Lake Oswego School District
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The Lake Oswego School District (7J) is a public school district
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 serving Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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, Oregon
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, United States
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, a suburb 10 miles south of Portland
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. The district comprises 13 primary and secondary schools with a total enrollment of 6,896 as of 2005. According to the Oregon Department of Education
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's 2010 District and School Report Card study, all 13 schools in the Lake Oswego School District received excellent ratings. Out of the 1,253 schools in Oregon, only 124 other schools received such a high rating.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 20 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education
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, or 0.3% of students in the district.

Elementary schools

  • Bryant Elementary
  • Forest Hills Elementary
  • Hallinan Elementary
  • Lake Grove Elementary
  • Oak Creek Elementary
  • River Grove Elementary
  • Uplands Elementary
  • Westridge Elementary

Next year Uplands Elementary will be closing down due to budget cut, as well as Bryant Elementary.
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