Metro East Web Academy

Metro East Web Academy, a well-populated all-grades campus in Gresham, Oregon, run under Gresham-Barlow SD 10J, caters to 759 students, covering grades K through 12. That puts it 98% above the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 384 students.

Within Gresham-Barlow SD 10J, which oversees 20 schools and 11,345 students, Metro East Web Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Metro East Web Academy logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.5:1, putting Metro East Web Academy higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Multnomah County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Metro East Web Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Gresham High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Metro East Web Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Metro East Web Academy's enrollment has expanded 65% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 759). White enrollment moved from 77% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 39.9:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 today.

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