453
- Rosa Parks Elementary School1.9 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About James John Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James John Elementary School?
James John Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James John Elementary School serve?
James John Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at James John Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at James John Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James John Elementary School?
At James John Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 48% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is James John Elementary School public or private?
James John Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
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