Wilkes Elementary School

Wilkes Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools within Reynolds SD 7. Current enrollment sits at 459 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Across the 20 schools in Reynolds SD 7 (9,631 students total), Wilkes Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Wilkes Elementary School shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 13% White, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Wilkes Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Wilkes Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilkes Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Multnomah County put median household earnings sit near $88,766, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Wilkes Elementary School is one.

Hauton B Lee Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilkes Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 11.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 21% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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