Portland Elementary

Portland is a fully personalized environment where learners receive experiences that are tailored to their specific emotional, cultural, and academic needs. We believe that every student has the opportunity to thrive, grow, and achieve no matter their starting place.

School Highlights

• Small-class-size option to provide tailored instruction that meets individual needs
• Full-time art, physical education (PE), library, and Compassionate Schools Program (CSP)
• Comprehensive guidance and mental health programming through numerous in-school and community service providers
• Collaborates with the University of Louisville (UofL) Signature Partnership to support teachers who implement innovative practices in the classroom and provides a virtual learning lab with 25 state-of-the-art virtual learning headsets
• Maintains a Muhammad Ali Center Peace Garden, grade-level gardens, and won 2015 Green and Healthy School Award
• Student activities: Environmental Club, Girls on the Run, Metro United Way (Ready 4K and Lincoln Foundation), basketball, cheerleading, Academic Team, piano lessons, musical explosion, Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP)
• Participates in 5x5 Fund for the Arts Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
• Partnerships: Louisville Nature Center, Oxmoor Farms and Food Literacy Project, Parklands of Floyds Fork, Louisville Metro Parks (ECHO), NEC “Love the ‘Ville” partner school Humana, Elevate Portland (UofL College of Business), Yum! Brands
• English as a Second Language (ESL) Program