Ainsworth Elementary School vs Astor Elementary School

Astor Elementary School ranks #34 of 1,226 Oregon schools, placing it in the top 3% statewide. Ainsworth Elementary School earns a respectable #91 of 1,226, still top 8% statewide, but Astor's overall rating of 9.2/10 sits 0.4 points above Ainsworth's 8.8/10 — a meaningful gap when compressed into a 10-point scale. Parents comparing the two schools on raw prestige will find Astor consistently ahead in statewide standing.

The academic picture reverses that order. Ainsworth Elementary School posts a 9.9/10 academic score versus Astor Elementary School's 8.9/10 — a full point higher, signaling stronger current proficiency among enrolled students. Astor closes the gap and then some on growth: its 9.6/10 growth score outpaces Ainsworth's 8.7/10 by nearly a full point, meaning students at Astor are advancing relative to their starting points at a faster rate. Families weighing where kids are versus how fast they're climbing will land differently depending on which metric matters more.

The demographic and structural differences between the two schools are stark. Ainsworth Elementary School enrolls 585 students at a 20.2:1 student-teacher ratio, while Astor Elementary School serves 375 students at 15.6:1 — nearly five fewer students per teacher, which translates directly to more individualized attention. Free and reduced lunch eligibility stands at 14% at Ainsworth versus 64% at Astor, a 50-point gap that reflects meaningfully different socioeconomic communities and funding profiles for support services.

Beyond the ratings, Astor Elementary School extends through grade 8 compared to Ainsworth Elementary School's KG–05 configuration. For families who value keeping a child in one building through middle school, Astor eliminates an additional transition. The two schools sit 5.0 miles apart in Portland, close enough for families in between to make a genuine choice rather than a geographic default.