Portland Lutheran School
School Notes Overview:
Portland Lutheran School is committed to the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development of its students. PLS teachers promote independent thinking and curiosity, scholastic excellence, community service, and individual responsibility, all within a college preparatory curriculum designed to maximize each student's interests and talents. Small class sizes from preschool through high school ensure individual attention, and ethnic and religious diversity broadens perspectives. PLS graduates are consistently accepted at the nation's top colleges. ...
School Overview:
Portland Lutheran School |
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| School Membership(s) |
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA) Other religious school association(s) |
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| Religious Affiliation | Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 12 | ||
| Year Founded | 1905 | ||
| County | Multnomah County, OR | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 266 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(OR) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 21% | 12% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Pre-K - 25 students | |||
| Kind - 16 students | |||
| Grade 1 - 17 students | |||
| Grade 2 - 12 students | |||
| Grade 3 - 14 students | |||
| Grade 4 - 11 students | |||
| Grade 5 - 13 students | |||
| Grade 6 - 14 students | |||
| Grade 7 - 19 students | |||
| Grade 8 - 23 students | |||
| Grade 9 - 24 students | |||
| Grade 10 - 22 students | |||
| Grade 11 - 28 students | |||
| Grade 12 - 28 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 17 teachers | ||
| Average Class Size | 14 | ||
Advanced Courses |
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| College course: Sociology | College course: Psychology | ||
| College course: Environmental Science | College course: Cultural Geography | ||
| AP Literature/Composition | AP Language/Composition | ||
| AP Calculus | |||
This School |
(OR) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:13 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 180 days | 175 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | ||
| Tuition Notes | ELEMENTARY: $5500 Middle School: $6800 High School: $8115 | ||
| % on Financial Aid | 31% | ||
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $1,200 | ||
| Head of School | Donn Maier | ||
| Admissions Director | Mrs. Pam Merritt | ||
| Admissions Associate | Donn Maier | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 11 | ||
Sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball | ||
| Cheering | Cross Country | ||
| Dance | Football | ||
| Golf | Soccer | ||
| Swimming | Track and Field | ||
| Volley Ball | |||
| Extracurricular | |||
| Total Extracurricular Organizations | 6 | ||
Extracurriculars |
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| National Honor Society | chess | ||
| drama | leadership | ||
| music - choir | music - instrumental | ||
School Notes:
- Portland Lutheran School is committed to the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development of its students. PLS teachers promote independent thinking and curiosity, scholastic excellence, community service, and individual responsibility, all within a college preparatory curriculum designed to maximize each student's interests and talents. Small class sizes from preschool through high school ensure individual attention, and ethnic and religious diversity broadens perspectives. PLS graduates are consistently accepted at the nation's top colleges.
- Profile last updated: 11/11/2008
In the News:
- With anticipation thick as fog on a gloomy night, trick-or-treaters show up at special candy fest (The Oregonian)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 01:23:12 am
Lutheran school in Gresham opens doors for special trick-or-treat for kids who can't navigate steps or dark sidewalks. - Second gunman, getaway driver arrested after Gresham robbery (Portland Tribune)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 04:08:13 am
Police arrested a second gunman and a getaway driver suspected of being accomplices to a man already in custody after an alleged attempted robbery Tuesday, June 23, of La Tapatia Market, at 18330 S.E. Stark St. Employees and patrons of the Hispanic grocery nabbed one of the gunman, a 17-year-old ... - Shot Fired In Robbery; 1 Arrested, 2 Missing (FOX 12 Oregon)
posted on June 23, 2009 at 07:26:27 pm
A man fired a shotgun at employees during a robbery before employees tackled him and held him for police Tuesday morning, police say. - Portland Lutheran schedules fair, clinic May 30 in Rockwood (The Gresham Outlook)
posted on May 13, 2009 at 02:06:04 am
Portland Lutheran School, 740 S.E. 182nd Ave., will host Compassion Rockwood’s fourth annual free clinic and social services fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30. With a goal of serving at least 1,000 people this year, Compassion Rockwood is bringing together doctors, dentists, ...
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (97233) | School Zip (97233) |
(OR) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 34,565 people | 3,413,525 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 16% | 26% |
| Population Average Age | 30 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.8 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $35,291 | $43,774 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 4.8 rooms | 5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 40 years old | 36 years old |
| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (97233) |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 50% / 50% | 61% / 39% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- Greater Portland Christian Academy - 72 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
- Portland Christian School - 324 students - 3.2 mi. away - view location
- The Phonics Phactory - 336 students - 3.4 mi. away - view location
- Columbia Christian Schools - 259 students - 4.6 mi. away - view location
- Open Door Christian Academy - 261 students - 4.9 mi. away - view location
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