About Us

Odyssey Program K-8

ODYSSEY PROGRAM K-8

Hayhurst Core Values

•We foster a culture of mutual trust, respect, and wellness within a safe learning environment.

•We implement instruction that is meaningful, purposeful, relevant, and research-based.

•We maintain high expectations for every person in our school community.

•We encourage family and community involvement.

•We utilize meaningful assessment to drive instruction.

State Report Card

STATE REPORT CARD RELEASED: This report card is distributed every year to show the academic growth of the school. Hayhurst had a great year! Click here to see the report.

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Hayhurst the “School of Choices" houses Hayhurst Neighborhood School, which is K-5th, and the Odyssey Program, which is K-8th. We view learning as a partnership between a student, family and community in all classrooms. Teachers at Hayhurst Neighborhood School integrate core subjects, utilizing the district-adopted curriculum at each grade level. This includes a Reading First, Investigations and Foss Science kits to provide students with a balanced education. Students receive weekly instruction in the arts and technology as a way of engaging them and reinforcing learning. Hayhurst Neighborhood teachers work collegially to ensure the academic success of each student. The Odyssey Program at Hayhurst is a PPS focus option program. It is a historical theme-based program grounded in rich cultural knowledge. The program emphasizes problem-solving, critical thinking, team building and student leadership. Teachers team-teach in multi-age classroom.

Why send your children to Hayhurst Neighborhood School?

Here are at least 10 reasons why:

Strong Academics: Hayhurst Neighborhood School offers strong academics in a nurturing environment. 90% of our students met state benchmarks in Mathematics, 85% met in Reading.
Highly Rated: Portland Public Schools report card-Student Performance is Strong, Student behavior is Strong, School Characteristics are Exceptional.
Quality Instruction: our teachers have an average of 18.6 years experience, 100% have a Master Degree or higher, 100% meet or exceed the Federal Definition of Highly Qualified Teachers.
Diverse Curriculum: each teacher brings their unique interests to their classroom curricula, exposing students to a variety of fields.
Diverse Population: We embrace our diverse population. Hayhurst Neighborhood School is a true representation of our world offering our students relationships with people from other cultures and socioeconomic classes.
Individual Student Needs: Our close-knit staff works together to track individual student needs throughout their years at Hayhurst. We also offer leveled math and reading opportunities across grade levels.
Nurturing Environment: we believe that all students are talented and gifted. We are dedicated to creating a safe and inspiring atmosphere for our children.
Strong Sense of Community: Most of our staff also live in the neighborhood. Our neighborhood children grow up surrounded by a community that has their best interests at heart, not just during their years in elementary school but as the children grow into adulthood, too. This accountability offers children yet one more tool for success.
Our kids come “home”: we are especially grateful that so many of our “grown children” return. Some come to visit, some return for events, and many return to volunteer in the classroom and/or at events.
Hayhurst is the Heart: our school has been the heart of the neighborhood for years. It is here that countless lifelong friendships have started, where people have begun to connect with their neighbors, and where children begin to settle into their sense of “home”.