Chief Joseph Elementary School vs Grout Elementary School

Chief Joseph Elementary School and Grout Elementary School sit 6.3 miles apart in Portland, Oregon, and both earn scores that place them among the state's top schools — but Grout Elementary School holds a meaningful edge in overall standing. Grout's 9.4/10 overall rating tops Chief Joseph Elementary School's 9.1/10, and that 0.3-point gap reflects a significant positional difference: Grout Elementary School ranks #14 of 1,226 Oregon schools while Chief Joseph Elementary School ranks #33 of 1,226. Both are elite performers, but Grout is in a rarer tier.

Academically, the two schools trade leads by a narrow margin. Chief Joseph Elementary School posts a slightly higher academic score — 9.5/10 versus Grout Elementary School's 9.3/10 — a 0.2-point edge that puts Chief Joseph ahead on current proficiency. Grout Elementary School counters on growth, scoring 9.8/10 compared to Chief Joseph Elementary School's 9.6/10. Grout is outpacing Chief Joseph in the rate at which students advance their learning, which can matter more than baseline proficiency for families with students who need acceleration or are catching up.

Both schools serve similar student populations economically — Chief Joseph Elementary School reports 64% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch versus 65% at Grout Elementary School, essentially no difference. Enrollment differs more: Grout Elementary School carries 302 students to Chief Joseph Elementary School's 265. The more notable gap is in student-teacher ratio: Chief Joseph Elementary School runs 18.9:1 while Grout Elementary School operates at 16.8:1, meaning Grout teachers manage roughly two fewer students per classroom on average, a structural advantage for individual attention.

Both schools cover grades KG through 05, so there's no difference in grade span or transition timing for families. The competition between these two comes down to academic score versus growth score and class size versus enrollment scale — Chief Joseph Elementary School leads on current proficiency, Grout Elementary School leads on learning momentum and smaller class sizes, and holds a higher state rank despite serving a slightly larger student body.