James John Elementary School (Portland, Oregon)

James John Elementary
Address
7439 N Charleston Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97203
United States
Coordinates 45°35′25″N 122°45′09″W / 45.590241°N 122.75256°W / 45.590241; -122.75256Coordinates: 45°35′25″N 122°45′09″W / 45.590241°N 122.75256°W / 45.590241; -122.75256
Information
Established 1929 (1929)[1]
School district Portland Public Schools
Principal Samantha Ragaisis[2]
Teaching staff 22[3]
Enrollment 461 [4] (2013)
Average class size 24.1 [5]
Mascot Lions
Feeder to George Middle School[6]
Website James John Elementary School

James John Elementary, is a 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.[7] The facility includes 26 classrooms[8] a computer lab, performance stage, gymnasium[9] and library staffed with a media specialist.[10] James John is the site of a Multnomah County SUN Community School.[11]

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.[12] In 1911, James John High School was built on what is now the playground for the current school.[13]

The current building was designed by the prolific architect George Howell Jones[14] 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.[15]

The school became a K–8 when Roosevelt High School was founded in 1921[16] and became a K–5 school when George Middle School was founded in 1951.[17] 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

African AmericanAsianHispanicNative AmericanPacific IslanderWhiteMultiple Races
9.5%5.2%42.7%1.3%2.8%32.8%5.6%

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
[18]

Select Demographics 2012-2013[19]

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

References

  1. ↑ Bryan, Dorene (2012), "The History of James John School", in Hallman, Craig, History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 30
  2. ↑ "James John web site staff page". 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "James John Elementary: staff page". 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "James John Elementary: Programs and Culture". GreatSchools. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "James John Elementary: staff page". 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "James John Elementary: SUN School". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "The James John estate". The Oregonian. 2 February 1900. p. 7.
  13. ↑ Bryan, Dorene (2012), "The History of James John School", in Hallman, Craig, History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 31
  14. ↑ Oregon State Historic Site Form: George Howell Jones (architect, 1887-1950), University of Oregon Libraries, Digital Collections, retrieved 27 June 2014
  15. ↑ "James John School (Portland, Oregon)". Oregon Digital. University of Oregon Libraries, Digital Collections. 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  16. ↑ Morse, P. Victor (2012), "The History of Roosevelt High School", in Hallman, Craig, History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 13
  17. ↑ Hurt, Maxine (2012), "St. Johns a Collection of Historical Notes.", in Hallman, Craig, History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 5
  18. ↑ "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". 14 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "Oregon Department of Education Report Card 2012-13: James John Elementary". Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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