Parklane Elementary School

Parklane Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools within Centennial SD 28J. The school enrolls 397 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 321.

Centennial SD 28J runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,304 students. Parklane Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Parklane Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 25% White, 12% Asian, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Parklane Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Parklane Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.8%; this one delivers 17.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household income runs about $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Multnomah County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), Parklane Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oliver Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Parklane Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 16.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parklane Elementary School has expanded 4%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 39% to 25% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.