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Rock Creek Elementary School

4125 NW 185th Ave, Portland, OR 97229 · (503) 356-2450 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
201 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5113%
Grade 17318%
Grade 26216%
Grade 37519%
Grade 47619%
Grade 56115%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
18847%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
7318%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
8321%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
4010%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
21053%
Female
18847%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
70.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.6%58.5%
2023-2466.0%60.0%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Rock Creek Elementary School

Rock Creek Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rock Creek Elementary School this school39850.5%59.0%
Bethany Elementary School
Beaverton
41351.3%73.1%
Cedar Mill Elementary School
Portland
35050.6%67.6%
Woodstock Elementary School
Portland
39342.2%57.3%
Oregon Trail Elementary School
Clackamas
45558.0%41.5%
Oak Hills Elementary School
Beaverton
48450.6%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 Rock Creek Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#67 of 591#15 of 86
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.5%#75 of 646
▼ 2
#18 of 89
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.6%#49 of 646
▲ 28
#10 of 89
▲ 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
398#203 of 710#37 of 89
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#319 of 587#44 of 86
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.9%#54 of 587#13 of 86
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.5%#555 of 645#77 of 86
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-30.3%#80 of 493#16 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 2024-25
Enrollment
398
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539823.217.2:151% (201)
2023-244172516.7:125% (105)
2022-234322219.6:125% (106)
2020-214182219.0:1N/A
2017-185713118.4:122% (123)
2015-165822920.1:120% (115)
2010-115132421.4:117% (88)
2000-015622720.8:114% (78)
1990-913641820.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Creek Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (571 to 398); teachers down 25% (31 to 23.2).

About Rock Creek Elementary School

Rock Creek Elementary School is an elementary school located in Portland, Oregon, in Washington County. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 398 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Oregon enroll about 321 students on average.

Beaverton SD 48J enrolls 37,479 students, and its 56 schools include Rock Creek Elementary School.

White students make up 47% of enrollment at Rock Creek Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 64% White among all Washington County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Rock Creek Elementary School are from different groups.

Rock Creek Elementary School reports a ratio of 17.2 students per teacher, from 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is similar, at 16.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Rock Creek Elementary School, 51% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, Rock Creek Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Oregon public elementary schools.

A school with Rock Creek Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 43.0%. Rock Creek Elementary School scores 59.0%, 16.1 points above that line.

The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $107,772, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 136 public schools in the county, enrolling about 79,469, Rock Creek Elementary School among them.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Westview High School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Rock Creek Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 398, down from 418 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 19.0:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Rock Creek Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Washington County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Rock Creek Elementary School
District
Beaverton SD 48J
Address
4125 NW 185th Ave, Portland, OR 97229
Phone
(503) 356-2450
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
398
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
201 (51%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
410192001227
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Beaverton SD 48J
Other schools in Portland
Other Rock Creek Elementary schools

9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Rock Creek Elementary. Rock Creek Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About Rock Creek Elementary School
How large is Rock Creek Elementary School?
Rock Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rock Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rock Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rock Creek Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 21% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock Creek Elementary School?
Rock Creek Elementary School is overseen by Beaverton SD 48J in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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