Oregon Episcopal School

Nestled within 59 wooded acres that includes natural wetlands nature trails and gardens in southwest Portland the 150-year-old Oregon Episcopal School is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 independent day and boarding school offering an outstanding educational experience.

Since 1869 OES has prepared students for higher education and lifelong learning by inspiring intellectual physical social emotional artistic and spiritual growth so students may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities.

The OES motto—“Always Open”—naturally embraces and celebrates a diversity of people voices and perspectives. The curriculum is rooted in inquiry and exploration with students engaging deeply to absorb information and take an active empowered role in the evolution of their education.

A close-knit community with caring faculty OES’s 870 students feel safe known and valued. With an average class size of 16 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1 students receive the attention they need to thrive.

Unique among the school’s many offerings is an international and domestic boarding program for grades 9-12 that adds cultural richness and fresh perspectives strengthening the school’s practices of equity and inclusion.