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Palisades World Language School

Public Grades K-5

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Palisades World Language School is an exceptional elementary school located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, serving 230 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Lake Oswego School District 7J, which is ranked 2 out of 140 districts in the state, Palisades consistently outperforms the state and district averages on academic assessments.

The school's academic performance is consistently exceptional, with a significant percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Palisades' 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students outperformed the state and district averages in these subject areas. The school has been ranked among the top 32 elementary schools in Oregon and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high performance is consistent across different student groups, with both female and male students, as well as the school's white students, ranking highly compared to their peers statewide.

While Palisades has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, reaching 38.1% in the 2022-2023 school year, it is still lower than the state average. The school's spending per student, at approximately $18,153, is higher than the state average, reflecting the district's commitment to providing quality education. Compared to nearby schools within the Lake Oswego School District, such as Oak Creek Elementary, Lake Grove Elementary, and Forest Hills Elementary, Palisades' academic performance is consistently higher, demonstrating its exceptional educational standards.

252

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,153

Per pupil spending ?

1500 Greentree Rd
Lake Oswego, OR 97034-6904

(503) 534-2302

District: Lake Oswego School District 7J

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Two or more races:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2023 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (70% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Oregon elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

Oregon avg38%

32^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Lake Oswego School District 7J

2^nd of 140Lake Oswego School District 7J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	32 of 706	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	34 of 710	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	37 of 706	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	30 of 653	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	61 of 658	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	53 of 652	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	39 of 664	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	30 of 662	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	33 of 665	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	39 of 669	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	46 of 670	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	79 of 656	88.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+29 vs state

Mathematics72%+36 vs state

Science54%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Palisades World Language School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palisades World Language School	Public	K-5	1500 Greentree Rd	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2302	252	17	15.0		116 (46.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57 (22.6%)	26 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (20.2%)	95	32^nd of 706 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.3	34^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.2%	2	70.7	73.1	73.1	75.0	76.9	61.5	53.8	$18,153	$339	$17,814
Westridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	3400 Royce Way	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2371	389	25	15.4	5.4%	307 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	99.7	1^st of 706 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.4	2^nd of 710 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	87.7	90.5	94.4	92.5	88.0	92.9	81.9	$17,015	$339	$16,676
Hallinan Elementary School	Public	K-5	16800 Hawthorne Dr	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2353	364	26	14.2	15.9%	267 (73.4%)	5 (1.4%)	35 (9.6%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.3%)	97.1	15^th of 706 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.4	7^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.0%	8	81.8	84.1	72.6	73.1	79.4	67.2	64.5	$18,118	$339	$17,778
Lake Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	15777 SW Boones Ferry Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2357	425	29	14.6	13.4%	274 (64.5%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.3%)	59 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	96	24^th of 706 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.1	35^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.1%	11	79.5	70.8	74.6	79.3	70.8	65.2	56.7	$17,259	$339	$16,919
Stafford Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19875 SW Stafford Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7150	323	17	18.5	12.7%	256 (79.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	94.2	36^th of 706 public elementary schools	94.9%		91.8	51^st of 710 public elementary schools	92.8%	15	67.8	64.8	82.4	71.2	62.0	68.9	59.5	$16,760	$149	$16,611
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	1133 SW Andrews Rd	Lake Oswego	97034	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 534-2350	389	23	16.7	6.9%	292 (75.1%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.9%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	98.5	6^th of 706 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	11^th of 710 public elementary schools	98.5%	5	85.9	74.7	85.5	87.3	82.7	70.6	70.9	$17,622	$339	$17,283
River Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	5850 SW McEwan Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 534-2363	382	28	13.8	45.0%	240 (62.8%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.9%)	49 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	51 (13.4%)	86.3	79^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.8%		96	22^nd of 710 public elementary schools	96.9%	57	50.0	67.6	70.1	50.0	70.3	54.4	55.9	$19,558	$849	$18,709
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Kingsgate Rd	Lake Oswego	97035	Clackamas County	Lake Oswego School District 7J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 534-2323	402	26	15.7	17.9%	232 (57.7%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (10.2%)	74 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.9%)	91.2	50^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.9%		93	42^nd of 710 public elementary schools	94.1%	8	59.4	60.0	74.7	68.7	66.2	67.1	54.4	$17,861	$772	$17,088
Riverside Elementary School	Public	K-5	16303 SE River Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 353-5560	311	20	15.5	58.8%	167 (53.7%)	2 (0.6%)	121 (38.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	40.1	397^th of 706 public elementary schools	43.8%		24.3	546^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.1%	149	43.8	28.6	43.1	48.9	23.8	20.0	28.8	$24,255	$1,743	$22,512
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-5	5505 SW Borland Rd	Tualatin	97062	Clackamas County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4200	531	33	16.1	57.8%	201 (37.9%)	4 (0.8%)	270 (50.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.6%)	47.7	329^th of 706 public elementary schools	53.4%		47.8	326^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.1%	3	31.3	41.1	57.3	32.5	34.1	35.4	34.1	$20,904	$1,329	$19,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Palisades World Language School

What is the racial makeup of Palisades World Language School?

Students at Palisades World Language School are 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Two or more races, 10% Asian.

How many students attend Palisades World Language School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Palisades World Language School.

What district is Palisades World Language School in?

Lake Oswego School District 7J

Is Palisades World Language School a good school?

Yes! Palisades World Language School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 32^nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools.

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