K-5 School Options

K-5 Explore Your Options

K-5 Explore Your Options

  • In addition to attending their neighborhood schools, families of Portland Public Schools elementary age students have several options for their K-5 education. Below are the schools and programs that are open to PPS K-5 students. Spots in the programs are available via the annual lottery, which this year will run in February 2023 (see more information).

Focus Option Schools

  • Buckman

    Arts-based programming open to neighborhood and transfer students. 

    Address: 320 SE 16th Ave.
    Website: pps.net/buckman

     

     

  • Creative Science

    A constructivist K-8 program for independent thinkers and problem solvers.

    Address: 1231 SE 92nd Ave.
    Website: pps.net/creativescience

     

  • Odyssey

    An interactive and integrated history-themed program.

    Address: 1849 SW 58th Ave.
    Website: pps.net/odyssey

     

  • Sunnyside

    A K-8 program for neighborhood and transfer students rooted in environmental education and environmental justice.

    Address: 3421 SE Salmon St.
    Website: pps.net/sunnyside

     

  • Winterhaven

    An enriching K-8 learning environment with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.).

    Address: 3830 SE 14th Ave.
    Website: pps.net/winterhaven

Spanish Dual Language Immersion Schools

North Portland

Northeast Portland

Southwest Portland

Southeast Portland

Chinese Dual Language Immersion Schools

Other Dual Language Immersion Schools

Other Programs, Information

  • Metropolitan Learning Center

    K-12 alternative school featuring student-centered education

    Address: 2033 NW Glisan St.
    Website: pps.net/mlc

  • ACCESS Academy

    Accelerated program for highly gifted students

    Address:
    Vestal (grades 1-5), 161 NE 82nd Ave.
    Lane (6-8), 7200 SE 60th Ave.
    Website: pps.net/access