Sabin Elementary School
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sabin Elementary School
Set in Portland, Oregon, Sabin Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school, part of Portland SD 1J. It caters to 293 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 86 schools in Portland SD 1J (41,894 students total), Sabin Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Sabin Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest reads as 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Sabin Elementary School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Sabin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.
Across the wider county, Multnomah County reports that median household income runs about $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Sabin Elementary School is one.
Alameda Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sabin Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 44.7%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Sabin Elementary School's enrollment has fell 47% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 293). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
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