Laurelhurst Elementary School -“Excellent” on Portland’s State education review
The Laurelhurst Elementry School is located in the Portland School District in the heart of NE Portland in the Laurelhurst neighborhood. Laurelhurst is a rarity among public schools in that it is a K-7 school. The school has scored “Excellent” on Portland’s State education review for the past 6 years .It provides project based learning mixed with traditional emphasis on the 3 Rs with the goal of developing individual student strengths. This approach must work well as over 90 percent of Laurelhurst’s 4th and 5th graders met or exceeded state benchmarks in Math in 2007. In addition it is also a n Arts for Learning school with artists working directly with the students as well as an emphasis on art throughout the curriculum. Students learn to use technology as a tool for continued learning and productivity through the use of a computer lab as well as computers in the classrooms.
The school also offers a range of extra-curricular activities including foreign languages and a dance team. In addition they sponsor a Lego Robotics team and also offer childcare before and after regular school hours. The parents on greatschools.net had many positive things to say about the school. They praised the quality of the teachers, the parental involvement and the surrounding Laurelhurst neighborhood as well. Greatschools.net gave the school 10/10 and parents gave it 5/5. Laurelhurst Elementary is located at 840 NE 41st Ave in Portland. For more information check out their website at http://www.laurelhurst.pps.k12.or.us
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