Hudson Park Elementary School

Hudson Park Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school in Rainier, Oregon, run under Rainier SD 13. The school instructs 423 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Hudson Park Elementary School sits 32% bigger than that benchmark.

Rainier SD 13 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 789 students; Hudson Park Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Hudson Park Elementary School shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Columbia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hudson Park Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Columbia County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hudson Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Columbia County put median household earnings sit near $87,458, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Columbia County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,932 students), of which Hudson Park Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rainier Jr/Sr High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Hudson Park Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 475 (now 423).

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