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What's one thing Mill Park Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVID DOUGLAS SD 40·NCES 410394001033
Mill Park Elementary School
1900 SE 117th Ave, Portland, OR 97216 · (503) 256-6507 · Multnomah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Oregon public elementary schools
- DTest 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
19.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
110%
541 students
DISTRICT 105% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
78%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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.4% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 18.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mill Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #489 of 646 ▲ 65 | #70 of 109 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #504 of 646 ▲ 51 | #78 of 109 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #70 of 710 | #14 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #521 of 587 | #89 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.6% | #5 of 587 | #5 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 110% | #21 of 645 | #14 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #448 of 493 | #84 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
494
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 24.5 | 18.3:1 | 85% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 24.3 | 18.3:1 | 84% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 26.3 | 19.8:1 | 77% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 24 | 22.7:1 | 88% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 91% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 52% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (522 to 494); teachers down 5% (26.3 to 25).
About Mill Park Elementary School
Mill Park Elementary School sits in Portland, Oregon, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 494 students enrolled. It has 54% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
The district for Mill Park Elementary School is David Douglas SD 40, with 14 schools and 8,716 students.
Of every 100 students at Mill Park Elementary School, about 34 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 21% White, 19% Asian, 14% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Multnomah County is about 14% Hispanic. A diversity index of 78% means there is a 78% chance two randomly chosen students at Mill Park Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1.
Mill Park Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Oregon public elementary schools.
The school's county is Multnomah County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $88,766 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mill Park Elementary School shares Multnomah County with 168 other public schools.
West Powellhurst Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Mill Park Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Mill Park Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 5%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 19.8:1 over the same years.
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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
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 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
Nearby schools
- West Powellhurst Elementary School0.6 mi · 364
- Cherry Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 442
- Lincoln Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 457
- Floyd Light Middle School0.7 mi · 684
- Ventura Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- David Douglas High School0.8 mi · 2,756
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Mill Park Elementary School?
Mill Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mill Park Elementary School serve?
Mill Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Park Elementary School?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Mill Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Mill Park Elementary School?
Mill Park Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 34% Hispanic, 14% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mill Park Elementary School?
Mill 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.