Portland SD 1J
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Location Map Portland, OR 97227 Multnomah County
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District Poverty Rate 9.0% (data source)
Non-White Students 45.2% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (87)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Boise-Eliot Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lee Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Abernethy Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ainsworth Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Alameda Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Alliance High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Arleta Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Astor Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Atkinson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Beach Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Beaumont Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Benson Polytechnic High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Beverly Cleary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bridger Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bridlemile Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Buckman Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Capitol Hill Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cesar Chavez K-8 SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Chapman Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Chief Joseph Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cleveland High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Creative Science SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Creston Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Da Vinci Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Duniway Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Emerson SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Faubion Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Forest Park Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Franklin High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
George Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Glencoe Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Grant High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Gray Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Grout Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Harriet Tubman Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Harrison Park SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Hayhurst Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Hosford Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Irvington Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Jackson Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
James John Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Jefferson High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kairos PdxStep 0 No Progress 0
Kellogg Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kelly Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lane Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Laurelhurst Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lent Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lewis Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lincoln High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Llewellyn Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Madison High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Maplewood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Markham Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Marysville Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Metropolitan Learning CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Mt Tabor Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ockley Green Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Opal School Of The Portland Children's MuseumStep 0 No Progress 0
Peninsula Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Portland Arthur Academy Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Portland Village SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Richmond Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rieke Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rigler Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Roosevelt High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rose City ParkStep 0 No Progress 0
Roseway Heights SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sabin Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Scott Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sellwood Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sitton Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Skyline Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Stephenson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sunnyside Environmental SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Vernon Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Vestal Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
West Sylvan Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Whitman Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Wilson High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Winterhaven SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Woodlawn Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Woodmere Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Woodstock Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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Oregon State Law School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
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Launch Steps History
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Step 1
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November 19, 2025
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October 24, 2025
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September 26, 2025
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May 9, 2025
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April 10, 2025
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February 2, 2025
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April 24, 2024
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March 17, 2024
 
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