Summary:
Lake Oswego School District 7J is a high-performing Oregon district serving about 6,805 students across 11 schools — seven elementary, two middle, and two high schools — in the Lake Oswego area near Portland. The district ranks #2 of 141 Oregon districts, at the 99th percentile with 5 stars. Enrollment is about 2,603 elementary students (38.2%), 1,679 middle (24.7%), and 2,523 high (37.1%). The largest school is Lake Oswego High School with 1,282 students, and the smallest is Palisades World Language School with 252.
The elite elementary performers are Westridge Elementary School and Palisades World Language School. Westridge ranks #2 of 709 elementary schools and was #1 the prior year, with 87.6% proficient in ELA, 88.8% in math, 82.5% in science, 3rd-grade math at least 95%, and 9.9% chronic absenteeism. Palisades jumped to #3 of 709 from #32, posting the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 8.5%. Forest Hills Elementary School ranks #18 of 709 with strong results in ELA (77.0%) and math (77.1%).
At the high school level, Lakeridge High School leads in science at 58.4% versus 49.7% at Lake Oswego High, while Lake Oswego High has the higher graduation rate, 98.3% versus 95.2%. River Grove Elementary School is the clearest outlier: 45.03% free/reduced lunch, the district's highest spending ($21,841) and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.8), yet proficiency below district averages in all three subjects. District all-grade proficiency is 73.3% ELA, 65.0% math, and 57.8% science, well above state averages, and district chronic absenteeism (18.1%) is far below the state's 33.5%.
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