 Three
Acclaimed Private High Schools
Founded in 1869, the
Oregon Episcopal
School (OES) offers a preK-12 program with a strong academic as
well as extra curricular activities. The boarding program at OES serves
students in Grades 9-12. Boarders comprise nearly one-quarter of the
Upper School student body, and about one-half of our boarders are international
students.
Another well-known private school in Portland
is The Catlin Gabel
School. Besides the high school, it enrolls preschool, elementary,
middle school students. They have a strong extra curricular activities
program ranging from theatre to athletics. Over 60% of the students
are on interscholastic sports teams according to biology/chemistry teacher
Paul Dickinson. The 54-acre wooded campus has four soccer fields,
a state-of-the-art track, two outdoor tennis courts, two indoor tennis
courts, gym, and weight room. Other information:
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25% of the students identify as people
of color.
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More than 80% score above 1200 on
the combined SAT I, and 30% score over 1400.
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100% admitted to college and 60% admitted to first-choice
college.
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More than 20% national merit semifinalists
or commended scholars.
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Advanced honors courses in biology,
chemistry, and physics. 90% of seniors pursuing advanced math, culminating in Calculus
2.
Founded in 1859,
St. Mary’s Academy
is Oregon’s oldest continuously operating secondary school, and one
of about 500 all-female schools in the country. St. Mary’s is the only
school in Oregon to receive three U.S. Department of Education Blue
Ribbon Schools Program Awards. Located in downtown Portland, the school
provides a college preparatory curriculum and a complementary and enriching
co-curricular program to a diverse group of about 600 young women. St.
Mary’s has won 17 Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) state championships in five different sports.
Noteworthy Middle and Elementary Schools
Ecce Veritas
This small, coed private school (grades 7-12) in inner Northeast Portland
gives students a classical education in the Catholic tradition. Ecce
Veritas – which means “behold the truth” in Latin – doesn’t technically
call itself a Catholic school because it’s not directly funded by the
archdiocese, but by private donors. The annual tuition in 2008 was $2,500
with the promise that no student will be turned away based on financial
need. Ecce Veritas, along with Portland’s Grant High School, is the
only Portland public school with a Latin program.
Portland
Jewish Academy PJA is a community Jewish day school that serves
about 325 students from preschool through eighth grade. PJA is a Blue
Ribbon School, given by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2008,
3 out of the 10 Portland High School valedictorians were graduates of
PJA. The Portland Jewish Academy was accepted as an International Baccalaureate
World School candidate in 2008 and is the first school in the Portland
to have the International Baccalaureate Programme in its primary and
middle school.
Catholic Schools
This Web site,
Department of Catholic Schools - Archdiocese of Portland, will link
you to a list of all the catholic schools in Oregon. There are
over 20 catholic elementary schools in the Portland area plus five high
schools. Below are the high schools:
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Jesuit
High School A Catholic, college-preparatory school in
the Jesuit tradition. Jesuit became coeducational in the fall
of 1993 and has now grown to a student body of more than 1,000 young
men and women. Jesuit High School has a strong sports program
and the Crusaders are a frequent state T\tournament entry.
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Central
Catholic Central is located on the eastside and the school
educates students that come from diverse economic, cultural, religious,
racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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La Salle
Catholic College Preparatory Located in Milwaukie, in
most years 100 percent of La Salle graduates attend college.
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Valley Catholic
School Located in Beaverton, Valley Catholic School is
a PreK-12 private, Catholic school.
Other Private Schools
The State of Oregon Department of Education
has a directory of registered private schools on their site which you
can find at
Oregon Private Schools.
Mt. Hood Academy
Mt. Hood Academy is a fully accredited private high school for students
pursuing a rigorous academic program while developing their skills as
alpine ski racers. The students, from throughout the Western United
States, live, study and train at the Academy from early November to
April while on leave from their regular high schools.
Waldorf Schools To learn
more about Waldorf Education, visit the Web site of
Bob and Nancy.
Waldorf Education
now has four schools in the Portland area:
Cedarwood
School (Pre-K/K-5) in Southwest Portland,
Portland
Waldorf (Pre-K/K-12) in Milwaukie (SE Portland area),
Shining
Star School (infant to age 14) a co-op family school in NE Portland,
and
Swallowtail
School (Pre-K/K-8) in Hillsboro.
Other Private Schools
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Arbor School
of Arts and Sciences Non-profit elementary school in Tualatin.
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Children's
Hour Academy The Lake Oswego academy serves infants
and toddlers in the preschool development program and they also
have an K-6 elementary school.
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Montessori Schools Sixteen Montessori schools are in the
area.
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Mt. Hood
Academy Mt. Hood Academy trains alpine ski racers,
ages 13 and older.
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Northwest Academy
Serves grades 6 through 12 and located in northwest Portland.
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Pacific Northwest Academy PNA is a K-5 school that is
located in Wilsonville, and serves families that live in the south
and southwest suburban communities.
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Portland
Family Freeschool For children ages 3-7 - located in NE
Portland.
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Portland Friends School Located at 7426
SW 53rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon. 97219-1331 Phone: (503) 245-8164
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Touchstone
Elementary Lake Oswego - part of Noble Learning Community.
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Tucker-Maxon Oral School Tucker-Maxon is a school for
both deaf and hearing children talking, learning, and achieving
excellence together. Hearing children benefit from their low
student-teacher ratios (8:1) and an environment where individual
attention is the norm.
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Veritas
School Located in Newberg, Veritas offers a K-12 classical
and Christ-centered education. Students study Latin starting in
3rd grade, Logic in 8th grade, and Rhetoric in high school.
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Village
Free School The school is built upon the concept that
children of all ages learn from each other, and so the school is
not segregated by age or grade, which allows for significant peer
mentorship.
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Woodmont School for Dyslexics - 8660 SE Foster
Road, Portland, OR 97226. Telephone: (503) 771-0002.
Religious Affiliated Schools
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Archbishop
Howard Archbishop Howard School is a Catholic elementary
school located in Northeast Portland.
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Crossroads
Christian School Crossroads Christian School is a private
Christian school in Portland, Oregon that serves students from pre-school
through 8th grade.
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Horizon Christian
High School Horizon is a private, nondenominational, evangelical
high school located in Tualatin and accredited by the Northwest
Association of Accredited Schools.
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Portland
Lutheran School Portland Lutheran School is an independent
private pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school dedicated to
the intellectual, spiritual and emotional development of its students.
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Veritas
School Located in Newberg, Veritas offers a K-12 classical
and Christ-centered education. Students study Latin starting in
3rd grade, Logic in 8th grade, and Rhetoric in high school.
Language Schools
Portland provides a wide variety of private
schools with a range of philosophies, educational approaches, and standards.
The
French American International
School is comprised of the French American School, a French immersion
program for grades preschool through 5th, and the
Gilkey International
Middle School. The Gilkey International Middle School offers a French
immersion program and well as an "international" program, where classes
are taught in English and students are required to study one of the
following three languages: French, German, or Spanish.
Another French school located at John's
Landings is the
Portland French School - L'Ecole Française
de Portland, founded in 1989, is recognized by the Ministry of Education
of the Republic of France. L'Ecole Française offers classes for
preschool through the fifth grade.
German-American School
also offers classes through the fifth grade.
Two schools offering Saturday classes are the
Springleaf
Chinese School and the Portland Japanese School at Park Plaza West,
#600 10700 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. Portland, OR 97005. Telephone:
(503) 644-9579.
Private Language Schools
Preschools
Ready
Set Mom has a guide for childcare in the Portland area. It's
the area's most comprehensive guide to preschools and daycare providers.
You can select the area of town where you need care from a list, and
browse the listings. Or, enter keywords in the BlogBar search engine.
Children's Hour
Academy The Lake Oswego academy serves infants and toddlers
in their developmental program.
One of our readers wrote this about the Mulnomah PlaySchool: If you
have families that are interested in a top notch preschool in SW that
feeds into schools like Bridlemile, Maplewood and Stephenson, please
let them know about us! The Web site is
www.multnomahplayschool.com.
Enrichment and Tutoring
Saturday Academy’s
(SA) innovative programs are open to all students in grades 4 through
12. SA offers enrichment programs in locations through out the
Portland metro area.
SA emphasizes
math, science, engineering, technology, and healthcare because these
disciplines are integral to the future children will live and work in.
Mathnasium
is a learning center where kids go after school to boost their math
skills. The program is for kids in grades 2 through 12. Students
attend once or twice a week, for about an hour. Like a gym or
health club, members pay a low monthly fee and can drop–in anytime.
Mathnasium's goal is to significantly increase your child’s math skills,
understanding of math concepts, and overall school performance, while
building confidence and forging a positive attitude toward the subject.
Home Schooling in Oregon
Between 12,000 and 13,000 students are home-schooled
in Oregon , according to the
Oregon Department
of Education. The Web has proved to be a powerful tool for
home-schooling parents, giving them access to math, science, and other
lesson plans and offering their children a world of research opportunities.
Most of all, it has brought home-schoolers together as never before,
creating an electronic bulleting board to list home-school events, ask
questions and exchange ideas.
Most home-schoolers in Oregon use the
discussion group called
ORSig
and Portlanders use the
Greater Portland
Homeschoolers site as well as
OHEN (Oregon Home
Education Network).
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Private School Directory
Directory of Oregon Private Schools
Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Portland Catholic Schools will link you to
a list of all the catholic schools in Oregon. There are over 20
catholic elementary schools in the Portland area plus five high schools.
SAT Scores
Portland Metro Area
SAT Scores
School Enrollment
Portland State University's
Population
Research Center regularly conducts demographic studies in support
of school district planning. Studies can range from brief, simple, and
inexpensive to complicated and expensive.
Saturday Academy's
innovative programs are open to all students in grades 4 through 12.
SA offers enrichment programs in locations through out the Portland
metro area.
Public Interest Web Site
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focuses on advice and information on private education. The site
contains over 70 articles written by our experts who continually update
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