Beverly Cleary School

Set in Portland, Oregon, Beverly Cleary School is a large primary school, part of Portland SD 1J. It serves 535 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Beverly Cleary School sits 67% larger than that benchmark.

Portland SD 1J comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 41,894 students; Beverly Cleary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Beverly Cleary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Multnomah County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Beverly Cleary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 67.0%, a residual of +20.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) logs that median household income runs about $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Beverly Cleary School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

The closest other public school is Grant High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beverly Cleary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.7%.

Beverly Cleary School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 40%: 897 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.