Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004001830
Kairos PDX
3635 N Williams, Portland, OR 97227 · (503) 567-9820 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
128 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
58%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
23.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 23.2% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Kairos PDX
Kairos PDX's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairos PDX this school | 226 | 56.6% | 28.4% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School Portland | 306 | 41.8% | 43.9% |
| Vernon Elementary School Portland | 564 | 41.7% | 49.6% |
| Sabin Elementary School Portland | 293 | 43.3% | 56.8% |
| Rockwood Preparatory Academy Portland | 397 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Peninsula Elementary School Portland | 235 | 41.7% | 40.4% |
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 Kairos PDX ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #392 of 591 | #50 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #533 of 646 ▼ 51 | #81 of 109 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #562 of 646 ▼ 153 | #92 of 109 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #548 of 710 | #100 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #268 of 587 | #53 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #190 of 587 | #69 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #514 of 645 | #62 of 103 |
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
226
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 226 | 13.6 | 16.6:1 | 57% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 18.4 | 13.2:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 17.9 | 13.7:1 | 33% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 9.2 | 13.8:1 | 56% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 57% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kairos PDX.
Since 2017-18: students up 78% (127 to 226); teachers up 48% (9.2 to 13.6).
About Kairos PDX
Kairos PDX is a small elementary school in Portland, Oregon, (ZIP code 97227). In all, 226 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 30% below the average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
The district for Kairos PDX is Portland SD 1J, with 86 schools and 41,894 students.
The largest group at Kairos PDX is Black students, at 61%. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 7% White. By comparison, Multnomah County residents are about 6% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
A staff of 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.6:1. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is close to this figure. By family income, 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Multnomah County, the average is 75%.
Kairos PDX holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Oregon public elementary schools.
In Oregon, Kairos PDX is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.4% actual against a predicted 40.6%.
In the wider Multnomah County area, median household income comes to about $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Multnomah County counts 169 public schools with about 81,096 students.
Of the public schools around it, Kairos PDX is closest to Boise-Eliot Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kairos PDX ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.4% against a local average of 43.6%.
NCES describes the area around Kairos PDX as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Kairos PDX is a public charter school.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (223) and 2024-25 (226). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.6:1) than in 2020-21 (13.1:1).
People who know Kairos PDX can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Boise-Eliot Elementary School0.3 mi · 313
- Harriet Tubman Middle School0.7 mi · 329
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School0.7 mi · 312
- Jefferson High School0.8 mi · 456
- Sabin Elementary School1.0 mi · 293
- Irvington Elementary School1.0 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Kairos PDXHow many students attend Kairos PDX?
Kairos PDX enrolls approximately 226 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kairos PDX serve?
Kairos PDX serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kairos PDX?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Kairos PDX.
How diverse is Kairos PDX?
Kairos PDX reports a student body of 7% White, 11% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Kairos PDX?
Kairos PDX is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.