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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRESHAM-BARLOW SD 10J·NCES 410600000992
North Gresham Elementary School
1001 SE 217th Ave, Gresham, OR 97030 · (503) 661-6415 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
18.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
485 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
23.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 19.9% |
% 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
Schools most like North Gresham Elementary School
North Gresham Elementary School's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gresham Elementary School this school | 584 | 83.0% | 17.8% |
| Hall Elementary School Gresham | 346 | 81.8% | 11.2% |
| Hollydale Elementary School Gresham | 474 | 81.4% | 19.6% |
| Hogan Cedars Elementary School Gresham | 477 | 83.0% | 26.8% |
| Highland Elementary School Gresham | 465 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| Scott Elementary School Portland | 493 | 98.4% | 34.6% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Gresham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #536 of 591 | #67 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #608 of 646 ▼ 83 | #99 of 109 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #568 of 646 ▲ 1 | #93 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #24 of 710 | #4 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #420 of 587 | #73 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #38 of 587 | #29 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #237 of 645 | #52 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #55 of 88 | #7 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
584
+78 (+15%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 584 | 31.9 | 18.3:1 | 83% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 30.8 | 18.2:1 | 67% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 28.1 | 19.9:1 | 75% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 24.5 | 22.6:1 | 76% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 76% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 36% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Gresham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (554 to 584); teachers up 30% (24.5 to 31.9).
About North Gresham Elementary School
North Gresham Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Gresham, Oregon. It reports enrollment of 584 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
A total of 20 schools make up Gresham-Barlow SD 10J, with 11,345 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at North Gresham Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 25% White, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Multnomah County's population at about 14%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
On staff are 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 83% of students at North Gresham Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Multnomah County is 75%.
North Gresham Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Gresham Elementary School would score about 30.3%. It scores 17.8%, 12.6 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Multnomah County show that the median household earns about $88,766 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Multnomah County, 169 public schools serve about 81,096 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Clear Creek Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.0%; North Gresham Elementary School's is 17.8%, ranking 2nd of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 584, up from 506 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.9:1 to 18.3:1.
The North Gresham Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- East Gresham Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Gresham
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Creek Middle School0.5 mi · 584
- Highland Elementary School0.6 mi · 465
- Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School0.6 mi · 288
- Woodland Elementary0.9 mi · 381
- Gresham High School0.9 mi · 1,685
- Gresham Arthur Academy1.0 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About North Gresham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Gresham Elementary School?
North Gresham Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
Is North Gresham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Gresham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at North Gresham Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at North Gresham Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Gresham Elementary School?
At North Gresham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 43% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees North Gresham Elementary School?
North Gresham Elementary School is overseen by Gresham-Barlow SD 10J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.