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James John Elementary
Address
7439 N Charleston Ave. Portland, Oregon 97203 United States
Coordinates	45°35′25″N 122°45′07″W / 45.5903°N 122.7519°W / 45.5903; -122.7519
Information
Established	1929
School district	Portland Public Schools
Principal	John Melvin
Grades	K–5
Enrollment	368 (2017)
Average class size	22.4
Feeder to	George Middle School Roosevelt High School
Website	pps.net/Domain/127

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.

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References

1. ^ "James John School (Portland, Oregon)". Oregon Digital. University of Oregon Libraries, Oregon State University Libraries & Press. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
2. "Oregon School Directory 2018–19" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2018.
3. "Staff List / James John Staff". Portland Public Schools. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
4. ^ "School Profiles & Enrollment Data 2017–2018" (PDF). Portland Public Schools. pp. 215–216. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
5. "To Found a School: Curious Provision of the Will of the Founder of St. Johns". The Morning Oregonian. February 2, 1900. p. 7.
6. Bryan, Dorene (2012), "The History of James John School", in Hallman, Craig (ed.), History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 31
7. Morse, P. Victor (2012), "The History of Roosevelt High School", in Hallman, Craig (ed.), History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 13
8. Hurt, Maxine (2012), "St. Johns a Collection of Historical Notes.", in Hallman, Craig (ed.), History of James John Elementary, Collected Documents, p. 5
9. "Portland Public Schools 2013-2014 Enrollment Profiles". April 14, 2014.
10. "Oregon Department of Education Report Card 2012-13: James John Elementary". Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

External links

• "The History of James John High School" – St. Johns Heritage Association

• 1929 establishments in Oregon
• Buildings and structures in St. Johns, Portland, Oregon
• Buildings and structures completed in 1911
• Portland Public Schools (Oregon)
• Public elementary schools in Oregon
• Schools in Multnomah County, Oregon