Earl Boyles Elementary

As an average-sized primary school in Portland, Oregon, Earl Boyles Elementary serves 365 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by David Douglas SD 40.

Across the 14 schools in David Douglas SD 40 (8,716 students total), Earl Boyles Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Earl Boyles Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 10% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 116% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) records that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Earl Boyles Elementary is one.

Ron Russell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Earl Boyles Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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