Glenfair Elementary School

Glenfair Elementary School is one of the large K-5 schools in Portland, Oregon, run under Reynolds SD 7, with 489 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 321.

Glenfair Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Reynolds SD 7, a district that enrolls 9,631 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Glenfair Elementary School logs that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black, 15% White, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 103% of students at Glenfair Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Glenfair Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.7%; this one delivers 12.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Multnomah County shows 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 Glenfair Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is HOLLA School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Glenfair Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glenfair Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 12.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Glenfair Elementary School's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 489). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 22% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.