Faubion School

Ceremony will celebrate re-opening of Grant High School

After two years of construction and students relocating to another campus, Grant High School re-opened on Aug. 28. Thanks to the generosity of Portland voters who passed the 2012 School Building Improvement Bond, Portland Public Schools was able to create a Northeast Portland high school that, while keeping parts of the historic framework of a campus first built in 1923, now offers a fully modernized campus for learning in the 21st century.

Read more

In this video, we explore this concept: “To find the soul of a major city like Portland, look no further than its public schools."

Watch video

As the 2019-20 school year gets underway, here’s a look back some of the work and news from Portland Public Schools during the summer:

Read more

Students at Bridger K-8 School waited eagerly for that first school bell to ring and start the 2019-20 school year. Almost 50,000 students across Portland Public Schools started classes this week, including at Scott Elementary, where kids got a chance to meet the district’s head educator, Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero.

Watch Video

Sometimes things happen that families need to know about immediately – school closures because of weather, school emergencies or special events. Here’s a reminder on how we get that information to you.

Read more

The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.