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What's the most underrated thing about Scott Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000935
Scott Elementary School
6700 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97218 · (503) 916-6369 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
485 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
71%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
41.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 41.3% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 38.8% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Schools most like Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Elementary School this school | 493 | 98.4% | 34.6% |
| James John Elementary School Portland | 367 | 98.9% | 27.0% |
| Parklane Elementary School Portland | 397 | 100.0% | 17.5% |
| CESAR CHAVEZ K-8 SCHOOL Portland | 453 | 98.5% | 14.5% |
| Patrick Lynch Elementary Portland | 316 | 97.2% | 21.6% |
| North Gresham Elementary School Gresham | 584 | 83.0% | 17.8% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #288 of 591 | #46 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #272 of 646 ▼ 28 | #52 of 109 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #325 of 646 ▼ 5 | #56 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #72 of 710 | #15 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #35 of 587 | #10 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #41 of 587 | #30 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #95 of 645 | #46 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #451 of 493 | #86 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 2024-25Enrollment
493
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 493 | 36.5 | 13.5:1 | 98% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 34.7 | 14.4:1 | 64% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 34.4 | 13.1:1 | 66% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 36.5 | 14.3:1 | 83% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 83% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 89% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 65% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 29 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (521 to 493); teachers unchanged (36.5 to 36.5).
About Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School is an elementary school in Portland, Oregon, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 493 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Portland SD 1J counts 86 schools and 41,894 students, including Scott Elementary School.
Hispanic students account for 38% of enrollment at Scott Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 35% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Multnomah County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. Scott Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. For comparison, public schools in Multnomah County average 75%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Scott Elementary School is 10.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 34.6%. Predicted: 24.4%.
For Multnomah County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 169 public schools in the county, enrolling about 81,096, Scott Elementary School among them.
Rigler Elementary School is the nearest public school to Scott Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Scott Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 32 students, from 461 to 493.
This page collects posts and questions about Scott Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in Portland
- 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
Other Scott Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Scott Elementary. Scott Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Scott Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 464 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base, IL · 852 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 587 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 566 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Rigler Elementary School0.7 mi · 303
- Roseway Heights School0.8 mi · 561
- Helensview High School1.1 mi · 119
- Leodis V. McDaniel High School1.1 mi · 1,681
- Rose City Park1.2 mi · 448
- Beaumont Middle School1.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scott Elementary School?
Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Scott Elementary School serve?
Scott Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scott Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scott Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Scott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Scott Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Scott Elementary School public or private?
Scott Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.