Lent Elementary School

Lent Elementary School serves 273 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Portland, Oregon. It earns a composite score of 9.3 out of 10 — an Exceptional rating — placing it 21st among 1,226 public schools statewide. That result puts Lent in the top 2% of all Oregon public schools, a threshold few elementary programs cross.

The school's growth score of 9.9 out of 10 is its sharpest distinction. Growth measures how much students advance relative to academic peers with similar starting points, and Lent's near-perfect mark signals consistent, measurable acceleration across grade levels. Its academic score of 8.1 rounds out a profile that shows strong foundational instruction alongside that standout momentum.

At 13.7 students per teacher, class sizes run lean — below the norm for most public elementary schools — giving teachers more contact time with each student. Within Portland, Lent ranks 11th out of 148 schools, meaning its performance holds up directly against the city's most competitive options. Families who want to see data-backed evidence of student progress, not just baseline proficiency, will find Lent's numbers difficult to argue with.

It is one of the few Portland elementary schools where both academic achievement and growth point strongly in the same direction.