Best private K-12 schools in the Portland, Oregon metro area

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August 12, 2025
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Best private K-12 schools in the Portland, Oregon metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the Portland, Oregon metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent / student surveys, and student teacher ratio. You can read more about the methodology here.

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#17. King's Way Christian Schools

- Location: Vancouver, WA
- Enrollment: 1,001 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

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#16. Faith Bible Christian School

- Location: Hillsboro, OR
- Enrollment: 524 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

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#15. Cor Deo Christian Academy

- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Enrollment: 156 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

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#14. Mannahouse Christian Academy

- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 348 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

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#13. C.S. Lewis Academy

- Location: Newberg, OR
- Enrollment: 105 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#12. Cedar Tree Classical Christian School

- Location: Ridgefield, WA
- Enrollment: 243 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#11. Life Christian School

- Location: Aloha, OR
- Enrollment: 196 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#10. Veritas School

- Location: Newberg, OR
- Enrollment: 230 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#9. Columbia Christian School

- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 300 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#8. Valor Christian School International

- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Enrollment: 215 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#7. Portland Christian Schools

- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 794 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-

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#6. Portland Waldorf School

- Location: Milwaukie, OR
- Enrollment: 326 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#5. St. Stephen's Academy

- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Enrollment: 299 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#4. Valley Catholic School

- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Enrollment: 1,067 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#3. Islamic School of Muslim Educational Trust (MET)

- Location: Tigard, OR
- Enrollment: 191 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#2. Oregon Episcopal School

- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 878 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#1. Catlin Gabel School

- Location: Portland, OR
- Enrollment: 785 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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