Lee Elementary School

Lee Elementary School operates as a modestly sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon, overseen by Portland SD 1J. Current enrollment sits at 257 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Portland SD 1J, which oversees 86 schools and 41,894 students, Lee Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lee Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lee Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 119% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Multnomah County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Lee Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Leodis V. McDaniel High 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 Lee Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Lee Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 40% since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 257). The White share of enrollment ticked up from 31% to 42% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lee Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.