Ventura Park Elementary School

Located at 145 SE 117th Ave, in Portland, Oregon, Ventura Park Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that enrolls 361 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of David Douglas SD 40.

Within David Douglas SD 40, which oversees 14 schools and 8,716 students, Ventura Park Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ventura Park Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Ventura Park Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 105% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Multnomah County's rate of about 75%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ventura Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 24.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Multnomah County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Ventura Park Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Nearest neighbor: Floyd Light Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ventura Park Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 24.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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