Best Public Elementary Schools in Oregon
Niche.com/ March 2015 Url: https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-elementary-schools/best-overall/s/oregon/
Relevance: school ratings Audience: public, parents
I am often intrigued when I see the "rating" lists that come out in news and blogs. Generally, I like to look at them so I can see where the schools in the neighborhood fit and I feel fortunate that the schools where my son will go not only get rated well, but I know as an educator they are good schools. Quickly after looking at the neighborhood school I look with great skepticism at the ratings. This rating came out recently via a feed on my Facebook page by a website group called Niche (https://k12.niche.com).
I found there information to be heavily biased to high socioeconomic status areas and schools in metro/suburban areas. When looking at the data they provide one might only think you have a great school if you are in Lake Oswego, West Linn, or more affluent areas of Beaverton. There are so
Relevance: school ratings Audience: public, parents
I am often intrigued when I see the "rating" lists that come out in news and blogs. Generally, I like to look at them so I can see where the schools in the neighborhood fit and I feel fortunate that the schools where my son will go not only get rated well, but I know as an educator they are good schools. Quickly after looking at the neighborhood school I look with great skepticism at the ratings. This rating came out recently via a feed on my Facebook page by a website group called Niche (https://k12.niche.com).
I found there information to be heavily biased to high socioeconomic status areas and schools in metro/suburban areas. When looking at the data they provide one might only think you have a great school if you are in Lake Oswego, West Linn, or more affluent areas of Beaverton. There are so
