Harrison Park School

Harrison Park School is a middle-grades school of modestly sized scale in Portland, Oregon, operated by Portland SD 1J, educateing 372 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Across the 86 schools in Portland SD 1J (41,894 students total), Harrison Park School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harrison Park School records that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Harrison Park School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Harrison Park School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Harrison Park School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bridger Creative Science School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harrison Park School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Harrison Park School's enrollment has declined 42% since 2018, when it stood at 638 (now 372). White enrollment moved from 24% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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