Arleta Elementary School vs Woodlawn Elementary School

Woodlawn Elementary School ranks #16 of 1,226 Oregon schools, placing it in the top 2% statewide. Arleta Elementary School, rated 8.9/10 overall, earns a respectable #61 of 1,226 — top 5% — but trails Woodlawn Elementary School by 0.5 points at 9.4/10. That gap reflects a consistent performance advantage across every scored dimension, not a single outlier category.

On academics, Woodlawn Elementary School scores 9.1/10 versus Arleta Elementary School's 8.6/10 — a half-point delta in a domain that carries the most weight in Oregon school comparisons. The growth gap is starker: Woodlawn Elementary School posts a 9.8/10 growth score against Arleta Elementary School's 9.2/10, a 0.6-point difference indicating that Woodlawn students are advancing faster relative to their starting points, regardless of incoming skill level. Both figures favor Woodlawn Elementary School decisively.

The two schools serve demographically similar populations. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility sits at 65% at Arleta Elementary School and 64% at Woodlawn Elementary School — effectively identical economic profiles across enrollments of 274 and 299 students respectively. Student-teacher ratios are close: Arleta at 17.1:1 versus Woodlawn at 16.6:1, a marginal difference unlikely to translate into meaningfully different classroom attention.

The clearest structural distinction is grade span. Arleta Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade, while Woodlawn Elementary School adds a prekindergarten program, giving families the option to start their child's school experience earlier at the same campus. The two schools sit 6.7 miles apart within Portland, so geography will be a practical filter for many families before ratings enter the conversation.