📍 3410 Northwestern Parkway, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40212
Portland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portland Elementary enrolls 241 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 38% White and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 120 | 50% |
| White | 91 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 241 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Portland Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 33, state house district 43.
Portland Elementary is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, Portland Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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