Alameda Elementary School

As a high-enrollment K-5 school in Portland, Oregon, Alameda Elementary School caters to 498 students from grades K through 5, run under Portland SD 1J. That puts it 55% bigger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Portland SD 1J runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 41,894 students. Alameda Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Alameda Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Alameda Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Alameda Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.4%; actual is 72.2%, +25.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Alameda Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sabin Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alameda Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Alameda Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 734 (now 498). White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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