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Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers: 2020

Looking for options? In addition to the offerings from public school districts across the metro area, local private schools enroll thousands of area kids in programs ranging from language immersion to faith-based.

Edited by Julia Silverman January 21, 2020 Published in the February 2020 issue of Portland Monthly

Data Notes

Data is voluntarily self-reported for the current academic year. A dash indicates data was not shared or is not applicable. Tuition ranges might not reflect pre-K, part-time attendance, sibling discounts, rates for boarding or international students, or required fees. Schools offering only preschool and/or kindergarten were excluded, as were schools that did not complete Portland Monthly’s survey.

What About Public Schools?

Portland Monthly has published similar grids for public schools in the past. But with large districts like Portland Public and Beaverton Public experiencing ongoing boundary shifts, annexations, grade reconfigurations, and other changes, available data on many schools would be out of date or of limited use. Information on language immersion, focus options, magnets, and other special programs at public schools can be found on district websites. Recent state report cards and standardized test results are available at oregon.gov/ode. (The percent of students meeting state benchmarks often shows a correlation with a school’s family income levels; find neighborhood median incomes in Portland Monthly real estate coverage in our forthcoming April issue.)

County School Grade Range School Type Tuition Application Deadline for 2020–2021 School Year Acceptance Rate (%) Average Financial Aid Grant ($) Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid K–12 Enrollment for 2019–2020 Percent of Student Body Identifying as African American Percent of Student Body Identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander Percent of Student Body Identifying as Caucasian Percent of Student Body Identifying as Hispanic/Latino Percent of Student Body Identifying as Multiracial/Other Average Class Size Number of Full-Time Faculty Number of Full-Time Faculty with Master’s Degree Total Hours in a School Day Number of School Days in a Calendar Year Are Uniforms or Specific Clothing Items Required? Do You Have an On-Site Library? Athletic Programs Offered Languages Taught During 2019–2020 Average SAT Math Score Average SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score Number of AP Courses Offered Percentage of 2019 Graduates Who Enrolled in a 2- or 4-Year College Program Directly After Graduation Website
Clackamas Arbor School of Art and Sciences K–8 Progressive $14,400 1/24/20 29 4,600 8 189 5 1 88 1 9.5 21 29 12 6 No Yes None Spanish starts at 6th grade arborschool.org
Clackamas Christa McAuliffe Academy School of Arts and Sciences K–12 College prep $3,995–8,795 None/Rolling 100 380 10 41 6 219 No No Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Latin, American Sign Language 580 618 10 cmasas.org
Clackamas La Salle Catholic College Preparatory 9–12 Catholic, college prep, learning differences $14,750 1/17/20 85 6,889 58 703 4 12 63 8 13 19 50 45 7 169 No Yes Soccer, football, cheer, cross-country, basketball, swimming, baseball, golf, tennis, softball, track and field, tennis, dance, lacrosse, skiing, snowboard Spanish, French, German 14 98 lsprep.org
Clackamas The Marylhurst School PK–8 Progressive $11,000 None/Rolling 80 2,250 10 85 2 4 70 4 3 18 14 7 6 170 No Yes Spanish themarylhurstschool.org
Clackamas Micha-el School K–8 Waldorf $6,370–8,340 None/Rolling 95 1,300 13 110 18 9 9 6 172 No No None Spanish, German micha-elschool.org
Clackamas North Clackamas Christian School PK–12 Christian $6,353–7,860 None/Rolling 95 13 263 18 18 15 7 180 No Yes Soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross-country, track, baseball Spanish 90 ncchristianschool.com
Clackamas Park Academy 3–12 Learning differences $21,000 96 10 parkacademy.org
Clackamas Portland Waldorf School PK–12 Waldorf $11,275–19,595 33 325 20 portlandwaldorf.org
Clackamas Spring Mountain Christian Academy K–12 Christian $3,460–4,440 None/Rolling 90 750 8 165 2 2 90 2 4 12 10 4 8 150 No Yes Basketball, soccer, fitness, pilates, weight training English, Russian 50 smcak12.com
Clackamas St. John the Apostle Catholic School PK–8 Catholic $6,499 None/Rolling 98 1,500 35 190 2 3 89 5 2 18 19 9 7 179 Yes Yes CYO basketball, swimming, track English, Spanish sja-eagles.com
Clark Cascadia School 1–6 Montessori $9,960–10,440 3/1/20 90 15 98 1 10 68 3 18 22 6 3 7 172 No No None American Sign Language cascadiaschool.org
Clark Cedar Tree Classical Christian School K–12 Christian, college prep, classical Christian $6,600–6,960 None/Rolling 75 10 213 2 4 90 4 16 12 8 6 170 Yes Yes Cross-country Latin, Spanish, Greek 647 645 100 cedartreeschool.org
Clark The Gardner School of Arts and Sciences PK–8 Independent, play-based preschool $16,950–18,550 11 37 10 gardnerschool.org
Clark Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic School PK–8 Catholic $7,034–8,975 None/Rolling 98 1,000 30 232 22 15 10 7 180 Yes Yes Volleyball, basketball, football, swimming, track, field Spanish lourdesvan.org
Multnomah Central Catholic 9–12 Catholic, college prep, learning differences $15,378–19,000 1/17/20 for freshmen, rolling for transfers 98 7,800 49 850 7 9 64 5 14 21 60 52 7 178 No Yes Football, cross-country, soccer, volleyball, cheer and song, basketball, ski, snowboarding, swimming, baseball, golf, lacrosse, softball, tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee Spanish, French, Japanese, American Sign Language centralcatholichigh.org
Multnomah Childpeace Montessori School and Metro Montessori Middle School PK–8 Montessori $11,600–17,300 Toddler Community: rolling, Children's House: 2/14/20, Elementary: 3/6/20, Middle School: 2/3/20 60 3,754 5 254 1 3.4 58.7 1 19.9 26 41 10 6 169 No No Preschool gymnastics Spanish childpeace.org
Multnomah Columbia Christian School PK–12 Christian, college prep $4,000–8,000 None/Rolling 95 3,000 30 250 10 15 65 5 5 20 24 18 7 175 No Yes Soccer, volleyball, cross-country, basketball, track, golf Spanish 560 570 6 90 columbiachristian.com
Multnomah Edison High School  9–12 Learning differences $24,650 1/17/20 50 10,000 30 102 6 3 86 5 2 9 15 14 6 180 No Yes Edison students may try out for Jesuit teams American Sign Language 95 edisonhs.org
Multnomah French American International School PK–8 Language immersion $18,296–21,113 2/1/20, then rolling 79 4,834 9 451 2.2 6.9 61.6 2.1 18.4 16 50 48 7 170 No Yes Basketball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, cross-country French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, English faispdx.org
Multnomah Grace Lutheran School PK–8 Christian, Lutheran $2,825–6,695 4/15/20 95 2,825 80 88 2 2 90 2 2 22 5 1 7 165 No Yes Soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, track and field grace-wels.net
Multnomah Holy Redeemer PK–8 Catholic $5,450–7,775 None/Rolling 95 48 304 52 27 11 11 7 179 Yes Yes CYO programs and soccer Spanish holyredeemerpdx.org
Multnomah The International School PK–5 Language immersion $19,040–19,640 None/Rolling 87 9,158 16 387 1 13 39 3 31 14 41 24 7 174 No Yes None Mandarin, Spanish, Japanese, English intlschool.org
Multnomah The Madeleine School K–8 Catholic $6,065–7,750 2/12/20 for initial placement, then first come, first served 95 1,900 11 264 2 2 90 3 3 30 13 11 6 179 Yes Yes Physical Education class for all grades each week; participate in CYO Spanish is optional themadeleine.edu/school
Multnomah Northwest Academy 6–12 College prep, progressive $22,900–24,400 1/31/20 75 9,000 23 240 5 5 75 5 10 15 38 26 7 165 No No Dance, fitness, yoga, tai chi Spanish, French, Mandarin 100 nwacademy.org
Multnomah Open Door Christian Academy PK–12 Christian $2,210–3,940 None/Rolling 50 285 2 2 94 2 25 16 5 6 170 No Yes Soccer, basketball, volleyalll, track Spanish 50 opendoorchristian.org
Multnomah Pacific Crest Community School 6–12 College prep, progressive $14,250 3/1/20 70 3,500 15 95 2 93 1 4 12 10 9 7 178 No No Rock climbing Spanish, Japanese 570 580 94 pcrest.org
Multnomah Portland Christian Schools PK–12 Christian, college prep $7,400–11,335 None/Rolling 94 2,450 21 547 7 14 61 6 8 42 13 30 6 172 No Yes Football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, golf, softball, track and field Latin, French, Spanish 7 88 pcschools.org
Multnomah Portland Jewish Academy K–8 Jewish $19,415–20,035 1/24/20 60 61 188 18 26 7 169 No Yes Basketball, cross-country, speed stacking Hebrew, Spanish pjaproud.org
Multnomah The Portland Montessori School PK–6 Montessori $10,725–11,600 None/Rolling 80 1,500 10 151 5 10 70 5 10 24 8 7 6 161 No Yes Spanish portlandmontessori.org
Multnomah A Renaissance School of Arts and Sciences K–8 Progressive, integrated arts and sciences $14,400 None/Rolling 90 4,500 30 115 5.2 10.4 79.2 3.5 1.7 8 10 9 8 200 No Yes Cross-country, dance Spanish, Arabic renpdx.org
Multnomah St. Agatha Catholic School PK–8 Catholic $6,350–7,930 None/Rolling 92 3,000 23 172 5 2 74 8 18 19 13 11 8 179 Yes Yes Volleyball, basketball, swimming, track, judo Spanish stagathaschoolpdx.us
Multnomah St. Clare School K–8 Catholic, learning differences $6,600–8,400 None/Rolling 100 10 207 26 15 7 179 Yes Yes 100 mile walking club and CYO sports None stclarepdx.org
Multnomah St. John Fisher School K–8 Catholic $7,160–9,335 None/Rolling 89 2,800 13 200 2 3 82 3 10 24 19 17 7 179 Yes Yes CYO Spanish sjfschool.org
Multnomah St. Mary's Academy 9–12 Catholic, all girls, college prep $15,995 1/17/20 and rolling 97 8,000 42 680 4.3 5.9 68.9 4.6 10 21 52 46 6 171 No Yes Soccer, volleyball, cross-country, alpine ski, nordic ski, basektball, swimming, golf, tennis, lacrosse, track and field, dragon boats Spanish, French, Latin 10 99 stmaryspdx.org
Multnomah St. Rose School PK–8 Catholic, Christian $6,190–7,840 None/Rolling 94 1,000 18 224 1 12 73 2 15 25 15 12 7 179 Yes Yes Basketball, swimming, volleyball, football, track Spanish strosepdx.org
Multnomah Sunstone Montessori School PK–6 Montessori $11,900–12,800 Applications submitted by 2/21/20 are given priority consideration 90 5,300 14 172 2 17 64 4 13 26 38 14 6 174 No Yes After-school yoga, soccer Spanish enrichment sunstonemontessori.org
Multnomah Trinity Lutheran Christian School K–8 Lutheran $7,300 100 90 52 10 trinityportland.org
Multnomah Tucker Maxon School PK–5 Independent $8,200–17,000 Rolling 91 5,000 40 45 8 6 79 5 2 12 14 12 6.25 172 No Yes Daily PE and after-school sports American Sign Language after-school club tuckermaxon.org
Multnomah Venn Academy K-8 Relationship-based learning $11,000 50–60 25 18 9 vennacademypdx.org
Multnomah West Hills Christian School K–8 Christian $5,800–8,875 None/Rolling 90 2,800 16 308 2 2 79 1 12 18 26 11 7 176 No Yes Volleyball, swim, basketball, track and field Spanish whcs.org
Multnomah West Hills Montessori PK–6 Montessori $11,495–12,255 1/31/20 80 125 5 5 80 5 5 25 30 15 6 170 No Yes PE specialists Spanish westhills-montessori.com
Washington Agia Sophia Academy PK–5 Montessori, Christian, Orthodox $6,600–8,300 First round acceptance deadline is 2/28/20, followed by a rolling deadline for second round consideration if additional spots become available 95 1,000 25 30 1 1 46 1 50 12 5 6 175 Yes Yes Greek, Latin asapdx.org
Washington Catlin Gabel School PK–12 College prep $27,190–34,100 Preschool–grade 5: 1/21/20, grades 6–12: 2/3/20 26 21,723 27 776 4 14 56 2 21 17 75 61 7 172 No Yes Basketball, baseball, cross-country, golf, ski, soccer, swim, tennis, track, volleyball Spanish, Mandarin, French 709 705 99 catlin.edu
Washington Forest Hills Lutheran Christian School K–8 Lutheran $6,531–6,875 None/Rolling 98 20 197 18 15 7 175 No Yes Basketball, soccer, volleyball, running club, track, jump rope club Spanish fhlcs.org
Washington German International School PK–5 Language immersion, International Baccalaureate $15,110–15,275 None/Rolling 98 5,500 16 144 5 73 5 17 12 17 10 7 175 No Yes After-school clubs, soccer, and gymnastics German gspdx.org
Washington Holy Trinity Catholic School PK–8 Catholic $6,600–8,400 2/3/20 750 23 285 30 20 7 179 Yes No Basketball, volleyball, track and field Spanish, multiple online options htsch.org
Washington Horizon Christian School K–12 Christian, college prep $4,650–11,975 None/Rolling 95 2,750 25 411 2 7 80 4 7 14 35 24 7 168 No Yes Cross-country, volleyball, soccer, basketball, track and field, baseball Spanish, Japanese 610 595 90 horizon-christian.org
Washington Islamic School of MET PK–12 Muslim, college prep $7,750–8,250 4/1/20 90 50 206 100 16 20 5 7 179 Yes Yes Basketball, swimming 100 metpdx.org
Washington Jesuit High School 9–12 Catholic, college prep $15,475 1/17/20 71 9,362 26 1274 4 15 63 7 11 23 94 86 7 179 No Yes Cross-country, football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, ski racing, baseball, softball, tennis, golf, track and field, lacrosse Spanish, Chinese, French 623 629 15 99 jesuitportland.org
Washington Living Wisdom School PK–5 EFL: Education for Life $7,200–9,100 None/Rolling 95 300–5,000 40 38 3 3 30 12 4 6 173 No No None Spanish, periodically Japanese, French, Hindi livingwisdomportland.org
Washington Montessori School of Beaverton PK–6 Montessori $11,400–12,000 None/Rolling 80 120 2 32 43 5 18 10 12 10 5 171 No Yes Spanish msb.org
Washington Northwest Chinese Academy PK–5 Language immersion $17,250–19,525 None/Rolling 96 2,000 16 33 2 20 16 5 58 7 8 7 8 174 Yes Yes No Mandarin Chinese, English nwchineseacademy.org
Washington Oregon Episcopal School PK–12 College prep $28,900–35,000 PK–grade 5: 1/21/2020, grades 6–12: 1/30/2020 43 20,100 20 858 1 20 55 3 20 16 93 72 7 180 Yes (some grades only) Yes Soccer, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, fencing, ski, lacrosse, track and field, tennis, golf Chinese, Spanish, French 688 709 5 99 oes.edu
Washington Pilgrim Lutheran PK–8 Christian, Lutheran $6,850–8,295 None/Rolling 10 125 12 10 5 7 180 Yes Yes Soccer, volleyball, basketball, and track None pilgrimbeaverton.com
Washington St. Matthew Catholic School PK–8 Catholic, whole child approach $6,850–8,600 None/Rolling 99 1,000 42 184 1 3 72 50 5 21 19 16 7 179 Yes Yes CYO swimming, basketball, volleyball, track, football Spanish stmatthewschoolhillsboro.org
Washington St. Pius X Grade School PK–8 Catholic $7,240–9,430 1/31/20 85 5,000 20 492 1 4 80 10 5 30 37 29 7 196 Yes Yes Basketball, volleyball, track, football, swimming, lacrosse Spanish stpiuspanthers.org
Washington St. Stephen's Academy PK–12 Christian, classical $5,160–10,620 None/Rolling 96 3,873 31 256 4 20 70 6 16 22 10 7 173 Yes Yes Archery, basketball, cross-country, track and field Latin, Spanish 648 676 100 ststephensacademy.com
Washington Tualatin Valley Academy PK–10 Christian $4,980–9,108 None/Rolling 99 40 175 5 5 30 30 30 20 10 8 6 181 No Yes Soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming Spanish elective for high school tualatinvalleyacademy.org
Washington Valley Catholic Elementary School K–5 Catholic $8,520 2/24/20 3,018 17 337 2 37 43 12 18 20 13 7 179 Yes Yes CYO football, basketball, lacross, track and field, cross-country club valleycatholic.org
Washington Valley Catholic Middle School 6–8 Catholic, college prep $11,610 1/24/20 5,450 13 252 3.5 44 39.5 5.2 13 20 24 7.25 180 Yes Yes CYO football, volleyball, swimming, basketball, track, lacross, cross-country, cheer, and basketball valleycatholic.org
Washington Valley Catholic High School 9–12 Catholic, college prep $14,685 Freshmen: 1/24/20, other grades rolling 6,398 25 370 47 53 32 28 7.25 180 No Yes CYO football, soccer, cross-country, swimming, baseball, track and field, golf, tennis, volleyball, softball,and dance 613 595 14 98 valleycatholic.org
Washington Visitation Catholic School PK–8 Catholic $4,793–5,868 None/Rolling 98 1,000 51 165 2 2 64 21 12 20 13 8 7 179 Yes Yes Volleyball, basketball, cross-country, track and field Spanish vcsknights.org
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