Grout Elementary School vs Woodlawn Elementary School

Grout Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary School are among the strongest elementary schools in Oregon, both scoring 9.4/10 overall — but their state ranks are not identical. Grout Elementary School sits at #14 of 1226 in Oregon, while Woodlawn Elementary School ranks #16 of 1226 in Oregon. That two-position gap at the very top of the state reflects an exceptionally close competition between two high-performing schools separated by 5.9 miles in Portland.

The clearest academic difference between the two schools falls in their academic scores: Grout Elementary School scores 9.3/10 versus Woodlawn Elementary School's 9.1/10, a 0.2-point gap that places Grout slightly ahead on measured proficiency. That said, both schools post identical growth scores of 9.8/10, meaning students at Grout Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary School are making comparable year-over-year academic progress regardless of where they start. For families weighing current achievement levels against improvement trajectory, both dimensions favor strong outcomes at either school.

Enrollment and classroom access are nearly identical. Grout Elementary School serves 302 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1, while Woodlawn Elementary School enrolls 299 students at a ratio of 16.6:1 — a difference too small to meaningfully affect class size experience. Both schools serve high proportions of economically disadvantaged students: Grout Elementary School's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 65% and Woodlawn Elementary School's is 64%. This demographic similarity suggests comparable resource environments and community contexts across both campuses.

One concrete structural difference separates the two schools: grade span. Grout Elementary School serves grades KG–05, while Woodlawn Elementary School serves grades PK–05. Woodlawn's inclusion of pre-kindergarten makes it a possible option for families seeking continuity from early childhood through fifth grade within a single building, whereas Grout's program begins at kindergarten.