Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000871
Atkinson Elementary School
5800 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97206 · (503) 916-6333 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-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
16.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
155 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 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
57%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
60.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 59.4% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Atkinson Elementary School
Atkinson Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Elementary School this school | 372 | 41.7% | 53.5% |
| Boones Ferry Primary School Wilsonville | 427 | 44.0% | 37.8% |
| Lowrie Primary School Wilsonville | 482 | 42.9% | 52.8% |
| Boeckman Creek Primary School Wilsonville | 488 | 44.1% | 45.9% |
| Warrenton Grade School Warrenton | 405 | 43.5% | 29.3% |
| R E Jewell Elementary School Bend | 421 | 48.5% | 32.6% |
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 Atkinson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #98 of 591 | #26 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #106 of 646 ▼ 31 | #31 of 109 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #116 of 646 no change | #34 of 109 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #264 of 710 | #42 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #289 of 587 | #55 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #199 of 587 | #70 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #612 of 645 | #89 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #376 of 493 | #72 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
372
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 42% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 22.2 | 16.5:1 | 34% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 22.5 | 15.0:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 52% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 22 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atkinson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (420 to 372); teachers down 8% (24 to 22).
About Atkinson Elementary School
This page covers Atkinson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon. Enrolled students number 372 students, in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Portland SD 1J, operates 86 schools serving 41,894 students.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at Atkinson Elementary School. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Multnomah County is roughly 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Atkinson Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Atkinson Elementary School's 22 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have a similar average ratio of 16.5:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Atkinson Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Atkinson Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.5% is 7.1 points above the 46.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Multnomah County number 169 and enroll about 81,096.
Franklin High School is located about 0.2 miles from Atkinson Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 53.5% is above the 52.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Atkinson Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Atkinson Elementary School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in Portland
- 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 Atkinson Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Atkinson Elementary. Atkinson Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 454 students
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolNewnan, GA · 398 students
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolGriffin, GA · 366 students
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolFremont, OH · 318 students
- Atkinson ElementaryHendersonville, NC · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin High School0.2 mi · 1,807
- Richmond Elementary School0.7 mi · 530
- Kellogg Middle School0.8 mi · 592
- Creston Elementary School0.8 mi · 246
- Glencoe Elementary School0.9 mi · 357
- Mt Tabor Middle School1.1 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Atkinson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Atkinson Elementary School?
Atkinson Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Atkinson Elementary School serve?
Atkinson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Atkinson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Atkinson Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atkinson Elementary School?
At Atkinson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Atkinson Elementary School public or private?
Atkinson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
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