Woodmere Elementary School

Located at 7900 SE Duke St, in Portland, Oregon, Woodmere Elementary School is a compact K-5 school that instructs 241 students (grades K through 5), run under Portland SD 1J. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Woodmere Elementary School sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Woodmere Elementary School logs that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 13% Asian, 10% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% 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 north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodmere Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Multnomah County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Woodmere Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Whitman Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodmere Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodmere Elementary School has ticked down 16%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 18% to 13%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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