Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000870
Astor Elementary School
5601 N Yale St, Portland, OR 97203 · (503) 916-6244 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
176 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 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
61%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
54.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 47.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 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 Astor Elementary School
Astor Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astor Elementary School this school | 413 | 42.6% | 46.4% |
| Chapman Elementary School Portland | 353 | 41.4% | 43.7% |
| The Ivy School Portland | 273 | 40.3% | 48.9% |
| Glencoe Elementary School Portland | 357 | 41.7% | 70.5% |
| Buckman Elementary School Portland | 306 | 42.2% | 47.1% |
| Irvington Elementary School Portland | 249 | 42.2% | 59.1% |
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 Astor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #151 of 591 | #34 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #155 of 646 ▲ 5 | #41 of 109 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #162 of 646 ▲ 21 | #42 of 109 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #184 of 710 | #28 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #216 of 587 | #48 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #134 of 587 | #61 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #588 of 645 | #65 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #470 of 493 | #87 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
413
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 413 | 25.6 | 16.2:1 | 43% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 24.7 | 15.2:1 | 65% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 23.9 | 15.4:1 | 64% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 25.8 | 16.5:1 | 40% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 50% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 54% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 53% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 18 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Astor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (425 to 413); teachers down 1% (25.8 to 25.6).
About Astor Elementary School
Astor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools in Portland SD 1J. The school's 413 students are in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
The district, Portland SD 1J, operates 86 schools serving 41,894 students.
White students make up a majority at Astor Elementary School, at 56%. The remaining shares are 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, and 7% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Multnomah County's population at about 68%. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.2:1. That is close to the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 43%. Among public schools in Multnomah County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
Astor Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Astor Elementary School would score about 46.0%. It scores 46.4%, within a point of that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Multnomah County show that the median household income is $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Astor Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Astor Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Astor Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 413, a 5% increase from 395 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Astor Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
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- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Other Astor Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Astor Elementary. Astor Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Astor Elementary SchoolAstoria, OR · 342 students
Nearby schools
- CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL0.6 mi · 453
- Roosevelt High School0.8 mi · 1,450
- Rosa Parks Elementary School1.0 mi · 172
- George Middle School1.2 mi · 400
- James John Elementary School1.3 mi · 367
- Peninsula Elementary School1.4 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Astor Elementary SchoolHow large is Astor Elementary School?
Astor Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Astor Elementary School serve?
Astor Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Astor Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Astor Elementary School.
How diverse is Astor Elementary School?
Astor Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Astor Elementary School?
Astor Elementary School is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.