The Ivy School, Portland OR - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on The Ivy School

The Ivy School is a public charter school in Portland, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a regular school in terms of its instructional focus, operating under the Oregon Department of Education as its authorizing district.

The school is relatively small for a K–8 campus, with a modest enrollment. Its student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic and Black students each making up a notable share, and smaller numbers of students who identify as Asian, two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a lower share than what is typical across many Portland-area schools, indicating a comparatively more affluent student population. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available, so a family with a child in either category would want to ask the school directly about its support structures.

Academically, the Ivy School presents a split picture. Results from the most recent state assessments, available for a single school year, show overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades that places the school in the top quartile relative to districts in Multnomah County. That is a strong aggregate position. Looking closer, English language arts scores are consistently solid across grades, with a majority of students meeting proficiency benchmarks in several grade levels. Science scores for the tested grades (fifth and eighth) also show a majority of students meeting the bar. Math tells a different story. Only one grade level saw a majority of students score proficient; in the other tested grades, proficiency rates were significantly lower, falling below the midpoint in some cases. This pattern—strong reading and science alongside noticeably weaker math performance—is a central academic feature of the school. A parent considering the school may want to understand how math instruction is structured and whether there are supports or interventions in place for students who are not meeting benchmarks.

Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate data. That is not a gap in reporting but a reflection of the grade band. Similarly, there are no high school course access metrics or dual-credit pathways to evaluate.

Portland itself is Oregon’s largest city and a major Pacific Northwest metropolitan center. Its economy is driven by technology, athletic and outdoor brands, healthcare, and shipping. The city has a strong identity around sustainability and urban planning, and it manages growth through an urban growth boundary. Housing costs rose significantly over the past several decades, and the local housing market reflects that history. The neighborhoods around the Interstate corridor, where the school is located, are a mix of residential and commercial areas with access to public transit. The city has seen a modest population decline since 2020, but development continues along transit corridors and in inner neighborhoods. This context matters because the school draws from a largely urban, connected, and costlier housing market.

There were no publicly reported recent changes at the district level that bear on the school’s operations, so that dimension is absent from this account.

The Ivy School fits a family looking for a small, urban K–8 charter school with strong reading and science outcomes, in a setting where the student body is less economically diverse than many area schools. The math performance is a soft spot, and it is worth a conversation with the school about how they address it. The lack of available data on special education and English learner services means a family with needs in those areas should ask pointed questions. For a family weighing this school, the academic profile is defined by its unevenness: top-tier ELA and science results in a county comparison, paired with math proficiency that lags well behind.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 38% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 35% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 33% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 34% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 33% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 52% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 51% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 65% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 56% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 55% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 56% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 49% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 36% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

This schoolOregon Department of Education, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.