Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

Set in Portland, Oregon, Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School is a substantial secondary school, operated by Portland SD 1J. It instructs 1,650 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 162% bigger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Portland SD 1J comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 41,894 students; Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School is among them.

On demographics, Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. The state averages about 19.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

With demographic context factored in, Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School is one.

The closest other public school is Rieke Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 1,510 students in 2018 compared to 1,650 in 2025.

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