Vestal Elementary School

Vestal Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools within Portland SD 1J. Current enrollment sits at 257 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Portland SD 1J, which oversees 86 schools and 41,894 students, Vestal Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Vestal Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 10% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Vestal Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) logs that median household income runs about $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Vestal Elementary School is one.

Portland Arthur Academy Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vestal Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 12% to 6%.

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