Winterhaven School

Winterhaven School is a moderately sized primary school in Portland, Oregon, one of the schools within Portland SD 1J. The school caters to 322 students in grades K through 8.

Across the 86 schools in Portland SD 1J (41,894 students total), Winterhaven School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Winterhaven School lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at Winterhaven School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Winterhaven School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.4%; actual is 81.0%, +34.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Multnomah County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Winterhaven School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Cleveland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winterhaven School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winterhaven School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 79% to 72%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.