Llewellyn Elementary School vs Stephenson Elementary School

Llewellyn Elementary School edges out Stephenson Elementary School by 0.4 points overall — 9.4/10 versus 9.0/10 — a gap that looks small until you factor in state context. Llewellyn ranks #23 of 1,226 Oregon elementary schools, placing it in the top 2% statewide. Stephenson ranks #60 of 1,226, which is still an elite result — top 5% — but trails Llewellyn by 37 positions in a crowded field. Both schools sit just 3.5 miles apart in Portland, making them a genuine head-to-head choice for families in the corridor between them.

On pure academics, the two schools are dead even: both Llewellyn Elementary School and Stephenson Elementary School score 9.9/10 for academic proficiency — as strong as Oregon elementaries get. Growth scores are nearly identical as well, with Llewellyn at 9.0/10 and Stephenson at 9.9/10 — a difference of just 0.1 points. The overall rating gap between the two schools therefore comes down not to classroom outcomes but to the equity and environment dimensions that round out the composite score.

The most concrete structural difference between the two schools is student-teacher ratio. Llewellyn's 15.7:1 ratio means roughly five fewer students per teacher than Stephenson's 20.7:1 — a 32% difference in classroom density. Llewellyn also enrolls 393 students versus Stephenson's 310, so it carries more students overall while simultaneously maintaining smaller class sizes, suggesting stronger staffing resources. On economic diversity, Llewellyn serves 19% free/reduced-lunch students compared to Stephenson's 12%, meaning Llewellyn's population reflects a wider income range.

Both schools serve grades KG–05 with no structural difference in grade span. Because proficiency and growth scores are essentially tied, families cannot use test outcomes to differentiate — the decision turns on class size, community composition, and proximity to home rather than any measurable academic gap between the two campuses.