Woodlawn Elementary School

Set in Portland, Oregon, Woodlawn Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community, part of Portland SD 1J. It enrolls 306 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Woodlawn Elementary School is one of 86 schools operated by Portland SD 1J, a district that works with 41,894 students overall.

Demographically, Woodlawn Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 25% Black, 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. By comparison, Multnomah County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Woodlawn Elementary School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Multnomah County (around 75%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodlawn Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

Around the school, census data for Multnomah County shows median household income runs about $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 Woodlawn Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Faubion Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Woodlawn Elementary School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 41% to 25%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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