West Powellhurst Elementary School

Summary:

West Powellhurst Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 363 students in grades PK-5 in the David Douglas School District in Portland, Oregon.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the district average, West Powellhurst Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools and significantly underperforms the district and state averages on academic assessments. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (80.17%) and English Language Learners, which may contribute to its persistent achievement gaps. When compared to other schools in the district, such as Cherry Park Elementary, which has higher proficiency rates, the challenges facing West Powellhurst become even more apparent.

The low academic performance at West Powellhurst Elementary is particularly concerning, with only 27.5% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 7.2% of 5th graders reaching proficiency in Mathematics. These results suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, support systems, and resource allocation to address the persistent achievement gaps, especially for its most vulnerable student populations.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2921 SE 116th Ave
       Portland, OR  97266-1797


(503) 256-6509

District: David Douglas School District 40

SchoolDigger Rank:
645th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,170 Help


Students who attend West Powellhurst Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ron Russell Middle School
High:    David Douglas High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  363

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.0%
Hispanic:
26.2%
Asian:
13.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.2% Help


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Compare Details West Powellhurst Elementary School ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the David Douglas School District 40. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.56. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at West Powellhurst Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35%), Hispanic (26.2%), Asian (13.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Powellhurst Elementary School is 16.6, which is the 2nd best among 10 elementary schools in the David Douglas School District 40. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Powellhurst Elementary School is $22,170, which is the 4th highest among 10 elementary schools in the David Douglas School District 40.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Powellhurst Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Powellhurst Elementary School 645th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See West Powellhurst Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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David Douglas School District 40:

SchoolDigger ranks David Douglas School District 40 102nd of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Powellhurst Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.73 236th 586 59.7%
2005 66.30 194th 629 69.2%
2006 60.97 269th 636 57.7%
2007 64.29 209th 652 67.9%
2008 67.05 204th 655 68.9%
2009 43.51 422nd 665 36.5%
2010 42.30 434th 674 35.6%
2011 42.59 449th 695 35.4%
2012 28.13 585th 730 19.9%
2013 27.23 567th 707 19.8%
2014 27.33 549th 695 21.0%
2015 35.96 470th 706 33.4%
2016 26.01 550th 697 21.1%
2017 24.22 566th 701 19.3%
2018 15.73 635th 709 10.4%
2019 23.45 576th 705 18.3%
2022 15.44 633rd 706 10.3%
2023 16.82 622nd 706 11.9%
2024 14.56 645th 710 9.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.07 173rd 179 3.4%
2022 33.37 57th 80 28.8%
2023 19.33 86th 87 1.1%
2024 23.57 94th 97 3.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.65 374th 481 22.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.37 564th 640 11.9%
2019 34.39 434th 597 27.3%
2022 15.45 630th 703 10.4%
2023 24.41 482nd 595 19.0%
2024 27.48 419th 523 19.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.28 632nd 681 7.2%
2019 16.33 553rd 621 11.0%
2022 11.62 611th 646 5.4%
2023 16.19 586th 652 10.1%
2024 16.72 587th 658 10.8%
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Rank History for Male students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.04 587th 680 13.7%
2019 30.79 448th 623 28.1%
2022 23.27 535th 654 18.2%
2023 20.11 563rd 665 15.3%
2024 16.43 595th 662 10.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.57 73rd 86 15.1%
2019 21.82 41st 48 14.6%
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Rank History for African American students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.59 4th 39 89.7%
2023 53.23 6th 18 66.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.02 420th 475 11.6%
2019 43.08 210th 364 42.3%
2022 37.52 210th 339 38.1%
2023 38.73 221st 360 38.6%
2024 22.94 319th 365 12.6%
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Rank History for White students at West Powellhurst Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.33 658th 683 3.7%
2019 15.76 610th 662 7.9%
2022 16.03 604th 666 9.3%
2023 14.35 605th 656 7.8%
2024 15.72 607th 670 9.4%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Open Quote My children have been going to wp since kindergarten the teacher`s are wonderful and everyone really care`s about the students if their is a problem they with help in any why to make sure the problem gets taking care of fast and correctly they teach wonderfully and understand that not every child will pick it up as fast as everyone else it is very nice to know that my children are safe and well taken care of when they are at school Close Quote



Enrollment information for West Powellhurst Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 315 14 19 11 1 n/a n/a 0 360
1989 324 10 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1990 329 16 12 12 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1991 309 11 13 13 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1992 329 15 17 9 4 n/a n/a 0 374
1993 338 12 15 9 8 n/a n/a 0 382
1994 324 7 20 23 13 n/a n/a 0 387
1995 326 5 36 20 17 n/a n/a 0 404
1996 326 5 36 20 17 n/a n/a 0 404
1997 316 10 36 22 12 n/a n/a 0 396
1998 344 15 32 26 7 n/a n/a 0 424
1999 341 30 38 33 7 n/a n/a 0 449
2000 353 22 44 49 5 n/a n/a 0 473
2001 338 32 52 52 6 n/a n/a 0 480
2002 308 38 62 80 2 n/a n/a 0 490
2003 308 38 62 80 2 n/a n/a 0 490
2004 299 38 66 83 4 n/a n/a 0 490
2005 299 52 70 76 4 n/a n/a 1 502
2006 262 53 61 89 7 n/a n/a 0 472
2007 252 57 60 96 2 n/a n/a 3 470
2008 230 59 73 116 6 n/a n/a 4 488
2009 171 49 64 117 8 n/a n/a 7 416
2010 191 44 67 123 5 n/a n/a 13 443
2011 196 49 66 132 10 2 16 0 471
2012 207 42 68 119 4 2 16 0 458
2013 216 42 65 107 8 2 19 0 459
2014 223 46 64 116 7 3 20 0 479
2015 212 45 71 118 5 5 28 0 484
2016 202 46 72 122 6 2 33 0 483
2017 187 44 74 106 4 0 25 0 440
2018 181 38 66 112 5 2 32 0 436
2019 158 44 58 111 3 2 28 0 404
2020 153 46 53 109 1 9 17 0 388
2021 137 51 54 105 2 9 18 0 376
2022 111 46 41 104 1 9 19 0 331
2023 127 47 50 95 1 15 28 0 363

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Powellhurst Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 17.3 20.8 28.3
1989 356 16.3 21.8 19.7
1990 369 16.6 22.2 20.9
1991 346 19.1 18.1 22.5
1992 374 13.5 27.7 25.1
1993 382 18.7 20.4 26.7
1994 387 18.8 20.6 32.3
1995 404 19.6 20.6 38.4
1996 404 19.6 20.6 38.4
1997 396 19.8 20.0 43.7
1998 424 19.6 21.6 32.3
1999 449 21.2 21.2 53.5
2000 473 22.1 21.4 64.3
2001 480 22.9 21.0 60.4
2002 490 23.6 20.8 70.8
2003 490 23.6 20.8 70.8
2004 490 24.0 20.4 67.3
2005 502 23.9 21.0 68.5
2006 472 22.0 21.5 78.4
2007 470 24.6 19.1 77.3
2008 488 21.6 22.6 76.2
2009 416 22.6 18.4 80.9
2010 443 21.5 20.5 88.6
2011 471 22.2 21.1 87.5
2012 458 21.0 21.7 89.3
2013 459 20.3 22.5 86.7
2014 479 20.7 23.1 87.1
2015 484 20.0 24.2 84.7
2016 483 21.0 23.0 84.7
2017 440 21.2 20.6 85.7
2018 436 20.9 20.8 85.6
2019 404 20.0 20.2 83.7
2020 388 20.0 19.4 84.5
2021 376 20.0 18.8 n/a
2022 331 20.0 16.5 n/a
2023 363 21.8 16.6 80.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Powellhurst Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 17.3 20.8 28.3
1989 356 16.3 21.8 19.7
1990 369 16.6 22.2 20.9
1991 346 19.1 18.1 22.5
1992 374 13.5 27.7 25.1
1993 382 18.7 20.4 26.7
1994 387 18.8 20.6 32.3
1995 404 19.6 20.6 38.4
1996 404 19.6 20.6 38.4
1997 396 19.8 20.0 43.7
1998 424 19.6 21.6 32.3
1999 449 21.2 21.2 53.5
2000 473 22.1 21.4 64.3
2001 480 22.9 21.0 60.4
2002 490 23.6 20.8 70.8
2003 490 23.6 20.8 70.8
2004 490 24.0 20.4 67.3
2005 502 23.9 21.0 68.5
2006 472 22.0 21.5 78.4
2007 470 24.6 19.1 77.3
2008 488 21.6 22.6 76.2
2009 416 22.6 18.4 80.9
2010 443 21.5 20.5 88.6
2011 471 22.2 21.1 87.5
2012 458 21.0 21.7 89.3
2013 459 20.3 22.5 86.7
2014 479 20.7 23.1 87.1
2015 484 20.0 24.2 84.7
2016 483 21.0 23.0 84.7
2017 440 21.2 20.6 85.7
2018 436 20.9 20.8 85.6
2019 404 20.0 20.2 83.7
2020 388 20.0 19.4 84.5
2021 376 20.0 18.8 n/a
2022 331 20.0 16.5 n/a
2023 363 21.8 16.6 80.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Powellhurst Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $16,908
2020 n/a n/a $17,112
2021 n/a n/a $19,330
2022 $2,744 (12.4%) $19,426 (87.6%) $22,170

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Powellhurst Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 576th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 622nd of 706 Elementary schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Powellhurst Elementary School)33.824.5
 9.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (David Douglas School District 40)38.927.8
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Powellhurst Elementary School)29.626.5
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (David Douglas School District 40)37.526.7
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Powellhurst Elementary School)27.823.3
 4.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (David Douglas School District 40)41.431.5
 9.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Powellhurst Elementary School)3128.8
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (David Douglas School District 40)34.123.9
 10.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Powellhurst Elementary School)43.626.2
 17.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (David Douglas School District 40)50.235.6
 14.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Powellhurst Elementary School)30.89.2
 21.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (David Douglas School District 40)29.417.9
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (West Powellhurst Elementary School)24.410.8
 13.6%
   5th Grade Science (David Douglas School District 40)28.918.7
 10.2%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students404363
 10.1%
African American4447
 6.8%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian5850
 13.8%
Hispanic11195
 14.4%
Pacific Islander215
 650%
White158127
 19.6%
Two or More Races2828
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.7%80.2%
 3.5%


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Students at West Powellhurst Elementary School are 35% White, 26% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend West Powellhurst Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ron Russell Middle School
High : David Douglas High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 363 students attended West Powellhurst Elementary School.

West Powellhurst Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Oregon elementary schools.


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