Primerly field report
a faith-based private school in Portland
PK–8 · Private · Religious · Catholic
7960 SE 15th Ave, Portland · Dr. Trista Casey
St. Agatha is a parish preschool through 8th grade school in the walkable Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Its clearest distinguishing feature is the Learning Support Center, an in-school program open to every grade, where 2 LSC teachers and a Director of Student Services provide pull-out instruction at a student's own level and write Individual Learning Plans for students with disability testing on file.
Elementary grades run one class per level with a leveled reading curriculum, and specials rotate through art, music, performing arts, PE, library, and STREAM, a weekly K-8 hands-on class covering coding, robotics, engineering design, and digital citizenship. Middle school shifts to a 6-period day that mirrors a high school schedule, with trimester electives taught partly by guest professionals and a choice of Pre-Algebra or Algebra in 8th grade. Faith life runs through weekly Mass and grade-level service projects. Students play CYO athletics with other Catholic schools under a no-cut policy, and aftercare is available on campus through Vermont Hills Family Life Center, an independent provider. Families commit to 30 volunteer share hours each year, or 15 for single-parent households.
Tuition: $9,700 - $13,185 (2026-2027 range)
Address: 7960 SE 15th Ave, Portland, OR 97202. Phone: 503-234-5500. Website: stagatha.us.
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Seats here aren’t first-come; they’re drawn by lottery. Each circle below is a tenth of the families who applied over the last two springs and stayed in the running (didn’t take a higher-ranked school). Filled circles got a yes.
Official PPS lottery results, 2025-26 & 2026-27 combined: offers made ÷ families still in the running (offered + waitlisted); applications cancelled for a higher-ranked school excluded. pps.net › prior transfer data. Slots reset every year.