Rieke Elementary School vs Woodlawn Elementary School

Rieke Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary School sit at the very top of Oregon's school rankings, separated by just three spots — Rieke at #13 and Woodlawn at #16 out of 1,226 Oregon schools — and share an identical overall rating of 9.4/10. That proximity at the summit means neither school is clearly "better" overall, but the gap between them on specific dimensions is meaningful enough to drive a real choice for families.

Academically, Rieke Elementary School holds a decisive edge: a 10.0/10 academic score versus Woodlawn Elementary School's 9.1/10 — a 0.9-point gap on a ten-point scale that reflects a concrete difference in tested proficiency outcomes. Growth scores are nearly identical, with Rieke at 9.9/10 and Woodlawn at 9.8/10, meaning both schools are accelerating student learning at an exceptional rate regardless of where kids start.

The demographic and structural differences between the two schools are the sharpest contrast. Rieke Elementary School serves 288 students with 17% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, while Woodlawn Elementary School enrolls 299 students with 64% on free or reduced lunch — a 47-percentage-point gap that reflects fundamentally different community contexts. Woodlawn also offers a smaller classroom experience: a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1 compared to Rieke's 19.2:1, meaning Woodlawn students get meaningfully more adult attention per day.

One structural difference favors Woodlawn for younger families: Woodlawn Elementary School serves grades PK–05, offering pre-kindergarten enrollment that Rieke Elementary School, which starts at kindergarten, does not provide. For parents of three- and four-year-olds, that single fact can make the decision for them. The two schools are 7.1 miles apart within Portland, so geography and neighborhood assignment will be the practical starting point for most families — but the data above give each parent a clear picture of what they're choosing between.