Astor Elementary School vs Irvington Elementary School

Irvington Elementary School ranks #15 of 1,226 Oregon schools with an overall rating of 9.4/10, compared to Astor Elementary School at #19 with a 9.3/10 — a 0.1-point gap separating two of the strongest elementary programs in the state. Both schools sit well inside Oregon's top 2%, making this a genuinely close comparison rather than a clear hierarchy.

The clearest academic delta is in the academic score: Irvington Elementary School scores 9.3/10 versus Astor Elementary School's 8.9/10, a 0.4-point difference that reflects higher proficiency on state assessments. Growth, however, is a dead heat — both Astor Elementary School and Irvington Elementary School score a 9.6/10, meaning students at both schools advance at an equally strong pace relative to their starting points regardless of incoming skill level.

The demographic profiles of these two schools differ substantially. Astor Elementary School enrolls 375 students with 64% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating a much broader socioeconomic mix than Irvington Elementary School, which serves 235 students with only 26% FRL. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical at 15.6:1 for Astor and 15.7:1 for Irvington, so neither school holds an advantage in individual classroom attention. Astor's larger enrollment also means more peer diversity across grades.

One structural difference matters for long-term planning: Astor Elementary School serves grades KG–08, carrying students through middle school, while Irvington Elementary School covers only KG–05. Families enrolling at Astor can stay through 8th grade without a school transition, a meaningful logistical factor. Irvington parents will need to plan a middle school move at the end of 5th grade. The two schools sit 4.6 miles apart in Portland, making neighborhood proximity likely the first practical filter before any data comparison.