Hartley Elementary School

Hartley Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools within Reynolds SD 7, with 310 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Reynolds SD 7, which oversees 20 schools and 9,631 students, Hartley Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hartley Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%; the rest reads as 17% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Hartley Elementary School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hartley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Multnomah County reports that median household income runs about $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Multnomah County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), Hartley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Davis Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hartley Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 12.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Hartley Elementary School's enrollment has fell 35% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 310). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 24% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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