Alameda Elementary School vs Grout Elementary School

Grout Elementary School edges out Alameda Elementary School by 0.3 points in overall rating — 9.4 to 9.1 — but the gap in state rank is sharper than that decimal suggests. Grout sits at #21 of 1,226 Oregon elementary schools while Alameda ranks #43 of 1,226, a 22-position difference that places both schools firmly in the top 4% statewide. Parents choosing between two genuinely elite neighborhood options are splitting hairs, but those hairs point in different directions depending on what they prioritize.

On raw academic proficiency, Alameda Elementary School leads by a meaningful margin — 9.9 out of 10 versus Grout Elementary School's 9.3, a 0.6-point gap that reflects higher current test-score performance. Grout flips that dynamic on growth: its 9.8 growth score outpaces Alameda's 9.5, meaning Grout is adding more measurable learning per year relative to similar students. Families whose children enter behind grade level — or who simply want to see strong year-over-year gains — will find Grout's growth trajectory more relevant than Alameda's proficiency ceiling.

The structural difference between the two schools is class size. Alameda Elementary School enrolls 521 students at a 21.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio; Grout Elementary School serves 302 students at 16.8-to-1. That 4.9-student-per-teacher delta is significant at the elementary level, where individual attention shapes early literacy and math development. Grout's smaller enrollment also means a tighter community — roughly 40% fewer students than Alameda moving through the same hallways and shared spaces each day.

Both schools serve kindergarten through 5th grade and sit 3.9 miles apart within Portland. The program and grade-level structure is identical, so the decision turns on what the numbers above reveal: Alameda runs higher on tested proficiency, Grout runs higher on growth and offers substantially smaller class sizes.