Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000953
Woodmere Elementary School
7900 SE Duke St, Portland, OR 97206 · (503) 916-6373 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
237 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
27.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
21.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.7% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 25.9% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 →
Schools most like Woodmere Elementary School
Woodmere Elementary School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmere Elementary School this school | 241 | 98.3% | 21.8% |
| Patrick Lynch Elementary Portland | 316 | 97.2% | 21.6% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School Gresham | 328 | 95.7% | 36.3% |
| Parklane Elementary School Portland | 397 | 100.0% | 17.5% |
| Powell Butte Elementary School Portland | 392 | 98.2% | 14.5% |
| Arthur Academy Portland | 156 | 100.0% | 45.9% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodmere Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #489 of 591 | #57 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #502 of 646 ▼ 54 | #73 of 109 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #526 of 646 ▼ 20 | #84 of 109 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #527 of 710 | #97 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #11 of 587 | #3 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #12 of 587 | #11 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #96 of 645 | #47 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #316 of 493 | #69 of 89 |
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
241
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 241 | 19.7 | 12.2:1 | 98% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 17.9 | 13.8:1 | 65% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 18.8 | 12.4:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 18.8 | 15.3:1 | 85% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 85% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 87% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 78% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 19 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodmere Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (286 to 241); teachers up 5% (18.8 to 19.7).
About Woodmere Elementary School
Woodmere Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Portland, Oregon, under Portland SD 1J. The school serves 241 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students.
District-wide, Portland SD 1J has 86 schools and 41,894 students.
At Woodmere Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 35%. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 13% Asian, and 10% Black. Census figures show Multnomah County is about 68% White. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Woodmere Elementary School is 98%. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County is 23 points.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Woodmere Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Woodmere Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.8% and a predicted 24.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Multnomah County show that the median household income is $88,766, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Woodmere Elementary School, Multnomah County has 168 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Whitman Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Woodmere Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 39.6% on proficiency, and Woodmere Elementary School is below that at 21.8%.
Woodmere Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Woodmere Elementary School's enrollment declined from 269 in 2020-21 to 241 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.2:1, from 14.9:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Portland SD 1J
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 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
- Whitman Elementary School0.5 mi · 198
- Kelly Elementary School0.6 mi · 385
- Marysville Elementary School0.8 mi · 318
- Lane Middle School1.0 mi · 417
- Arleta Elementary School1.0 mi · 252
- Lent Elementary School1.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Woodmere Elementary SchoolHow large is Woodmere Elementary School?
Woodmere Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Woodmere Elementary School serve?
Woodmere Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Woodmere Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Woodmere Elementary School.
How diverse is Woodmere Elementary School?
Woodmere Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 13% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Woodmere Elementary School in?
Woodmere Elementary School is part of Portland SD 1J.
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