James John Elementary School

James John Elementary is a K–5 school within the Portland Public Schools district located in the St. Johns neighborhood of north Portland, Oregon, United States. Built in 1929, it feeds graduates to George Middle School which then feeds Roosevelt High School.[4]

James John Elementary
Address
7439 N Charleston Ave.

Portland
,
Oregon
97203

United States
Coordinates45.5903°N 122.7519°W / 45.5903; -122.7519
Information
Established1929[1]
School districtPortland Public Schools
PrincipalJohn Melvin[2]
GradesK–5[3]
Enrollment368[4] (2017)
Average class size22.4[4]
Feeder toGeorge Middle School[4]
Websitepps.net/Domain/127

History
James John High School, predecessor to James John Elementary

James John Elementary is named after the pioneer of St. Johns who bequeathed land and money for the establishment of a school.[5] In 1911, James John High School was built on what is now the playground for the current school.[6]

The current building was designed by the prolific architect George Howell Jones in a two-story Classical Revival style and influenced by John Dewey’s Progressive Education Movement. It is similar to numerous other "fireproof" Portland schools of the era that were built in response to some highly publicized school fires elsewhere in the U.S.[1]

The school became a K–8 when Roosevelt High School was founded in 1921[7] and became a K–5 school when George Middle School was founded in 1951.[8] At some point later it again became a K–8 school, and in the fall of 1985, when the new George Middle School was completed James John was again switched to a K–5 elementary school.

Profile

Ethnic/Racial Profile (2017)[4]

African AmericanAsianHispanicNative AmericanPacific IslanderWhiteMultiple Races
9.0%3.8%39.4%1.1%1.4%37.2%8.2%

Percent Meeting or Exceeding Achievement Benchmarks

Year3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Math
2010-201187.5%56.3%60.4%52.8%
2011-201261.4%52.9%48.4%39.1%
2012-201340%33.3%56.3%39.6%

Five-year Student Body Growth

YearK12345Total
2009707348646168384
2013859980685970461
[9]

Select Demographics 2012-2013[10]

English Learners31%
Economically disadvantaged84%
Students with disabilities19%
Different languages spoken14

References
  1. "James John School (Portland, Oregon)". Oregon Digital. University of Oregon Libraries, Oregon State University Libraries & Press. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  2. "Staff List / James John Staff". Portland Public Schools. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. "Oregon School Directory 2018–19" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-05.
  4. "School Profiles & Enrollment Data 2017–2018" (PDF). Portland Public Schools. pp. 215–216. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  5. "To Found a School: Curious Provision of the Will of the Founder of St. Johns". The Morning Oregonian. 2 February 1900. p. 7.
  6. Bryan, Dorene (2012), "The History of James John School", in Hallman, Craig (ed.), History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 31
  7. Morse, P. Victor (2012), "The History of Roosevelt High School", in Hallman, Craig (ed.), History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 13
  8. Hurt, Maxine (2012), "St. Johns a Collection of Historical Notes.", in Hallman, Craig (ed.), History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 5
  9. "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  10. "Oregon Department of Education Report Card 2012-13: James John Elementary". Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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