Lent Elementary School

Lent Elementary School is a modestly sized primary school in Portland, Oregon, overseen by Portland SD 1J. The school enrolls 256 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 20% leaner than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Portland SD 1J comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 41,894 students; Lent Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Lent Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest reads as 23% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lent Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Lent Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 111% of students at Lent Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

In the broader community, Multnomah County reports that median household income runs about $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Multnomah County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), Lent Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Earl Boyles Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lent Elementary School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lent Elementary School has fell 52%, going from 530 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.