Scott Elementary School vs Woodlawn Elementary School

Scott Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary School sit 3.2 miles apart in Portland, Oregon, and their overall ratings are close — 9.1 out of 10 for Scott versus 9.4 out of 10 for Woodlawn — but their state rank context reveals a sharper gap. Scott Elementary School ranks #36 of 1,226 Oregon schools, a strong showing. Woodlawn Elementary School ranks #16 of 1,226, placing it in the top 1.5 percent of the state, a 20-position climb that reflects meaningfully stronger performance across multiple dimensions.

The clearest difference between the two schools is academic proficiency. Woodlawn Elementary School scores 9.1 out of 10 on academics versus Scott Elementary School's 7.5 out of 10 — a 1.6-point gap on a 10-point scale. That difference represents substantively higher tested proficiency at Woodlawn. Growth scores, which measure how much students advance relative to their starting points, tell a different story: Scott Elementary School earns a near-perfect 9.9 out of 10 in growth, edging Woodlawn's 9.8. Both schools are exceptional on this dimension, meaning students at each school are making strong year-over-year gains regardless of where they started.

Scott Elementary School enrolls 500 students compared to Woodlawn Elementary School's 299 — a 40 percent larger student body. That size difference shows up in the student-teacher ratio as well: Scott runs at 14.7 students per teacher while Woodlawn sits at 16.6, meaning Scott families get roughly two additional students' worth of teacher attention per classroom on average. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is identical at both schools — 64 percent — so the economic profiles of the two student populations are effectively the same.

One structural distinction worth noting: Woodlawn Elementary School serves grades PK through 5, offering a pre-kindergarten entry point that Scott Elementary School, which begins at kindergarten, does not. For families with a pre-K-aged child, Woodlawn provides program continuity a year earlier. Both schools are Portland public elementary schools operating within the same district and serving comparable demographics, which makes the academic score gap — and Woodlawn's top-20 state rank — the most actionable differentiator for families choosing between them.