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West Hills Christian School

a faith-based private school in Portland

K–8 · Private · Religious · Christian

7945 SW Capitol Hill Rd, Portland · Kim Mills; Middle School Principal: Joel Holmes, Head of School

West Hills Christian School is a nondenominational K–8 Christian school in Southwest Portland and a campus of Westside Christian Schools of Portland, with families from about 60 local churches. Students take daily core classes and daily Bible, attend weekly chapel, and rotate through enrichment: STEM Lab, weekly Science Lab, music, art, library, and PE twice a week.

The STEM Lab has 3D printers, drones, a laser cutter, and Arduino kits, and 7th and 8th graders can choose projects such as video game design, drone piloting, and underwater ROVs. Elementary classes use small learning groups supported by instructional aides, with milestones like the 3rd and 4th grade Wax Museum and America's Battle of the Books in 4th and 5th.

Middle school adds leveled math (regular or accelerated in 6th, Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1 by 8th), twice-weekly electives in STEM, Art, or Music, and trips that build each year: Outdoor School in 6th, a Pacific Northwest trip in 7th, and Washington, D.C. and New York City in 8th. Students in grades 4–8 can join Chorale, Band, Worship Team, and the Spring Musical. The school is accredited by Cognia and ACSI.

Tuition: $8,800 - $12,750 (2026-2027 range)

Address: 7945 SW Capitol Hill Rd, Portland, OR 97219. Phone: 503-245-6688. Website: whcs.org.

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