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James Templeton Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

9500 SW Murdock St, Tigard, OR 97224 · (503) 431-4850 · Part of Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

Tigard’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Oregon school districts

Directions
Students
543
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about James Templeton Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Oregon’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Tigard kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Tigard kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5James Templeton Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Oregon’s 753 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9500 SW Murdock St, Tigard

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten89
Grade 180
Grade 285
Grade 3104
Grade 497
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
504’20
481’21
514’22
543’23
543’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6%Black 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Templeton Elementary School from Tigard families.

Other schools in Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

The district →
Metzger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tigard
B+
566 students16:1
Durham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tigard
471 students17:1
Tualatin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tualatin
C−
414 students17:1
Edward Byrom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tualatin
C+
367 students17:1
Art Rutkin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tigard
131 students15:1
Deer Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tigard
534 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Oregon’s other public schools; Tigard’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.