Woodlawn Elementary School vs Portland Arthur Academy Charter School

Woodlawn Elementary School ranks #16 of 1,226 Oregon schools while Portland Arthur Academy Charter School comes in at #39 of the same pool — both elite placements, but Woodlawn's overall rating of 9.4/10 edges Arthur Academy's 9.1/10 by 0.3 points. That 23-rank gap is meaningful context: both schools sit in the top 4% statewide, so parents are genuinely choosing between two high performers rather than a clear frontrunner and a fallback.

On academics, Portland Arthur Academy Charter School leads Woodlawn Elementary School by 0.2 points, 9.3 versus 9.1. The growth picture reverses sharply: Woodlawn posts a 9.8/10 growth score against Arthur Academy's 9.0, a difference of 0.8 points. That gap signals Woodlawn is accelerating student learning at a faster rate year over year, which matters especially for families whose children are entering behind grade level or who want to track measurable progress rather than static proficiency snapshots.

The two schools diverge most visibly in enrollment and economic composition. Woodlawn Elementary School serves 299 students compared to Portland Arthur Academy Charter School's 164 — nearly double the enrollment. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility sits at 64% at Woodlawn versus 30% at Arthur Academy, reflecting meaningfully different community demographics across the 5.2 miles separating them. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical: 16.6:1 at Woodlawn and 16.4:1 at Arthur Academy, so class size is not a differentiator.

One structural distinction shapes the enrollment decision before it ever reaches academics: Woodlawn Elementary School is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through grade 5, while Portland Arthur Academy Charter School is a charter school beginning at kindergarten. Families with a PK-age child have only one option between these two. The charter model at Arthur Academy also means an application or lottery process rather than attendance-zone assignment, adding a step that not every family can navigate on the same timeline.