Portland Elementary

Set in Louisville, Kentucky, Portland Elementary is an intimate primary school, operated by Jefferson County. It educates 304 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 421.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; Portland Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Portland Elementary shows that Black students make up the majority at 57%; the rest looks like 28% White, 12% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Portland Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Portland Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.4%, the actual is 22.0%, a residual of -9.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Portland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Atkinson Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Portland Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Portland Elementary's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 304). The White share of enrollment declined from 40% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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