Summary:
ZIP code 97034 is home to two public high schools serving grades 9–12 in the highly regarded Lake Oswego School District 7J: Lake Oswego High School with 1,282 students and Lakeridge High School with 1,241 students. The district itself ranks 2nd of 141 Oregon districts, in the 99th percentile with 5 stars, so families here are choosing between two schools in an exceptionally strong system rather than between a strong and a weak option.
Both schools are elite in English Language Arts, with proficiency essentially tied at 78.2% for Lake Oswego High School and 78.3% for Lakeridge High School — roughly 34 points above the state all-grade rate of 43.8%. Math is the softer spot for both: 53.3% and 53.0%, above the state's 32.9% all-grade and well above the state's 22.9% 11th-grade rate, but below the district's 65.0% all-grade average, which likely reflects stronger middle-school math. Science is the biggest academic split, with Lakeridge at 58.4% versus Lake Oswego at 49.7% — an 8.7-point gap.
Rankings and outcomes tell different stories. Lakeridge is ranked 8th of 271 high schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) and has climbed sharply from 34th to 12th to 8th, while Lake Oswego is 16th of 271 (94th percentile, 5 stars) with a steadier 16th → 8th → 16th path. Lake Oswego leads on completion and attendance: a 98.3% graduation rate versus 95.2% (district 96.6%, state 83.0%), and 20.4% chronic absenteeism versus 25.6% (district 18.1%, state 33.5%). Lakeridge spends $547 more per student and has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain mixed.
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