Rigler Elementary School vs Winterhaven School

Winterhaven School ranks #25 of 1,226 Oregon schools while Rigler Elementary School sits at #58 of 1,226 — both well inside the top 5 percent statewide, but Winterhaven holds a clear positional edge. The overall rating gap between the two is narrow at 0.4 points, with Winterhaven at 9.4/10 and Rigler at 9.0/10, yet the statewide rank difference of 33 positions signals a more meaningful separation in practice.

The most striking academic divide sits in the proficiency scores: Winterhaven School scores a perfect 10.0/10 on academics against Rigler Elementary School's 7.0/10 — a three-point gap that represents the largest single difference between these two schools. The growth picture flips entirely. Rigler's growth score of 9.9/10 edges Winterhaven's 9.6/10, meaning students at Rigler are advancing at a slightly faster rate relative to academic starting points. Families weighing raw proficiency against year-over-year momentum will find genuinely different answers at each school.

Rigler Elementary School enrolls 255 students at a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, compared to Winterhaven School's 315 students and a ratio of 19.7:1. That ratio gap of 5.5 students per teacher is substantial at the elementary level and points to meaningfully more individual attention at Rigler. The free and reduced-price lunch rates diverge sharply: 66 percent at Rigler versus 23 percent at Winterhaven, reflecting notably different socioeconomic profiles across the two communities.

Winterhaven School serves grades KG–08, giving families a single-school pathway through middle school and eliminating the transition at grade 5 or 6. Rigler Elementary School covers KG–05, requiring a middle school transition within a few years. The two campuses are 4.7 miles apart within Portland, so geography is a real factor. Families already planning for a K–8 continuum get that built-in at Winterhaven; those prioritizing smaller class sizes and stronger student growth momentum will find that case at Rigler.