Atkinson Elementary School

Located at 5800 SE Division St, in Portland, Oregon, Atkinson Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school that hosts 372 students (grades K through 5), run under Portland SD 1J.

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

Demographically, Atkinson Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Atkinson Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Atkinson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household income runs about $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Atkinson Elementary School is one.

Franklin High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Atkinson Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Atkinson Elementary School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 372). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 27% to 39%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.