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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REYNOLDS SD 7·NCES 411052001006
Wilkes Elementary School
17020 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR 97230 · (503) 491-2724 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
462 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
25.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
16.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 17.1% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Where Wilkes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #531 of 591 | #66 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #574 of 646 ▼ 8 | #90 of 109 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #552 of 646 ▲ 22 | #87 of 109 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #113 of 710 | #22 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #103 of 587 | #25 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #21 of 587 | #19 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #61 of 645 | #33 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #69 of 88 | #10 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
459
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 459 | 31.4 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 32.6 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 30.2 | 14.7:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 24.6 | 18.1:1 | 86% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 86% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 86% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 20 | 21.7:1 | 54% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (446 to 459); teachers up 27% (24.6 to 31.4).
About Wilkes Elementary School
This page covers Wilkes Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Portland, Oregon. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 459 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students, which makes this school 43% bigger than average.
The district, Reynolds SD 7, operates 20 schools serving 9,631 students.
Hispanic students account for 43% of enrollment at Wilkes Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 17% Black, 13% White, 12% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Multnomah County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilkes Elementary School scores 74%.
The school's 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1.
In Oregon, Wilkes Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 18.1% actual against a predicted 23.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Multnomah County show that median household income comes to about $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Multnomah County counts 169 public schools with about 81,096 students.
Wilkes Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Hauton B Lee Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 11.9% on proficiency, and Wilkes Elementary School is above that at 18.1%.
NCES describes the area around Wilkes Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wilkes Elementary School had a net gain of 30 students, or 7%.
This page is set up for the Wilkes Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Reynolds SD 7
- Reynolds High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Hauton B Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Multnomah Learning AcademyElementary · 550 students
- Walt Morey Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Glenfair Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Hauton B Lee Middle School0.7 mi · 718
- Walden Crossing School0.8 mi · 4
- Margaret Scott Elementary School1.1 mi · 361
- Hartley Elementary School1.2 mi · 310
- Glenfair Elementary School1.3 mi · 489
- Wheatley School1.5 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkes Elementary SchoolHow large is Wilkes Elementary School?
Wilkes Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wilkes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilkes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wilkes Elementary School have?
Wilkes Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wilkes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wilkes Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 43% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wilkes Elementary School in?
Wilkes Elementary School is part of Reynolds SD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.