Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School vs Woodlawn Elementary School

Woodlawn Elementary School ranks #16 of 1,226 Oregon elementary schools, placing it 18 spots above Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, which holds #34 statewide. The overall rating gap is narrow — Woodlawn scores 9.4/10 against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School's 9.1/10 — but both schools rank in the top 3% of Oregon, making this a genuinely strong choice either way for Portland families in the neighborhood.

The clearest academic separation lies in proficiency scores: Woodlawn Elementary School earns a 9.1/10 academic rating versus Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School's 7.4/10, a gap of 1.7 points. That said, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School nearly erases the difference on growth — students there score 9.9/10 on growth versus Woodlawn's 9.8/10, a statistical tie. Parents weighing current achievement against year-over-year learning velocity will find that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School outpaces most Oregon schools in momentum even while trailing Woodlawn on tested proficiency.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School enrolls 305 students to Woodlawn Elementary School's 299, a negligible difference in size. The more meaningful distinction is in classroom staffing: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School runs a 13.9:1 student-teacher ratio against Woodlawn's 16.6:1, meaning students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School average nearly three fewer classmates per teacher. On the economic profile, 73% of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School students qualify for free or reduced lunch versus 64% at Woodlawn Elementary School, a 9-point gap that signals Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School is serving a higher concentration of economically disadvantaged families.

Both schools cover PK–05 and sit 1.2 miles apart in Portland. Neither school distinguishes itself through grade-span or level differences — the comparison is purely about outcomes and classroom context within an identical structural footprint.