Prescott Elementary School

Located at 10410 NE Prescott St, in Portland, Oregon, Prescott Elementary School is a close-knit elementary school that caters to 268 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Parkrose SD 3.

Parkrose SD 3 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,714 students; Prescott Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Prescott Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 24% Black, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Prescott Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 132% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

Zooming out to the county, Multnomah County reports that 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 Prescott Elementary School is one.

Parkrose High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Prescott Elementary School's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 268). Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 13% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.