Glencoe Elementary School vs Sunnyside Environmental School

Glencoe Elementary School edges out Sunnyside Environmental School by 0.3 points overall — 9.4/10 versus 9.1/10 — but both schools sit well inside Oregon's top 5%. Glencoe ranks #20 of 1226 schools statewide while Sunnyside Environmental School comes in at #49 of 1226, a gap that reflects a real difference in measured performance but positions both schools far above the state median. Families choosing between two genuinely strong options in the same neighborhood should look past the headline number and weigh what each school actually delivers.

The academic and growth gaps are where Glencoe Elementary School pulls ahead most clearly. Glencoe scores 9.9/10 on academics versus Sunnyside Environmental School's 9.0/10 — a full point difference on a 10-point scale — and leads on growth as well, 9.6/10 to 9.2/10. Those deltas mean Glencoe's students are testing at a higher level and gaining ground faster year-over-year. For families where measured academic achievement is the primary filter, that separation is meaningful even across just 0.9 miles.

Sunnyside Environmental School enrolls 447 students compared to Glencoe Elementary School's 372, making it the larger campus despite covering the same grade band through fifth grade. The student-teacher ratio is identical at 18.6:1, so class sizes are equivalent. The free and reduced-price lunch rate differs noticeably: 30% of Sunnyside's students qualify versus 21% at Glencoe, indicating a modestly more economically diverse student body at Sunnyside.

The most structurally significant difference is Sunnyside Environmental School's grade span: it runs kindergarten through eighth grade, while Glencoe Elementary School tops out at fifth. Sunnyside also carries an explicit environmental focus embedded in its name and program identity, offering a distinctive K–8 continuity that eliminates a middle school transition entirely.