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David Douglas School District, Oregon

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David Douglas School District
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Multnomah County, Oregon
District details
Superintendent: Ken Richardson
# of school board members: 7
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David Douglas School District is a school district in Oregon.

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Superintendent

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Ken Richardson is the superintendent of the David Douglas School District. Richardson was appointed superintendent in July 2016. Richardson's previous career experience includes working as the district's deputy superintendent.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Don Grotting was the superintendent of the David Douglas School District from 2010 to 2016.[2]

School board

The David Douglas School District school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms.[3]

Elections

See also: David Douglas School District, Oregon, elections

Members of the David Douglas School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election every odd-numbered year in May.

Four seats on the board were up for general election and two seats were up for special election on May 20, 2025. The filing deadline was March 20, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The David Douglas School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $20,373,000 $2,191 12%
Local: $27,869,000 $2,997 16%
State: $127,753,000 $13,738 73%
Total: $175,995,000 $18,926
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $165,877,000 $17,838
Total Current Expenditures: $159,102,000 $17,109
Instructional Expenditures: $85,759,000 $9,222 52%
Student and Staff Support: $33,974,000 $3,653 20%
Administration: $20,582,000 $2,213 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $18,787,000 $2,020 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $349,000 $37
Construction: $30,000 $3
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $686,000 $73
Interest on Debt: $1,854,000 $199


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

School year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $52,831 $101,647
2023-2024[7] $70,932 $102,222
2022-2023[8] $66,917 $96,436
2021-2022[9] $65,285 $94,084
2020-2021[10] $43,109 $85,915

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <=20 PS PS PS PS PS <50
2018-2019 34 49 18 24 11-19 35 39
2017-2018 33 51 16 22 11-19 36 39
2016-2017 34 51 16 23 11-19 39 39
2015-2016 37 51 18 25 20-29 36 45
2014-2015 37 54 18 25 30-39 39 43
2013-2014 57 69 34 47 40-49 56 64
2012-2013 61 70 38 53 60-69 61 68
2011-2012 62 74 39 53 50-59 65-69 68
2010-2011 58 70 34 50 50-59 60-64 64

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21-39 >=50 PS PS PS <50
2018-2019 49 60 32 42 40-49 53 54
2017-2018 48 59 28 41 40-49 50 55
2016-2017 49 58 32 39 40-49 53 55
2015-2016 50 61 32 41 50-59 51 57
2014-2015 52 61 32 43 40-49 56 58
2013-2014 64 71 47 55 60-69 70 71
2012-2013 65 69 46 56 70-79 70 72
2011-2012 67 73 47 58 60-69 70-74 74
2010-2011 75 77 56 69 60-69 80-84 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 90-94 80-84 75-79 PS 80-89 80-84
2018-2019 79 85-89 75-79 70-74 PS 80-89 80-84
2017-2018 76 80-84 70-74 75-79 >=50 60-69 75-79
2016-2017 71 75-79 60-64 60-64 PS 70-79 76
2015-2016 76 80-84 70-74 75-79 >=50 60-69 75
2014-2015 74 75-79 70-74 70-74 PS 70-79 76
2013-2014 74 75-79 65-69 70-74 >=50 70-79 76
2012-2013 72 75-79 60-64 65-69 >=50 70-79 72
2011-2012 69 80-84 55-59 60-64 PS 60-69 72
2010-2011 68 75-79 55-59 60-64 >=50 80-89 68


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 8,708 -1.1
2021-2022 8,807 -5.6
2020-2021 9,299 -5.6
2019-2020 9,818 -3.1
2018-2019 10,124 -3.7
2017-2018 10,496 -1.9
2016-2017 10,692 -2.0
2015-2016 10,906 -1.2
2014-2015 11,039 0.5
2013-2014 10,987 1.5
2012-2013 10,818 -0.7
2011-2012 10,895 0.0
2010-2011 10,900 0.4
2009-2010 10,855 2.5
2008-2009 10,580 1.8
2007-2008 10,394 2.8
2006-2007 10,100 12.2
2005-2006 8,870 -7.9
2004-2005 9,572 3.3
2003-2004 9,256 3.8
2002-2003 8,901 4.1
2001-2002 8,536 4.3
2000-2001 8,173 2.9
1999-2000 7,937 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE David Douglas School District (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 1.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.8 4.0
Black 12.8 2.3
Hispanic 28.7 25.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.9 0.8
Two or More Races 7.5 7.2
White 32.0 58.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, David Douglas School District had 472.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.43.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.00
Kindergarten: 33.03
Elementary: 283.89
Secondary: 146.62
Total: 472.54

David Douglas School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 31.95 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 39.84
School Administrators: 31.95
School Administrative Support: 62.86
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 173.35
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.88
Total Guidance Counselors: 24.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 10.87
Student Support Services: 29.39
Other Support Services: 270.64


Schools

The David Douglas School District operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alice Ott Middle School5826-8
Arthur Academy158KG-5
Cherry Park Elementary School459PK-5
David Douglas High School2,6989-12
Earl Boyles Elementary363PK-5
Floyd Light Middle School6356-8
Gilbert Heights Elementary School420KG-5
Gilbert Park Elementary School462KG-5
Lincoln Park Elementary School465PK-5
Menlo Park Elementary School383KG-5
Mill Park Elementary School446PK-5
Ron Russell Middle School7706-8
Ventura Park Elementary School376KG-5
West Powellhurst Elementary School363PK-5

Contact information

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David Douglas School District
11300 NE Halsey St.
Portland, OR 97220
Phone: 503-252-2900


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Oregonian, "David Douglas school district names new superintendent," July 15, 2016
  2. ↑ The Oregonian, "David Douglas school superintendent Don Grotting is Oregon's superintendent of the year," October 23, 2013
  3. ↑ David Douglas School District, "Board Members," accessed March 4, 2016
  4. ↑ David Douglas School District, "Attendee Input in Board Meetings," accessed January 24, 2024
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ David Douglas School District, "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT between David Douglas School District No. 40 and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 40," accessed April 23, 2025
  7. ↑ David Douglas School District, "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT between David Douglas School District No. 40 and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 40," accessed February 2, 2024
  8. ↑ David Douglas School District, "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT between David Douglas School District No. 40 and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 40," accessed February 2, 2024
  9. ↑ David Douglas School District, "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT between David Douglas School District No. 40 and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 40," accessed February 2, 2024
  10. ↑ David Douglas School District, "David Douglas School District 40 and East County Bargaining Council," accessed April 19, 2021
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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