Oregon Islamic Academy

The Muslim Educational Trust was founded in 1993 by Wajdi Said, Gail Ramjan, and Ayoob Ramjan.^{[citation needed]} In 1997, the trust opened an Islamic-based school in Tigard.^[2] By 2006 the school had grown to 89 students at its campus near Washington Square, all in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.^[3] The next school year, the school had grown to 125 students, and had 16 teachers.^[3]

In September 2007, the Oregon Islamic Academy opened as the high school for the educational group with a class of six students, and was the first Islamic high school to open in the Northwestern United States.^[3] A seventh grade student at the school won the poster contest held by the Human Rights Council of Washington County in 2010.^[4] Following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, seven students at the academy traveled to Japan to assist in the recovery.^[5] The Oregon Islamic Academy graduated its first high school class in June 2011, with two students earning their diplomas.^[2]

• Oregon Islamic Academy celebrates first two graduates^{[dead link]} - Portland Tribune
• Oregon School Activities Association