1
Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Hayhurst Elementary School?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000899
Hayhurst Elementary School
5037 SW Iowa St, Portland, OR 97221 · (503) 916-6300 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
132 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 142% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 63.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hayhurst Elementary School
Hayhurst Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayhurst Elementary School this school | 525 | 25.1% | 62.0% |
| Portland Village School Portland | 408 | 21.6% | 40.3% |
| Ridges Elementary School Sherwood | 635 | 21.4% | 61.8% |
| Trillium Creek Primary School West Linn | 480 | 14.4% | 57.9% |
| City View Charter School Hillsboro | 409 | 15.2% | 47.5% |
| Hallinan Elementary School Lake Oswego | 364 | 15.9% | 74.7% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hayhurst Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #54 of 591 | #16 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #64 of 646 ▼ 9 | #22 of 109 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #70 of 646 ▼ 11 | #21 of 109 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #46 of 710 | #10 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #185 of 587 | #43 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #291 of 587 | #75 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #631 of 645 | #102 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #378 of 493 | #73 of 89 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
525
-99 (-16%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 28.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 525 | 33.2 | 15.8:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 32.6 | 17.3:1 | 38% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 27.6 | 20.8:1 | 39% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 22 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 26.2 | 22.6:1 | 18% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 21% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 41% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 23 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayhurst Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (592 to 525); teachers up 27% (26.2 to 33.2).
About Hayhurst Elementary School
Federal records list Hayhurst Elementary School as an elementary school in Portland, Oregon. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 525 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321 students.
Hayhurst Elementary School is one school in Portland SD 1J, a system of 86 schools with 41,894 students.
At Hayhurst Elementary School, White students make up 67% of the student body. Next come 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 68% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hayhurst Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%. For comparison, public schools in Multnomah County average 75%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hayhurst Elementary School, the prediction is 52.8% and the result is 62.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Multnomah County, the median household income is $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Multnomah County has 169 public schools and roughly 81,096 students.
The closest other public school is Maplewood Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hayhurst Elementary School is ahead of the 56.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 99 students since 2020-21, to 525. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.8:1, from 28.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hayhurst Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Maplewood Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
- Bridlemile Elementary School0.8 mi · 418
- Montclair Elementary School1.1 mi · 281
- Gray Middle School1.3 mi · 439
- Raleigh Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 257
- Raleigh Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Hayhurst Elementary SchoolHow large is Hayhurst Elementary School?
Hayhurst Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hayhurst Elementary School serve?
Hayhurst Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayhurst Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayhurst Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayhurst Elementary School?
At Hayhurst Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Hayhurst Elementary School in?
Hayhurst Elementary School is part of Portland SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.