Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 410000901784
The Ivy School
5420 N. Interstate, Portland, OR 97217 · (503) 288-8553 · Multnomah County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
110 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
60.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
31.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 32.8% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 The Ivy School
The Ivy School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ivy School this school | 273 | 40.3% | 48.9% |
| Irvington Elementary School Portland | 249 | 42.2% | 59.1% |
| Arleta Elementary School Portland | 252 | 41.3% | 45.9% |
| Buckman Elementary School Portland | 306 | 42.2% | 47.1% |
| Chief Joseph Elementary School Portland | 278 | 41.7% | 49.8% |
| Rieke Elementary School Portland | 279 | 41.6% | 78.8% |
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 The Ivy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #134 of 591 | #31 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #346 of 646 ▼ 16 | #58 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #120 of 646 ▼ 22 | #36 of 109 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #457 of 710 | #85 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #413 of 587 | #70 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #240 of 587 | #73 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #624 of 645 | #100 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #67 of 88 | #9 of 13 |
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
273
-54 (-17%) vs 2020
+127% since 2010-11, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 273 | 15 | 18.2:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 13 | 20.9:1 | 37% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 14 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 9.9 | 26.7:1 | 17% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 9 | 29.0:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 5 | 24.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Ivy School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (265 to 273); teachers up 51% (9.9 to 15).
About The Ivy School
The Ivy School is a mid-sized elementary school in Oregon, with an address in Portland. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 273 students.
Oregon Department of Education is responsible for 5 schools, The Ivy School included, with 1,074 students in all.
About 63% of the student body at The Ivy School is White. The remaining students are 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 6% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At The Ivy School, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Multnomah County average 75%.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, The Ivy School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For The Ivy School, the prediction is 46.9% and the result is 48.9%.
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, The Ivy School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Beach Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from The Ivy School. The five-mile area around The Ivy School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 35.1% proficiency; The Ivy School posts 48.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The Ivy School is run as a public charter school.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 327 (2020-21) to 273 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 23.4:1 to 18.2:1.
The discussion board for The Ivy School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About The Ivy SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at The Ivy School?
The Ivy School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does The Ivy School serve?
The Ivy School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does The Ivy School have?
The Ivy School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The Ivy School?
At The Ivy School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is The Ivy School public or private?
The Ivy School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Oregon Department of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.