Grout Elementary School

Grout Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools within Portland SD 1J, with 295 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Grout Elementary School is one of 86 schools operated by Portland SD 1J, a district that educates 41,894 students overall.

Demographically, Grout Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Asian, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, Grout Elementary School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Around 108% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

In the area at large, census data for Multnomah County shows median household earnings sit near $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Grout Elementary School is one.

Cleveland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Grout Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 25% since 2018, when it stood at 391 (now 295). Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 18% across the same window.

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