Peninsula Elementary School

Peninsula Elementary sits in the St. Johns neighborhood, one of Portland's most tight-knit and characterful communities, perched at the northern tip of the city where the Willamette and Columbia rivers meet. The school leans stronger in English than math, but its real draw is the genuinely diverse, close-community feel of the surrounding area — St. Johns has a village-like energy that's hard to find elsewhere in Portland, with local shops, parks, and a neighborhood pride that tends to show up in its schools too. Families who value diversity, community roots, and an urban-but-grounded lifestyle will feel right at home here.