Peninsula Elementary School vs Sitton Elementary School

Peninsula Elementary School and Sitton Elementary School sit just 3.1 miles apart in Portland, Oregon, and land nearly on top of each other in the state rankings — Peninsula at #29 of 1226 and Sitton at #30 of 1226. Both earn an overall rating of 9.2/10, making this one of the tightest head-to-head comparisons in the city. Parents choosing between them are not picking between a strong school and a weak one; they are picking between two schools that differ in specific, measurable ways worth understanding before enrolling.

The clearest academic separation sits in the academic score: Peninsula Elementary School earns an 8.2/10 versus Sitton Elementary School's 7.8/10, a 0.4-point delta that reflects Peninsula's slightly stronger measured proficiency outcomes. However, both schools post an identical growth score of 9.9/10 — near-perfect and tied, meaning students at either campus are advancing at the same exceptional rate regardless of where they start. Families prioritizing academic momentum over baseline proficiency will find no difference here.

Sitton Elementary School enrolls 335 students compared to Peninsula Elementary School's 234, making Sitton 43% larger by headcount. That size difference shows up in the classroom: Sitton's student-teacher ratio is 12.0:1 versus Peninsula's 15.6:1, giving Sitton students meaningfully more adult attention per child. Free and reduced lunch eligibility runs 70% at Sitton and 64% at Peninsula, indicating Sitton serves a slightly higher share of lower-income families — a factor relevant to parents thinking about peer demographics and the federal funding that follows Title I status.

Both schools cover grades KG–05, so neither offers an extended grade span advantage. The practical distinction for families comes down to environment: a smaller, slightly higher-proficiency campus at Peninsula versus a larger campus with tighter student-teacher ratios at Sitton. Both serve the same age range, operate in the same district, and post nearly identical overall ratings, so neighborhood proximity, sibling placement, and classroom-size preference are likely to be the deciding factors for most families.