Richmond Elementary School

Richmond Elementary School is a big elementary school in Portland, Oregon, run under Portland SD 1J. The school educates 530 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 321.

Within Portland SD 1J, which oversees 86 schools and 41,894 students, Richmond Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Richmond Elementary School logs that the largest single group is multiracial at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 39% White, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Richmond Elementary School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Richmond Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Richmond Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Richmond Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Oregon public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.5%; Richmond Elementary School posts 65.7%, +19.2 points above that line.

In the broader community, Multnomah County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Richmond Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Franklin High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richmond Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.2%.

Richmond Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richmond Elementary School has declined 18%, going from 646 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.