Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000933
Sabin Elementary School
4013 NE 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97212 · (503) 916-6181 · Multnomah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
127 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
64.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 59.1% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where Sabin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #80 of 591 | #24 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #90 of 646 | #26 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #91 of 646 | #27 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #426 of 710 | #79 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #264 of 587 | #52 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #171 of 587 | #67 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.8% | #5 of 493 | #2 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-258 (-47%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 19.6:1
% White
60%
was 66%
% Hispanic
8%
was 8%
% Black
15%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 17.7 | 16.6:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 17.5 | 17.2:1 | 31% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 17.3 | 18.1:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 28.2 | 19.6:1 | 19% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sabin Elementary School.
About Sabin Elementary School
Sabin Elementary School sits in Portland, Oregon, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 293 students in pre-K through 5.
Portland SD 1J is made up of 86 schools with 41,894 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Sabin Elementary School, at 60%. Next come 15% Black, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Sabin Elementary School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Sabin Elementary School, 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment. That is 32 points below the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sabin Elementary School's results are 11.0 points above predicted: 56.8% against 45.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Multnomah County, the median household income is $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Sabin Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Sabin Elementary School is Alameda Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Sabin Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts for Sabin Elementary School: 551 students in 2017-18, 293 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The share of White students decreased 6 points, from 66% to 60%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.6:1 to 16.6:1.
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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 Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
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- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
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- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Alameda Elementary School0.6 mi · 498
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School0.7 mi · 312
- Vernon Elementary School0.7 mi · 564
- Irvington Elementary School0.8 mi · 249
- Kairos PDX1.0 mi · 226
- Rivercrest Academy1.2 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Sabin Elementary SchoolHow large is Sabin Elementary School?
Sabin Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sabin Elementary School serve?
Sabin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sabin Elementary School have?
Sabin Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Sabin Elementary School?
Sabin Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Sabin Elementary School public or private?
Sabin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
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