May Street Elementary School

May Street Elementary School is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Hood River, Oregon, overseen by Hood River County SD, enrolling 452 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so May Street Elementary School sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

May Street Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Hood River County SD, a district that works with 3,602 students overall.

Looking at the student body, May Street Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 71% of students at May Street Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, May Street Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 52.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hood River County put median household income runs about $88,947, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. May Street Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Hood River County (combined enrollment of about 3,602 students).

The closest other public school is Hood River Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around May Street Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), May Street Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.0%.

May Street Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 439 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 63% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.