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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIGARD-TUALATIN SD 23J·NCES 411224001192
James Templeton Elementary School
9500 SW Murdock St, Tigard, OR 97224 · (503) 431-4850 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
343 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 33.1% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Templeton Elementary School
James Templeton Elementary School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Templeton Elementary School this school | 543 | 63.2% | 35.7% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School Tigard | 534 | 58.1% | 39.8% |
| Durham Elementary School Tigard | 471 | 61.1% | 41.6% |
| Charles F Tigard Elementary School Tigard | 460 | 57.4% | 37.7% |
| Whitcomb Elementary School Milwaukie | 415 | 58.3% | 12.1% |
| Metzger Elementary School Tigard | 566 | 61.3% | 38.3% |
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 Templeton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #277 of 591 | #56 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #271 of 646 ▲ 52 | #52 of 89 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #245 of 646 ▲ 79 | #52 of 89 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #39 of 710 | #13 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #340 of 587 | #51 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #76 of 587 | #23 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #458 of 645 | #46 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #381 of 493 | #61 of 70 |
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
543
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 543 | 31.2 | 17.4:1 | 63% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 30.7 | 17.7:1 | 60% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 27.2 | 18.9:1 | 47% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 32.3 | 18.9:1 | 40% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 45% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 53% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 22% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 29 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Templeton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (610 to 543); teachers down 3% (32.3 to 31.2).
About James Templeton Elementary School
James Templeton Elementary School is a large elementary school located in Tigard, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 543 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321 students, so this school is 69% larger than average.
James Templeton Elementary School is part of a district of 19 schools: Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J, with 11,342 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at James Templeton Elementary School is White (45%). Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, and 5% Black. Washington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at James Templeton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.4:1, with 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at James Templeton Elementary School is 63%.
James Templeton Elementary School scores 35.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.0%.
Across Washington County, median household income is about $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Washington County number 136 and enroll about 79,469.
The closest other public school is Twality Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. James Templeton Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.7% against a local average of 35.6%.
James Templeton Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
James Templeton Elementary School had 504 students in 2020-21 and 543 in 2024-25, an 8% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.4:1 in 2020-21, and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Tualatin High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Twality Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Hazelbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Metzger Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
Other schools in Tigard
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Twality Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Metzger Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Durham Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Twality Middle School0.1 mi · 1,006
- Tigard High School0.7 mi · 1,771
- Creekside Community High School0.9 mi · 186
- Durham Elementary School1.0 mi · 471
- Charles F Tigard Elementary School1.1 mi · 460
- Tigard-Tualatin Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About James Templeton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James Templeton Elementary School?
James Templeton Elementary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
Is James Templeton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Templeton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at James Templeton Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at James Templeton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at James Templeton Elementary School?
Student demographics at James Templeton Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is James Templeton Elementary School in?
James Templeton Elementary School is part of Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J.
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