Duniway Elementary School vs Llewellyn Elementary School

Llewellyn Elementary School edges Duniway Elementary School by 0.1 points overall — 9.4 versus 9.3 out of 10 — though both schools rank among the top 30 elementary schools in Oregon out of 1,226 statewide. Llewellyn sits at #23 and Duniway at #27, meaning parents choosing between these two Portland schools are genuinely splitting hairs at the upper tier of the state.

Academically, Llewellyn Elementary School scores 9.9/10 versus Duniway Elementary School's 9.7/10 — a two-tenth gap that reflects a meaningful difference in proficiency outcomes even if both numbers look strong in isolation. Duniway, however, flips the advantage on growth: its 9.3/10 growth score outpaces Llewellyn's 9.0/10, indicating that Duniway students are making faster year-over-year academic progress relative to their starting points. Families who prioritize trajectory over absolute proficiency levels will read those numbers differently than families anchored to raw test performance.

The sharpest operational contrast between the two schools is class size. Llewellyn Elementary School's student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1 is substantially lower than Duniway Elementary School's 21.5:1 — a difference of nearly six students per teacher. At the elementary level, that gap translates directly to individualized attention. Duniway enrolls 409 students versus Llewellyn's 393, so Llewellyn is both smaller in headcount and more generously staffed. Llewellyn also serves a modestly higher share of students on free or reduced lunch — 19% versus Duniway's 13% — suggesting a somewhat broader socioeconomic mix.

Both Duniway and Llewellyn serve grades KG through 05 and sit just 1.3 miles apart in Portland, making them genuine neighborhood alternatives rather than schools differentiated by level or geography. The choice ultimately turns on which metrics a family weights most: Llewellyn's higher academic ceiling and smaller class sizes, or Duniway's stronger growth trajectory and slightly more homogeneous enrollment profile.