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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40·NCES 410394001025
Cherry Park Elementary School
1930 SE 104th Ave, Portland, OR 97216 · (503) 256-6501 · Multnomah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
108%
476 students
DISTRICT 105% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 59%
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
48.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 40.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cherry Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #205 of 646 | #46 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #235 of 646 | #48 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #136 of 710 | #26 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #302 of 587 | #57 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.8% | #9 of 587 | #9 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #426 of 493 | #79 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
442
-36 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.4:1
% White
34%
was 40%
% Hispanic
25%
was 21%
% Black
12%
was 15%
% Asian
13%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 82% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 87% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 25.9 | 18.4:1 | 82% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Park Elementary School.
About Cherry Park Elementary School
Cherry Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in David Douglas SD 40, located in Portland, Oregon. Total enrollment is 442 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Oregon enroll about 321 students on average.
Cherry Park Elementary School is in David Douglas SD 40, a district with 8,716 students across 14 schools.
No group is above 50% at Cherry Park Elementary School; the largest is White, at 34%. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 12% Black. Multnomah County's residents are about 68% White, 34 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cherry Park Elementary School scores 77%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1. It is about the same as the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Multnomah County show that median household income comes to about $88,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Multnomah County counts 169 public schools with about 81,096 students.
Floyd Light Middle School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 8% across 7 years, from 478 in 2017-18 to 442 in 2024-25. White students made up 40% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 34% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.4:1 to 17.0:1.
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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 David Douglas SD 40
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Ron Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Floyd Light Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Alice Ott Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Gilbert Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mill Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 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
Nearby schools
- Floyd Light Middle School0.6 mi · 684
- Mill Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 494
- Clark Elementary School0.8 mi · 330
- West Powellhurst Elementary School0.8 mi · 364
- Harrison Park School0.9 mi · 372
- Earl Boyles Elementary1.0 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Cherry Park Elementary School?
Cherry Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cherry Park Elementary School serve?
Cherry Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Park Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Cherry Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Cherry Park Elementary School?
Cherry Park Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Cherry Park Elementary School public or private?
Cherry Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by David Douglas SD 40.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.