Irvington Elementary School vs Llewellyn Elementary School

Irvington Elementary School and Llewellyn Elementary School sit 4.3 miles apart in Portland, Oregon, and rank among the top two dozen elementary schools in the state. Irvington holds a marginal overall edge — 9.4/10 versus Llewellyn's 9.3/10 — placing it #15 of 1,226 Oregon elementary schools compared to Llewellyn's #22. In practical terms, this gap is narrow enough that neither school meaningfully outranks the other at the top level.

The academic and growth scores tell a more differentiated story. Llewellyn Elementary School leads on academic proficiency with a 9.9/10 academic score versus Irvington Elementary School's 9.3 — a 0.6-point gap that reflects stronger tested achievement levels. Irvington, however, reverses that advantage on growth: its 9.6/10 growth score outpaces Llewellyn's 9.0/10, meaning students at Irvington are gaining ground at a faster rate relative to academic peers, regardless of starting point. Families who prioritize where students currently perform will favor Llewellyn; those who weight trajectory and year-over-year improvement will find Irvington's growth score more compelling.

Demographically, the two schools differ more in size than in resources. Irvington Elementary School enrolls 235 students versus Llewellyn Elementary School's 393 — a 67% larger student body at Llewellyn. Despite that size difference, both schools share an identical student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1, so classroom staffing levels are equivalent. Irvington serves a slightly higher share of economically disadvantaged students at 26% free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, compared to Llewellyn's 19%. That 7-point FRL gap is modest but suggests Irvington's exceptional growth scores are being achieved with a modestly more diverse economic mix.

Both schools serve grades KG through 05 with no level distinctions between them — neither offers a magnet program, alternative pathway, or extended grade band that the other lacks based on available data. The meaningful programmatic fork is therefore not grade structure but school culture: Irvington's smaller enrollment of 235 students supports a more intimate campus environment, while Llewellyn's 393-student body offers a larger peer community across the same kindergarten-through-fifth-grade span.