Grout Elementary School vs Rigler Elementary School

Grout Elementary School and Rigler Elementary School are both Portland, Oregon elementary schools serving kindergarten through fifth grade, but they sit at different points in Oregon's statewide rankings. Grout Elementary School ranks #14 of 1,226 schools in Oregon while Rigler Elementary School ranks #52 of 1,226 — a meaningful gap even though both schools sit comfortably in the top 5 percent of the state. The overall rating difference is 0.4 points, with Grout at 9.4/10 and Rigler at 9.0/10.

The sharpest difference between the two schools is academic proficiency. Grout Elementary School scores 9.3/10 on academics compared to Rigler Elementary School's 7.0/10 — a 2.3-point gap that reflects meaningfully different levels of grade-level mastery across tested subjects. Growth tells a different story: both schools perform at near-identical elite levels, with Rigler at 9.9/10 and Grout at 9.8/10, indicating that students at Rigler are gaining ground at a pace that rivals any school in the state. Families weighing current performance against trajectory will find a genuine trade-off between these two numbers.

On demographics, the two schools are remarkably similar. Grout Elementary School enrolls 302 students and Rigler Elementary School 255 — a 47-student difference across the same grade band. Both serve high proportions of economically disadvantaged students: Grout at 65% free or reduced lunch and Rigler at 66%, meaning neither school has a socioeconomic advantage explaining the academic score gap. The student-teacher ratio diverges more noticeably: Rigler's 14.2:1 gives each teacher roughly 2.6 fewer students than Grout's 16.8:1, translating to meaningfully more individual attention per student in Rigler classrooms.

Both schools are fully KG–05 programs located in Portland, 4.7 miles apart, making a direct comparison practical for families with flexible attendance options. Rigler's lower ratio and exceptional growth score suggest strong instructional responsiveness to student needs, while Grout's top-14 statewide rank and 9.3 academic score reflect a higher baseline of demonstrated proficiency across its student body.