Glencoe Elementary School vs Irvington Elementary School

Irvington Elementary School ranks #15 of 1,226 schools in Oregon, placing it five spots ahead of Glencoe Elementary School at #20 — both exceptional performers in the top 2% statewide. The overall rating gap is razor-thin at 0.1 points, with Irvington at 9.4/10 and Glencoe at 9.3/10, meaning parents are genuinely choosing between two of Portland's strongest elementary options rather than trading up or down in any meaningful way.

On raw academics, Glencoe Elementary School pulls clearly ahead: a 9.9/10 academic score versus Irvington Elementary School's 9.3/10 — a 0.6-point gap that reflects measurably stronger proficiency outcomes. Growth scores are identical, with both Glencoe Elementary School and Irvington Elementary School earning 9.6/10, meaning students at each school make comparable year-over-year gains regardless of where they start. Families prioritizing tested proficiency levels will find Glencoe's academic edge concrete and consistent.

The two schools differ more in classroom environment than academics. Irvington Elementary School's student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1 means roughly three fewer students per teacher than Glencoe Elementary School's 18.6:1 — a meaningful difference for families who prioritize individual attention. Glencoe enrolls 372 students compared to Irvington's 235, making Glencoe a noticeably larger campus. On economic diversity, Irvington's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 26% is modestly higher than Glencoe's 21%, a small but real difference in the socioeconomic mix each school serves.

Both schools serve grades KG through 05 and sit 2.5 miles apart within Portland, so geographic convenience will often be the practical tiebreaker. Neither school offers a distinct grade-level advantage over the other, and the identical growth scores confirm that instructional momentum is equally strong at both campuses.