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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000872

Rosa Parks Elementary School

8960 N Woolsey Ave, Portland, OR 97203 · (503) 916-6250 · Multnomah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% 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.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
118%
203 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3219%
Grade 13017%
Grade 22414%
Grade 32816%
Grade 43420%
Grade 52414%

This year's kindergarten class (32) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (24).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
2112%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
6337%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
6437%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
148%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
53%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
7845%
Female
9354%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
17.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2517.3%11.1%
2023-2417.0%13.8%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Rosa Parks Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Multnomah County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
11.1%#624 of 646
▼ 28
#105 of 109
▼ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
17.3%#621 of 646
▼ 5
#104 of 109
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
172#604 of 710#104 of 110
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
118%#11 of 645#8 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-36.8%#31 of 493#9 of 89
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 2024-25
Enrollment
172
-94 (-35%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2517217.79.7:1N/A
2023-2417717.310.2:173% (130)
2022-2319718.510.7:165% (128)
2020-212662013.3:1N/A
2017-1827222.212.3:194% (257)
2015-163342413.9:194% (315)
2010-114142516.6:194% (390)
2000-013181521.2:182% (260)
1990-912701124.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa Parks Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 37% (272 to 172); teachers down 20% (22.2 to 17.7).

About Rosa Parks Elementary School

Rosa Parks Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Portland, Oregon. Federal data show 172 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Oregon enroll around 321, and this school is 46% below that mark.

Portland SD 1J is the district for Rosa Parks Elementary School. It has 86 schools and 41,894 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Rosa Parks Elementary School is Black, with 37% of students. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 6% Black. The diversity index for Rosa Parks Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 9.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary School, which has 17.7. Elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1, 6.8 more students per teacher than here.

Rosa Parks Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Oregon public elementary schools.

The county, Multnomah County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $88,766, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 169, with about 81,096 students.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL, is the closest to Rosa Parks Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

The school shrank from 266 students in 2020-21 to 172 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).

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Multnomah County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Rosa Parks Elementary School
District
Portland SD 1J
Address
8960 N Woolsey Ave, Portland, OR 97203
Phone
(503) 916-6250
County
Multnomah County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
172
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
203 (118%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
411004000872
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Rosa Parks Elementary. Rosa Parks Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 15.

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Frequently asked questions

About Rosa Parks Elementary School
How large is Rosa Parks Elementary School?
Rosa Parks Elementary School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rosa Parks Elementary School serve?
Rosa Parks Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosa Parks Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosa Parks Elementary School is approximately 9.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rosa Parks Elementary School?
Rosa Parks Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 37% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rosa Parks Elementary School?
Rosa Parks Elementary School is overseen by Portland SD 1J in Multnomah County.
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