Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Portland

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
George Jackson HouseGeorge Jackson House · Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Schools in Portland

Portland’s public schools

Ouray School District R-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.0K
▲ 38% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
180 students on the public path
In brief

Portland’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Portland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Ouray Senior High School places highest (better than 98%); Ouray Elementary School lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Portland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Ouray Elementary Schoolin OurayB
5–8Ouray Middle Schoolin OurayA−
9–12Ouray Senior High Schoolin OurayA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ouray School District R-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ouray School District R-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 180 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$22,000CO $15,889 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 44.9% · 91 students tested
Math42%
State average 31.8% · 91 students tested

Portland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Portland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portland—Ouray School District R-1

Every school in Portland

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Portlandin other towns
Ouray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ouray
B
79 students9:1Rate it →
Ouray Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ouray
A−
55 students9:1Rate it →
Ouray Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ouray
A+
46 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Portland’s schools

Are Portland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portland. Ouray School District R-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portland in?

Ouray School District R-1.

Where do Portland kids go to high school?

Ouray Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Portland families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Portland → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.