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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Multnomah Learning Academy this year?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REYNOLDS SD 7·NCES 411052001434
Multnomah Learning Academy
22565 NE Halsey St, Fairview, OR 97024 · (503) 405-7868 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
556 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Multnomah Learning Academy→Reynolds High School
Based on grade levels within Reynolds SD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
17.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 15.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Multnomah Learning Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #481 of 591 | #56 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #558 of 646 ▲ 26 | #88 of 109 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #481 of 646 ▲ 9 | #75 of 109 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #36 of 710 | #7 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #437 of 587 | #76 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #59 of 587 | #40 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #53 of 645 | #32 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #70 of 88 | #11 of 13 |
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
550
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 550 | 29.8 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 31.8 | 17.4:1 | 71% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 26.8 | 21.2:1 | 66% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 27 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 44% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | 31% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Multnomah Learning Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (535 to 550); teachers up 19% (25 to 29.8).
About Multnomah Learning Academy
Multnomah Learning Academy is a large elementary school with an address in Fairview, Oregon. Enrolled students number 550 students, in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
Reynolds SD 7 includes 20 schools. Together they enroll 9,631 students.
Enrollment at Multnomah Learning Academy is mixed, with White students the largest group at 45%. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. Census figures show Multnomah County is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Multnomah Learning Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
The count of teachers at Multnomah Learning Academy is 29.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, lower than at this school.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Multnomah Learning Academy, the prediction is 23.3% and the result is 22.4%.
Across Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Multnomah Learning Academy is among the 169 public schools in Multnomah County.
Fairview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Multnomah Learning Academy's average proficiency of 22.4% compares with 14.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). Multnomah Learning Academy is run as a public charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 572 to 550. By 2024-25, the school had 18.5 students per teacher, compared with 21.2 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Reynolds SD 7
- Reynolds High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Hauton B Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Walt Morey Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Glenfair Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Wilkes Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in Fairview
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 381 students
- Salish Ponds Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Reynolds Learning AcademyHigh · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Elementary School0.4 mi · 298
- Woodland Elementary0.7 mi · 381
- The Creeks0.9 mi · 74
- Clear Creek Middle School0.9 mi · 584
- Salish Ponds Elementary School1.1 mi · 330
- Reynolds Learning Academy1.2 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Multnomah Learning AcademyHow large is Multnomah Learning Academy?
Multnomah Learning Academy enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Multnomah Learning Academy serve?
Multnomah Learning Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Multnomah Learning Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Multnomah Learning Academy is approximately 18.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Multnomah Learning Academy?
Student demographics at Multnomah Learning Academy are roughly 45% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Multnomah Learning Academy?
Multnomah Learning Academy is overseen by Reynolds SD 7 in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.