Class Of 2025

In the two years since students returned to school in-person, attendance rates across the state and the country have remained below where they were before the pandemic.

Some of the students OPB has been following in the Class of 2025 spend twice as much time in math classes as their peers, an effort that gives students a better understanding — and better grades — than those who have math less often.

When Oregon set a long-term education goal starting with the Class Of 2025, OPB started following a group of students in that class. They just finished ninth grade.

As the Class of 2025 begins its sophomore year, a look back at what students learned as freshmen.

Summer school enrollment was up among Oregon high schoolers, including two students from OPB's Class Of 2025 project.

Two Class of 2025 students spent 9th grade out of traditional high school, opting for online programming after schools welcomed students back during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some Class of 2025 students spent ninth grade out of traditional high school models, including Rayshawn, who ended the year at Rosemary Anderson alternative school in Portland.

The Class of 2025, a group of students OPB has followed since first grade, is now entering high school. Some of the students will be stepping foot into Oregon’s largest high school, after more than a year of learning from home.

Students and their families were invited to a parade to celebrate the end of 8th grade.

Middle school is almost over for the Class Of 2025 -- high school is next. An update on 8th grade, and a look to the future.