Lee Elementary School

Summary:

Lee Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Portland, Oregon, serving 274 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Portland School District 1J, which is ranked 17 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Lee Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a ranking between 348 and 633 out of 706-710 schools over the past 10 years. Its rating has also been low, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in OSAS/English Language Arts and Mathematics, is consistently below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 18.4% to 42.5% across different grade levels and subjects, compared to the state averages of 31.4% to 46.9%.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Rose City Park and Portland Arthur Academy Charter School, Lee Elementary School generally performs worse academically. This may be due to the school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 66.09% to 73.36% over the past few years, suggesting a high proportion of students from low-income families. Despite having a higher per-student spending of $32,911 in 2021-2022 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.7 in 2022-2023 compared to nearby schools, Lee Elementary School continues to struggle to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2222 NE 92nd Ave
       Portland, OR  97220-4397


(503) 916-6144

District: Portland School District 1J

SchoolDigger Rank:
445th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,045 Help


Students who attend Lee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Roseway Heights School
High:    Leodis V. McDaniel High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  274

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.3%
Hispanic:
20.8%
Asian:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.4% Help


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Compare Details Lee Elementary School ranks worse than 62.7% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 50th among 60 ranked elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.33. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lee Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.04. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lee Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.3%), Hispanic (20.8%), Asian (16.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lee Elementary School is 13.7, which is the 17th best among 60 elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lee Elementary School is $24,045, which is the 17th highest among 60 elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lee Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lee Elementary School 445th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Lee Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Portland School District 1J:

SchoolDigger ranks Portland School District 1J 17th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lee Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.90 526th 586 10.2%
2005 20.72 548th 629 12.9%
2006 17.27 588th 636 7.5%
2007 37.78 439th 652 32.7%
2008 9.57 635th 655 3.1%
2009 24.09 566th 665 14.9%
2010 39.28 456th 674 32.3%
2011 33.78 538th 695 22.6%
2012 27.91 590th 730 19.2%
2013 16.60 633rd 707 10.5%
2014 22.53 583rd 695 16.1%
2015 23.01 574th 706 18.7%
2016 34.96 465th 697 33.3%
2017 15.09 629th 701 10.3%
2018 26.92 548th 709 22.7%
2019 36.79 449th 705 36.3%
2022 36.69 437th 706 38.1%
2023 46.08 348th 706 50.7%
2024 35.33 445th 710 37.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.70 318th 481 33.9%
2019 70.21 53rd 303 82.5%
2024 72.60 45th 299 84.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.76 518th 640 19.1%
2019 41.72 361st 597 39.5%
2022 36.87 433rd 703 38.4%
2023 62.82 178th 595 70.1%
2024 27.80 416th 523 20.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.95 543rd 681 20.3%
2019 40.40 378th 621 39.1%
2022 42.95 339th 646 47.5%
2023 53.67 264th 652 59.5%
2024 48.32 298th 658 54.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.89 491st 680 27.8%
2019 42.37 354th 623 43.2%
2022 28.39 484th 654 26.0%
2023 39.90 377th 665 43.3%
2024 28.76 480th 662 27.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.15 65th 86 24.4%
2019 14.26 45th 48 6.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.37 23rd 39 41.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.85 355th 475 25.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Lee Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.53 364th 683 46.7%
2019 64.63 210th 662 68.3%
2022 70.46 163rd 666 75.5%
2023 69.99 168th 656 74.4%
2024 56.07 266th 670 60.3%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Lee Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 34.72 234th 315 25.7%
2009 31.66 246th 323 23.8%
2010 33.00 260th 343 24.2%
2011 20.34 319th 357 10.6%
2012 22.28 347th 395 12.2%
2013 9.41 359th 377 4.8%
2014 29.10 292nd 382 23.6%
2015 47.76 198th 381 48.0%
2016 49.42 190th 383 50.4%
2017 33.19 266th 382 30.4%
2018 33.04 268th 384 30.2%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Lee Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 364 9 78 3 6 n/a n/a 0 460
1989 368 12 104 4 7 n/a n/a 0 495
1990 369 10 108 7 7 n/a n/a 0 501
1991 252 2 83 6 2 n/a n/a 0 345
1992 250 9 103 11 5 n/a n/a 0 378
1993 248 11 118 6 5 n/a n/a 0 388
1994 233 17 128 9 6 n/a n/a 0 393
1995 235 24 138 2 4 n/a n/a 0 403
1996 235 24 138 2 4 n/a n/a 0 403
1997 248 22 102 4 5 n/a n/a 0 381
1998 257 33 111 15 6 n/a n/a 0 422
1999 215 37 115 26 9 n/a n/a 0 402
2000 205 37 114 29 6 n/a n/a 0 391
2001 194 60 104 44 7 n/a n/a 0 409
2002 172 50 128 57 12 n/a n/a 0 419
2003 172 50 128 57 12 n/a n/a 0 419
2004 148 49 119 60 11 n/a n/a 0 387
2005 124 53 91 51 12 n/a n/a 2 333
2006 112 40 80 68 7 n/a n/a 0 307
2007 120 44 99 75 12 n/a n/a 4 354
2008 129 50 106 60 12 n/a n/a 10 367
2009 140 68 129 65 14 n/a n/a 18 434
2010 126 88 133 73 14 n/a n/a 24 458
2011 137 79 112 74 11 5 39 0 457
2012 125 79 113 79 9 4 50 0 459
2013 144 93 116 84 5 4 51 0 497
2014 125 90 120 85 8 6 58 0 492
2015 130 79 102 68 10 5 37 0 431
2016 138 83 93 72 9 5 56 0 456
2017 125 80 97 75 6 8 54 0 445
2018 132 67 87 78 6 4 51 0 425
2019 107 37 46 44 4 3 35 0 276
2020 105 35 40 49 4 4 31 1 269
2021 103 38 38 49 2 1 31 1 263
2022 89 35 37 46 1 4 24 0 236
2023 105 31 45 57 0 8 26 2 274

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 Lee Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 460 17.0 27.0 15.4
1989 495 24.0 20.6 32.3
1990 501 23.5 21.3 25.1
1991 345 18.0 19.1 25.2
1992 378 19.0 19.8 35.4
1993 388 20.3 19.1 38.4
1994 393 20.3 19.4 45
1995 403 20.5 19.7 0
1996 403 20.5 19.7 0
1997 381 17.6 21.6 50.4
1998 422 19.4 21.8 44.8
1999 402 20.4 19.7 57
2000 391 21.9 17.9 61.6
2001 409 23.4 17.5 64.1
2002 419 23.0 18.2 70.4
2003 419 23.0 18.2 70.4
2004 387 23.8 16.3 63.3
2005 333 22.0 15.1 68
2006 307 21.0 14.6 73
2007 354 26.5 13.4 75.4
2008 367 23.0 16.0 72
2009 434 27.0 16.1 72.6
2010 458 27.5 16.6 78.6
2011 457 27.9 16.3 76.8
2012 459 27.1 16.8 78
2013 497 27.4 18.0 77.5
2014 492 29.7 16.5 74.2
2015 431 29.0 14.8 74
2016 456 27.0 16.8 74.1
2017 445 29.9 14.8 74.2
2018 425 30.4 13.9 73.4
2019 276 22.5 12.2 62.3
2020 269 20.2 13.2 59.5
2021 263 21.1 12.4 n/a
2022 236 22.0 10.7 n/a
2023 274 19.9 13.7 73.4

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 Lee Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 460 17.0 27.0 15.4
1989 495 24.0 20.6 32.3
1990 501 23.5 21.3 25.1
1991 345 18.0 19.1 25.2
1992 378 19.0 19.8 35.4
1993 388 20.3 19.1 38.4
1994 393 20.3 19.4 45
1995 403 20.5 19.7 0
1996 403 20.5 19.7 0
1997 381 17.6 21.6 50.4
1998 422 19.4 21.8 44.8
1999 402 20.4 19.7 57
2000 391 21.9 17.9 61.6
2001 409 23.4 17.5 64.1
2002 419 23.0 18.2 70.4
2003 419 23.0 18.2 70.4
2004 387 23.8 16.3 63.3
2005 333 22.0 15.1 68
2006 307 21.0 14.6 73
2007 354 26.5 13.4 75.4
2008 367 23.0 16.0 72
2009 434 27.0 16.1 72.6
2010 458 27.5 16.6 78.6
2011 457 27.9 16.3 76.8
2012 459 27.1 16.8 78
2013 497 27.4 18.0 77.5
2014 492 29.7 16.5 74.2
2015 431 29.0 14.8 74
2016 456 27.0 16.8 74.1
2017 445 29.9 14.8 74.2
2018 425 30.4 13.9 73.4
2019 276 22.5 12.2 62.3
2020 269 20.2 13.2 59.5
2021 263 21.1 12.4 n/a
2022 236 22.0 10.7 n/a
2023 274 19.9 13.7 73.4

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 Lee 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 $18,616
2020 n/a n/a $19,079
2021 n/a n/a $19,952
2022 $2,490 (7.6%) $30,422 (92.4%) $32,911
2023 $3,004 (12.5%) $21,040 (87.5%) $24,045

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lee 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 449th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 348th of 706 Elementary schools
 14.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lee Elementary School)33.352.4
 19.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)55.455.4
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lee Elementary School)22.250
 27.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)52.856.2
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lee Elementary School)57.530.8
 26.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)56.258.1
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lee Elementary School)52.533.3
 19.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)4854.3
 6.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lee Elementary School)46.341.5
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)60.459.8
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lee Elementary School)24.429.3
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)43.246.5
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Lee Elementary School)31.722
 9.7%
   5th Grade Science (Portland School District 1J)40.644.1
 3.5%
   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 Students276274
 0.7%
African American3731
 16.2%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian4645
 2.2%
Hispanic4457
 29.5%
Pacific Islander38
 166.7%
White107105
 1.9%
Two or More Races3526
 25.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.3%73.4%
 11%


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Lee Elementary School ranks 445th of 710 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 274 students attended Lee Elementary School.

Students who attend Lee Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roseway Heights School
High : Leodis V. McDaniel High School

Students at Lee Elementary School are 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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