Independent analysis by a PPS parent, not an official Portland Public Schools product. It may contain errors. Check PPS's own materials: the Rightsizing scenarios page and the October 6, 2026 Board of Education meeting materials. Built with AI, directed by a PPS parent (how).

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Plans to show

Every measure

Every plan, rated from better to worse, across levels. For one level at a time, see “Side by side” below.

Side by side

School level:

Green and bold marks the best value in a row among the plans shown (PPS Status Quo is the baseline, not a contender). Terms are defined on Sources & definitions.

Shorter walks and more schools at target: what’s the catch?

Example plans, one by one (and one what-if)

Program moves

Dual Language Immersion (DLI) and other programs that change buildings. "Kids 2031" is program kids on the 2031-32 basis.

How diverse each school would be

Share of each school's neighborhood kids who are kids of color, under each plan. The cell tint shows how far the school sits from the district share (orange = more kids of color than the district, blue = fewer, as on the map); the number is always shown. Evenly mixed schools sit near the district share.

School level:

Walking from each closing school's area

Take the neighborhood around a school that PPS closes. Where do its K-5 kids go under each plan, and how far do they walk? Distances are foot-routed block to school; the bus line is 1 mile at K-5.

Each cell: average walk in miles; below it, kids walking more than 1 mile; below that, where the area's kids go (top destinations, kids). K-5 only. "Straight" is straight-line miles to the assigned school. PPS Status Quo keeps the closing school open, so it shows the starting point.