Primerly field report
a faith-based private school in Portland
PK–8 · Private · Religious · Catholic
3330 SE 43rd Ave, Portland · Carol Pausz (Principal)
St. Ignatius is a PK–8 Catholic parish school in the Jesuit and Holy Names traditions, following archdiocesan academic standards and accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association.
Grades K–5 are self-contained, with class caps of 25 in K–1 and 30 in grades 2–5; the middle school is departmentalized, with separate teachers for English language arts, math, science, and social studies, and students changing classrooms to prepare for high school. Math is tracked in the middle grades, and students who complete Algebra I move into higher-level high school sequences.
Specialist teachers cover music, PE and health, and library, with technology integrated across subjects. A learning support team including a reading intervention specialist and the principal writes and reviews Individual Learning Plans for students with outside diagnoses.
Every grade carries a service-learning assignment, from PreK parish support through self-directed 8th-grade Arrupe projects presented at an Academic Fair. The school frames its goals around four graduate outcomes: Eager Minds, Enthusiastic Spirits, Passionate Hearts, and Brilliant Futures.
Tuition: $9,050 - $10,865 (2026-2027 range)
Address: 3330 SE 43rd Ave, Portland, OR 97206. Phone: 503-774-5533. Website: sispdx.org.
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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.