Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000931
Rigler Elementary School
5401 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97218 · (503) 916-6451 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
127 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 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
50%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
35.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 30.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rigler Elementary School
Rigler Elementary School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigler Elementary School this school | 303 | 41.9% | 30.9% |
| Atkinson Elementary School Portland | 372 | 41.7% | 53.5% |
| Candy Lane Elementary School Milwaukie | 363 | 54.5% | 27.3% |
| Garfield Elementary School Corvallis | 378 | 57.1% | 32.6% |
| Barnes Elementary School Beaverton | 451 | 54.1% | 17.2% |
| Kinnaman Elementary School Beaverton | 471 | 53.5% | 23.1% |
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 Rigler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #353 of 591 | #47 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #289 of 646 ▲ 74 | #55 of 109 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #417 of 646 ▲ 83 | #64 of 109 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #402 of 710 | #72 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #68 of 587 | #18 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #305 of 587 | #77 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #598 of 645 | #75 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #71 of 493 | #24 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
303
+33 (+12%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 303 | 21.6 | 14.1:1 | 42% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 18.5 | 13.8:1 | 65% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 17.9 | 12.5:1 | 65% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 86% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 86% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 85% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 70% (367) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 28 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rigler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (441 to 303); teachers down 28% (30 to 21.6).
About Rigler Elementary School
At 5401 NE Prescott St in Portland, Oregon, Rigler Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Its 303 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Rigler Elementary School is among 86 schools run by Portland SD 1J, which serves 41,894 students.
Rigler Elementary School's enrollment is 64% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 29% White and 4% Black. Among people living in Multnomah County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. Rigler Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rigler Elementary School and a ratio of 14.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 42% of enrollment. That is lower than the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County.
The allk12 Grade for Rigler Elementary School is C-. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rigler Elementary School scores 15.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 30.9% actual versus 46.3% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Multnomah County residents, median household income is about $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Rigler Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County, which together enroll about 81,096 students.
The shortest distance from Rigler Elementary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Scott Elementary School. The five-mile area around Rigler Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 30.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Rigler Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 270 to 303 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.9:1 to 14.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Scott Elementary School0.7 mi · 493
- Beaumont Middle School0.8 mi · 435
- Rose City Park1.2 mi · 448
- Roseway Heights School1.3 mi · 561
- Rivercrest Academy1.5 mi · 12
- Grant High School1.5 mi · 2,149
Frequently asked questions
About Rigler Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rigler Elementary School?
Rigler Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rigler Elementary School serve?
Rigler Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rigler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rigler Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rigler Elementary School?
At Rigler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 64% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rigler Elementary School public or private?
Rigler Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.