Hayhurst Elementary School

Hayhurst Elementary School is an elementary campus of big scale in Portland, Oregon, operated by Portland SD 1J, enrolling 525 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Hayhurst Elementary School sits 64% above that benchmark.

Portland SD 1J runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 41,894 students. Hayhurst Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hayhurst Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hayhurst Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hayhurst Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.0%.

Across the wider county, Multnomah County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Multnomah County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), Hayhurst Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Maplewood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hayhurst Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hayhurst Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Hayhurst Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 525). The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Hayhurst Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.