We also have three children and spent a year searching through neighborhoods and schools before settling in the Hillsdale neighborhood and our kids are at Rieke Elementary and Gray Middle School (the best and smallest middle school in the city--I subbed at most of them, and by far looove Gray). The kids are great, the families are incredible and down to earth. Good restaurants, five minutes to downtown, safe area, lowest crime rate in the city, and it's extremely family-friendly.
Good luck! I'd search in the 97219 or 97239 zip codes for some great houses and schools. Our second choice school would be Maplewood, by the way. - Fri Feb 29 2008, 16:28
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