Salish Ponds Elementary School

Salish Ponds Elementary School is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Fairview, Oregon, overseen by Reynolds SD 7, hosting 330 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 20 schools in Reynolds SD 7 (9,631 students total), Salish Ponds Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Salish Ponds Elementary School lists that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Salish Ponds Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Salish Ponds Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.6%; this one delivers 13.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Salish Ponds Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Nearest neighbor: Reynolds Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Salish Ponds Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 14.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salish Ponds Elementary School has ticked down 29%, going from 462 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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