Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40·NCES 410394001032
Menlo Park Elementary School
12900 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97230 · (503) 256-6506 · Multnomah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
108%
384 students
DISTRICT 105% · 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 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 28.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Menlo Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #405 of 646 ▼ 16 | #63 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #372 of 646 ▲ 57 | #60 of 109 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #300 of 710 | #52 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #287 of 587 | #54 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #11 of 587 | #10 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 108% | #24 of 645 | #16 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #158 of 493 | #39 of 89 |
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
355
-50 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 22.8 | 15.9:1 | 81% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 21.9 | 17.5:1 | 78% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 24.5 | 19.2:1 | 77% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 77% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 77% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 39% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 22 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menlo Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (469 to 355); teachers down 14% (24.5 to 21).
About Menlo Park Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Menlo Park Elementary School serves students in Portland, Oregon. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 355 students in pre-K through 5.
David Douglas SD 40 is the local district for Menlo Park Elementary School. It runs 14 schools with 8,716 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Menlo Park Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 32%. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Multnomah County's population at about 68%. Menlo Park Elementary School's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 21 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1.
The allk12 Grade for Menlo Park Elementary School is C. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Multnomah County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Multnomah County is home to 169 public schools and about 81,096 public school students.
The school nearest to Menlo Park Elementary School is David Douglas High School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal data place Menlo Park Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Menlo Park Elementary School's enrollment dropped 12%, to 355.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Menlo Park Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 David Douglas SD 40
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Ron Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Floyd Light Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Alice Ott Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Gilbert Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mill Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 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
Other Menlo Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Menlo Park Elementary. Menlo Park Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Menlo Park Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 802 students
Nearby schools
- David Douglas High School0.7 mi · 2,756
- Ventura Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 361
- HOLLA School0.9 mi · 98
- Russell Elementary1.1 mi · 309
- Wheatley School1.2 mi · 44
- Sacramento Elementary School1.2 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Menlo Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Menlo Park Elementary School?
Menlo Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
Is Menlo Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Menlo Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Menlo Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Menlo Park Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Menlo Park Elementary School?
Menlo Park Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Menlo Park Elementary School?
Menlo Park Elementary School is overseen by David Douglas SD 40 in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.