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Best Multnomah County �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Multnomah County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

aCrossroads Christian School (Closed 2013)

(Christian)

2505 Ne 102nd Ave
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 254-1431

Gr: NS-8 | 99 students

Advanced Christian Academy (Closed 2022)

(Christian)

2500 Se Palmblad Rd
Gresham, OR 97080
(503) 912-1860

Gr: PK-7 | 38 students

Albina Youth Opportunity School (Closed)

Alternative School

3710 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 288-5813

Gr: K-4 | 131 students

Ascension Early Childhood Education Center (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)

1440 Se 182nd Ave
Portland, OR 97233
(503) 667-6750

Gr: NS | 37 students

Child's View Montessori School (Closed 2025)

Montessori School

4729 SW Taylors Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 293-9422

Gr: PK-2 | 43 students Avg. class size: 23 students Tuition listed

Creative Minds Learning Center - Broadway (Closed 2019)

Montessori School

8340 Ne Broadway St Ste D
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 252-3491

Gr: PK-K | 20 students

Creative Minds Learning Center - Sellwood (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

7733 Se 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 236-8009

Gr: PK-K | 20 students

Lents Education Center (Closed 2013)

Special Education School

4905 Se Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 771-7508

Gr: 8-11 | 19 students

Open Meadow HIgh School (Closed 2010)

Alternative School

7654 N Crawford Street
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 285-0508

Gr: 9-12 Avg. class size: 14 students

Open School North (Closed 2025)

Alternative School

7602 N Emerald Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 488-5191

Gr: 6-8 | 40 students

Our Lady Of Sorrows School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

5239 Se Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 771-3592

Gr: K-8 | 187 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

The Phonics Phactory (Closed 2023)

(Christian)

3333 Ne 8th Street
Gresham, OR 97080
(503) 661-5632

Gr: PK-10 | 331 students Avg. class size: 18 students

Venn Academy (Closed 2025)

2408 SE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97215
(971) 279-5255

Gr: K-7 | 16 students

Overview

This County (Multnomah County)

This State (OR)

# Schools

56 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Multnomah County Total Schools
2025	56
2024	62
2023	62
2022	64
2021	65
2020	67
2019	65
2018	63
2017	62
2016	75
2015	62

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Student Body:

# Students

10,572 Students

44,870 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	189	156	199
2024	180	152	192
2023	180	150	193
2022	169	149	205
2021	168	145	201
2020	162	136	188
2019	174	140	193
2018	177	139	190
2017	175	147	199
2016	176	145	196
2015	175	140	183

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% Average Students of Color

27%

23%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	27%	23%	33%
2024	26%	22%	32%
2023	27%	23%	32%
2022	26%	24%	32%
2021	24%	23%	31%
2020	25%	22%	31%
2019	25%	22%	31%
2018	24%	22%	30%
2017	28%	24%	31%
2016	29%	24%	31%
2015	26%	23%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

966 Teachers

3,873 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	12:1	12:1	11:1
2022	12:1	12:1	11:1
2021	12:1	12:1	11:1
2020	12:1	12:1	11:1
2019	12:1	12:1	11:1
2018	13:1	12:1	11:1
2017	12:1	12:1	11:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

73%

61%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	73%	61%	54%
2024	73%	59%	54%
2023	72%	60%	53%
2022	74%	62%	53%
2021	73%	62%	53%
2020	72%	61%	53%
2019	69%	58%	52%
2018	71%	58%	52%
2017	71%	59%	51%
2016	63%	57%	51%
2015	62%	55%	50%

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Average Class Size

18 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	18	16	16
2024	18	16	15
2023	18	16	15
2022	18	16	15
2021	19	17	15
2020	19	16	15
2019	18	16	15
2018	19	16	15
2017	18	16	15
2016	19	16	15
2015	17	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

17 courses

10 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	17	11	12
2024	16	10	11
2023	12	8	10
2022	8	8	10
2021	8	8	10
2020	8	8	10
2019	8	7	10
2018	8	7	10
2017	8	6	10
2016	6	6	9
2015	6	6	9

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$12,995

$11,383

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$12,995	$11,567	$14,043
2024	$12,892	$10,114	$12,357
2023	$12,117	$9,669	$11,693
2022	$11,242	$9,158	$11,199
2021	$10,982	$8,907	$10,824
2020	$11,423	$9,008	$10,496
2019	$10,676	$8,861	$10,300
2018	$9,591	$8,358	$10,056
2017	$9,361	$8,059	$9,712
2016	$8,849	$7,421	$9,307
2015	$9,208	$7,230	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$392

$636

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$392	$636	$1,115
2024	$375	$586	$1,094
2023	$338	$587	$1,136
2022	$338	$620	$1,075
2021	$333	$625	$1,028
2020	$320	$619	$1,130

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Average % on Financial Aid

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	29%	29%	34%
2024	29%	29%	33%
2023	27%	28%	33%
2022	26%	28%	32%
2021	28%	28%	32%
2020	29%	28%	31%
2019	29%	28%	30%
2018	28%	27%	29%
2017	28%	26%	29%
2016	25%	25%	28%
2015	32%	26%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,345

$3,625

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$4,345	$3,695	$6,227
2024	$4,495	$3,637	$6,113
2023	$4,141	$3,810	$5,785
2022	$3,900	$3,701	$5,514
2021	$3,741	$3,698	$5,269
2020	$4,016	$3,787	$5,141
2019	$4,123	$4,299	$5,007
2018	$4,100	$3,998	$4,752
2017	$3,797	$3,475	$4,582
2016	$3,212	$2,909	$4,396
2015	$3,516	$2,892	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

81%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	81%	82%	81%
2024	86%	88%	85%
2023	85%	88%	85%
2022	86%	87%	85%
2021	84%	86%	86%
2020	83%	86%	86%
2019	82%	85%	85%
2018	81%	84%	85%
2017	78%	84%	86%
2016	86%	86%	85%
2015	87%	87%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$17.67 million

$82.84 million

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Endowment Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$17 M	$78 M	$53 M
2024	$1 M	$9 M	$51 M
2023	$1 M	$9 M	$68 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	0.57	0.57	0.64
2024	0.57	0.57	0.64
2023	0.59	0.58	0.63
2022	0.58	0.58	0.62
2021	0.58	0.57	0.62
2020	0.58	0.57	0.62
2019	0.59	0.57	0.61
2018	0.59	0.57	0.60
2017	0.59	0.53	0.59
2016	0.60	0.53	0.59
2015	0.58	0.52	0.58

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# American Indian Students

89 Students

225 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%	1%
2018	1%	1%	1%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	2%	1%	1%
2015	1%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

533 Students

2,260 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	5%	5%	5%
2024	5%	5%	5%
2023	6%	5%	5%
2022	6%	5%	5%
2021	6%	5%	5%
2020	6%	5%	5%
2019	6%	5%	4%
2018	6%	5%	4%
2017	5%	5%	4%
2016	7%	5%	4%
2015	5%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

657 Students

2,732 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	6%	6%	9%
2024	6%	6%	9%
2023	7%	7%	9%
2022	5%	6%	8%
2021	5%	6%	9%
2020	5%	6%	9%
2019	5%	6%	8%
2018	5%	6%	8%
2017	5%	4%	8%
2016	4%	4%	8%
2015	5%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

547 Students

1,101 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	5%	2%	8%
2024	5%	2%	8%
2023	6%	3%	8%
2022	6%	2%	7%
2021	6%	2%	8%
2020	6%	2%	8%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	5%	3%	8%
2017	5%	2%	7%
2016	4%	2%	8%
2015	5%	2%	8%

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# White Students

6,588 Students

27,069 Students

% White Students

62%

61%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	62%	60%	55%
2024	62%	61%	55%
2023	59%	59%	55%
2022	60%	60%	57%
2021	60%	60%	57%
2020	60%	61%	58%
2019	59%	62%	59%
2018	59%	62%	59%
2017	59%	65%	61%
2016	57%	64%	61%
2015	60%	66%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

57 Students

323 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,227 Students

11,028 Students

% of Others Students

21%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Multnomah County Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	20%	25%	22%
2024	20%	24%	22%
2023	22%	24%	22%
2022	23%	25%	22%
2021	23%	25%	20%
2020	23%	24%	19%
2019	24%	23%	20%
2018	24%	23%	20%
2017	25%	23%	19%
2016	26%	24%	18%
2015	24%	22%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

6 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

4 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Multnomah County, OR?

The private elementary schools in Multnomah County, OR include Portland Christian Elementary School, Columbia Christian Schools, and The Madeleine Elementary School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Multnomah County?

54 private elementary schools are located in Multnomah County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Multnomah County?

The average tuition cost is $12,995, which is higher than the Oregon private school average tuition cost of $11,383.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Multnomah County?

Multnomah County private elementary schools are approximately 27% minority students, which is higher than the Oregon private school average of 23%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Multnomah County?

57% of private elementary schools in Multnomah County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Multnomah County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Multnomah County include: Maayan Torah Day School vs. Maimonides Jewish Day School, Gateway Christian School vs. Greater Portland Christian Academy, Maimonides Jewish Day School vs. Maayan Torah Day School

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