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.
History James John Elementary is named after the pioneer of St. Johns who bequeathed land and money for the establishment of a school. In 1911, James John High School was built on what is now the playground for the current school.
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.
The school became a K–8 when Roosevelt High School was founded in 1921 and became a K–5 school when George Middle School was founded in 1951. 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) African American Asian Hispanic Native American Pacific Islander White Multiple Races 9.0% 3.8% 39.4% 1.1% 1.4% 37.2% 8.2%
Percent Meeting or Exceeding Achievement Benchmarks Year 3rd Grade Reading 3rd Grade Math 5th Grade Reading 5th Grade Math 2010-2011 87.5% 56.3% 60.4% 52.8% 2011-2012 61.4% 52.9% 48.4% 39.1% 2012-2013 40% 33.3% 56.3% 39.6% Five-year Student Body Growth Year K 1 2 3 4 5 Total 2009 70 73 48 64 61 68 384 2013 85 99 80 68 59 70 461
Select Demographics 2012-2013 English Learners 31% Economically disadvantaged 84% Students with disabilities 19% Different languages spoken 14
References
External links
"The History of James John High School" – St. Johns Heritage Association