The Lake Oswego School District (7J) is a public

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, a suburb 10 miles south of

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. The district comprises 10 primary and secondary schools with a total enrollment of 6,845 as of 2021.

History

Lakewood School was built in 1928. The school closed in 1979 and the Lakewood Center for the Arts began leasing the building in 1980. The center made its final payment to purchase the building from the school district in 1987. In 2011, the school board approved the closure of three elementary schools as a cost-saving measure. Palisades Elementary was closed in 2012 and Bryant and Uplands Elementary Schools were closed in 2013. It was estimated that the closures would save the district about $2.3 million a year. After the plan was completed, the former Bryant Elementary building became a part of Lakeridge Junior High School and the district's junior high schools switched to sixth through eighth grade. Sixth grade was previously part of the elementary schools. In 2015, a majority of the former Palisades Elementary building was leased to the Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation Department.

Racist incidents

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'' reported in March 2018 that LOSD schools have faced numerous racist incidents over many years. Students from Lake Oswego Junior High School walked out in protest in February 2018, because following a racist note passing incident. They were frustrated, because this was not the first racist incident.

Demographics

In the 2016-2017 school year, 52.0% of the students were male and 48.0% were female. 75.0% were White, 9.9% Asian, 7.4% Multiracial, 6.4% Hispanic/Latino, 0.8% Black/African American, 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native.

School Board

There are five school board members, each serving four-year terms. Additionally, there are two non-voting student representatives sitting on the board.

Schools

High schools

Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego High School (LOHS) is a public high school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States. History Lake Oswego High School first opened in September 1951 as a six-year school, with an enrollment of 564. In 1956, it became a four-year high sch ...

Lakeridge High School Lakeridge High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The second high school in the Lake Oswego School District, it first opened in 1971. Academics In 1987, Lakeridge High School was hon ...

Middle schools

*Lake Oswego Junior High School *Lakeridge Middle School

Elementary schools

*Forest Hills Elementary *Hallinan Elementary *Lake Grove Elementary *Oak Creek Elementary *River Grove Elementary *Westridge Elementary *Palisades World Language School

Charter school

*Harmony Academy (grades 9–12)

References

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External links

Lake Oswego School District
(official website) School districts in Oregon Lake Oswego, Oregon Education in Washington County, Oregon Education in Multnomah County, Oregon Education in Clackamas County, Oregon