“Good schools” is often one of our client’s top criteria. As Realtors, the problem we face that it is largely a subjective decision and subject to change. It is similar to the “safe neighborhood” conversation: you can tell us what neighborhoods you want to search based on them but we can’t tell you where you should live based on them. Both require buyer research so our goal is to provide the resources to make good decisions.
Useful links include:
- Oregon Department of Education Report Cards
- Clackamas County School Locator (includes Lake Oswego)
- West Linn/Wilsonville School Locator
- Portland Public Schools Locator
- Beaverton School District attendance information
- Tigard-Tualatin School Information
- Hillsboro School Information
- Hilsboro School Locator (use ‘guest’ as user and password)
Additionally, Portland Monthly publishes their Best Schools report annually (last online updated we found was 2013).
GreatSchools.net or GreatSchools.org are popular resources for school information nationwide.
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I don’t think most people are aware of Oregon’s open enrollment law. It will make “where you live” a bit less important when it comes to educating your kids.
http://cascadepolicy.org/news/2012/02/15/what-does-oregons-new-open-enrollment-law-mean-for-your-child/
John, thanks for the link, which discusses inter-district transfers. Also, for Portland in-district transfers: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/enrollment-transfer/schoolchoice.htm.