Stephenson Elementary School

Located at 2627 SW Stephenson St, in Portland, Oregon, Stephenson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community that instructs 285 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Portland SD 1J.

Stephenson Elementary School is one of 86 schools operated by Portland SD 1J, a district that instructs 41,894 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stephenson Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Stephenson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Stephenson Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 73.0%, a residual of +26.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) records that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Stephenson Elementary School is one.

Jackson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stephenson Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Stephenson Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 64.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Stephenson Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 352 (now 285). White enrollment moved from 76% to 71% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.