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Lake Oswego Elementary Schools Dominate Top 25 Best List
The Portland Business Journal looked at elementary schools across the state. Six of the top seven are from Lake Oswego.
It's no secret that there are some good schools in Lake Oswego. But how good? Well, a new survey of the top 25 elementary schools in the state found that six of the top seven are in Lake Oswego.
The survey - reported by the Portland Business Journal - was conducted by Niche, a company based in Pittsburgh. They used data such as state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity and various measures that indicate teacher and school district quality.
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The Portland Business Journal quotes Niche saying the ranking "is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents" derived from U.S. Department of Education data.
Niche looked at 48,265 public elementary schools across the country. None of the top 100 schools are from Oregon.
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Of the schools in Oregon - Lake Oswego did very well.
7. River Grove Elementary School
6. Forest Hills Elementary School
4, Lake Grove Elementary School
3. Hallinan Elementary School
2. Westridge Elementary School
1. Oak Creek Elementary School.
Photo Lake Oswego School District
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