Scott Elementary School

Located at 6700 NE Prescott St, in Portland, Oregon, Scott Elementary School is a sprawling primary school that enrolls 493 students (grades K through 5), part of Portland SD 1J. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Scott Elementary School sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 86 schools in Portland SD 1J (41,894 students total), Scott Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Scott Elementary School lists that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Scott Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

After controlling for student poverty, Scott Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 34.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Multnomah County shows median household income runs about $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Multnomah County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), Scott Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rigler Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Scott Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Scott Elementary School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 493). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 49% to 38% over that span.

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