Did you know that Oregon is home to some of the best school districts in the nation, with the highest test scores?
When choosing a place to live, it’s important to learn about the schools in the area. There are many questions to be asked, like: what are the student:teacher ratios? Do the schools offer sports, after school programs, or extracurricular activities? Are there music and art programs? How many options are there for public schools, and are there other options like alternative schools or private schools?
One important question is, how do the schools in different cities compare to each other when it comes to test scores? Below is a list of the top ten cities in Oregon whose schools have the best test scores. The cities are ordered by averaging the rank percentile for each of the schools in the city based on test scores provided by the Oregon Department of Education and averaged by School Digger.
Drumroll, please…
- Happy Valley
Flickr/ A.F. Litt Happy Valley has the 10th best schools in the state. It has two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a rank score of 0.806.
- Sisters
Wikipedia/ Tedder Sisters has one high school, one middle school, one elementary school, and one private school. The rank score for these schools is averaged at 0.810, making it the city with the 9th best schools in Oregon.
- Tualatin
Wikipedia/ M.O. Stevens With one high school, two middle schools, four elementary schools, six private schools, and a 0.847 rank score, Tualatin has landed as the city with the 8th best schools in the state.
- Sublimity
Flickr/ Robert Ashworth Closely following North Plains, Sublimity is a small community one elementary school and a rank score of 0.855.
- North Plains
Wikipedia/ M.O. Stevens North Plains is another small community with only one elementary school, and a rank score of 0.856.
- Williams
Wikipedia/ Koricind Williams is a small community with a school ranking of 0.898, so it’s tied with Ashland as one of the cities with the best schools in Oregon.
- Ashand
Flickr/ Al Case Ashland has one high school, one middle school, five elementary schools, and two private schools. The rank score for Ashland is 0.898.
- Sherwood
Wikipedia/ M.O. Stevens With one high school, two middle schools, five elementary schools, and five private schools, Sherwood’s rank score is 0.919.
- West Linn
Wikipedia/ Tedder West Linn has the second best schools according to test statistics in Oregon, with one high school, two middle schools, six elementary schools, three private schools, and a rank score of 0.946.
- Lake Oswego
Wikipedia/ [[:en:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] With two high schools, two middle schools, six elementary schools, and nine private schools, Lake Oswego was ranked as the city with the highest test scores in Oregon with a rank score of 0.963. Even more awesome is that SmartClass ranked the Lake Oswego School District was ranked as the #1 school district in the nation!
Our rankings are based entirely on test score data — There are many other schools in Oregon with wonderful teachers, great attendance and engagement, extra-curricular programs, and high performing students (things that aren’t easily accounted for statistically). Did you or your children go to school in one of these cities? Are there other cities or school districts you think should be on this list? Let us know in the comments.
Flickr/ A.F. Litt
Happy Valley has the 10th best schools in the state. It has two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a rank score of 0.806.
Wikipedia/ Tedder
Sisters has one high school, one middle school, one elementary school, and one private school. The rank score for these schools is averaged at 0.810, making it the city with the 9th best schools in Oregon.
Wikipedia/ M.O. Stevens
With one high school, two middle schools, four elementary schools, six private schools, and a 0.847 rank score, Tualatin has landed as the city with the 8th best schools in the state.
Flickr/ Robert Ashworth
Closely following North Plains, Sublimity is a small community one elementary school and a rank score of 0.855.
North Plains is another small community with only one elementary school, and a rank score of 0.856.
Wikipedia/ Koricind
Williams is a small community with a school ranking of 0.898, so it’s tied with Ashland as one of the cities with the best schools in Oregon.
Flickr/ Al Case
Ashland has one high school, one middle school, five elementary schools, and two private schools. The rank score for Ashland is 0.898.
Wikipedia/ M.O. Stevens
With one high school, two middle schools, five elementary schools, and five private schools, Sherwood’s rank score is 0.919.
West Linn has the second best schools according to test statistics in Oregon, with one high school, two middle schools, six elementary schools, three private schools, and a rank score of 0.946.
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With two high schools, two middle schools, six elementary schools, and nine private schools, Lake Oswego was ranked as the city with the highest test scores in Oregon with a rank score of 0.963. Even more awesome is that SmartClass ranked the Lake Oswego School District was ranked as the #1 school district in the nation!
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