Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000865
Abernethy Elementary School
2421 SE Orange Ave, Portland, OR 97214 · (503) 916-6190 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
119 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.6% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 79.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Oregon's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abernethy Elementary School
Abernethy Elementary School's state test result (78.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy Elementary School this school | 285 | 41.8% | 78.1% |
| Stephenson Elementary School Portland | 285 | 41.8% | 73.0% |
| Capitol Hill Elementary School Portland | 323 | 41.8% | 59.7% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Portland | 296 | 41.6% | 57.2% |
| Winterhaven School Portland | 322 | 41.6% | 81.0% |
| Cedaroak Park Primary School West Linn | 348 | 44.3% | 65.2% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abernethy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #4 of 591 | #3 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #12 of 646 ▼ 5 | #7 of 109 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #10 of 646 ▼ 1 | #7 of 109 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #438 of 710 | #81 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #490 of 587 | #84 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #498 of 587 | #99 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #606 of 645 | #83 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.8% | #10 of 493 | #4 of 89 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
-165 (-37%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 285 | 14.8 | 19.3:1 | 42% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 17.1 | 19.4:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 19.9 | 17.7:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 24.7 | 20.9:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 21 | 9.4:1 | 31% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 16 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abernethy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (516 to 285); teachers down 40% (24.7 to 14.8).
About Abernethy Elementary School
Abernethy Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon. The school enrolls 285 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Portland SD 1J includes 86 schools. Together they enroll 41,894 students.
At Abernethy Elementary School, White students make up 79% of the student body. The school is also 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 68% White share among all Multnomah County residents. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Abernethy Elementary School was 19.3:1. This ratio sits 2.8 above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 42%. The average for public schools in Multnomah County is 75%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 46.4% for Abernethy Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 78.1%. The 31.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Oregon schools.
In the county around the school, Multnomah County, the median household income is $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 169 public schools in Multnomah County, enrolling about 81,096 students in all.
The nearest public school is Hosford Middle School, at about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of Abernethy Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.5%; Abernethy Elementary School's is 78.1%, ranking 2nd of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal data show a 37% enrollment decrease, from 450 in 2020-21 to 285 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.4:1 to 19.3:1.
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Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
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- Hosford Middle School0.7 mi · 537
- Winterhaven School0.8 mi · 322
- Cleveland High School0.8 mi · 1,421
- Buckman Elementary School1.0 mi · 306
- Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School1.2 mi · 376
- Sunnyside Environmental School1.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Abernethy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Abernethy Elementary School?
Abernethy Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Abernethy Elementary School serve?
Abernethy Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Abernethy Elementary School have?
Abernethy Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
How diverse is Abernethy Elementary School?
Abernethy Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Abernethy Elementary School?
Abernethy Elementary School is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
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