Lent Elementary School vs Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School

Both schools earn top marks by Oregon standards, but Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School outranks Lent Elementary School by a meaningful margin: Le Monde sits at #8 of 1226 schools statewide while Lent ranks #21 of 1226 — still elite, but 13 positions back. The overall rating gap is slim at 0.2 points (9.5 vs 9.3 out of 10), making this a comparison between two genuinely exceptional Portland elementary schools rather than a clear winner and an also-ran.

Academically, the delta is substantial. Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School scores 9.9/10 on academics versus Lent Elementary School's 8.1/10 — a 1.8-point gap that reflects a real difference in tested proficiency outcomes. Lent flips the script on growth: its 9.9/10 growth score edges Le Monde's 9.1/10, meaning Lent is adding more measurable learning gains per student year-over-year. Families prioritizing raw achievement benchmarks will favor Le Monde; those weighing how much a school accelerates student progress relative to baseline will find Lent's growth trajectory harder to dismiss.

Le Monde enrolls more students — 378 versus Lent's 273 — yet maintains the lower student-teacher ratio: 12.6:1 compared to Lent's 13.7:1. That combination points to stronger per-pupil staffing resources at the charter. Both ratios are well below typical public school averages, so neither school presents a concern on this dimension, but Le Monde's edge is real.

The structural differences between these schools are significant for planning purposes. Lent Elementary School is a traditional neighborhood public serving grades KG–05, meaning families transition to middle school after fifth grade. Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School runs KG–08, offering a continuous French immersion environment through middle school with no school change required during those years. Le Monde is a charter, which means enrollment typically requires an application rather than automatic assignment based on address, and the French immersion model is central to everything — language acquisition is the organizing principle of the academic program, not an elective add-on.