Dorris Place Elementary vs Multnomah Street Elementary

Multnomah Street Elementary outranks Dorris Place Elementary by a significant margin in California's statewide standings: Multnomah Street Elementary sits at #20 of 9,533 California schools, while Dorris Place Elementary ranks #358 of 9,533 — a gap of 338 positions. That difference translates into an overall rating spread of 0.7 points (9.5 vs. 8.8 out of 10), with Multnomah Street Elementary holding the higher score. Both schools are strong performers in absolute terms, but within Los Angeles, the distance between top-20 and top-400 is meaningful for families weighing long-term academic environment.

On academics, the two schools are close: Dorris Place Elementary scores 9.1/10 in academic proficiency versus 9.3/10 at Multnomah Street Elementary, a 0.2-point edge. The growth score tells a sharper story — Multnomah Street Elementary earns 9.8/10 compared to Dorris Place Elementary's 8.6/10, a 1.2-point gap. Growth scores measure how much students improve relative to peers starting from the same baseline, so Multnomah Street Elementary's number suggests its students are consistently outpacing comparable students across the state, not just entering with advantages.

Enrollment and economic mix differ between the two schools. Multnomah Street Elementary enrolls 336 students to Dorris Place Elementary's 238. The student-teacher ratio is identical at 19.8:1. Where the schools diverge is in free and reduced-price lunch eligibility: 86% of Dorris Place Elementary students qualify, versus 71% at Multnomah Street Elementary. That 15-point difference reflects a meaningfully higher concentration of economic need at Dorris Place Elementary, which context matters when interpreting both schools' strong raw scores — Dorris Place Elementary's 9.1 academic rating achieved against a higher-need population is a notable result.

Dorris Place Elementary serves grades KG through 6, giving families one additional year before a middle school transition compared to Multnomah Street Elementary, which runs KG through 5. The two campuses sit 3.0 miles apart within Los Angeles, making them a genuine side-by-side choice for families in the northeastern LA neighborhoods between them.