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Witch Hazel Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Witch Hazel Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving 449 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Hillsboro School District 1J, which is ranked 58 out of 140 school districts in the state.

Despite spending more per student than the state average, Witch Hazel Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.8% of 3rd graders at Witch Hazel were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.2% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.5% to 38.1% in recent years, much higher than the state average of around 20%. Additionally, Witch Hazel has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.15% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Nearby schools, such as Ladd Acres Elementary, Indian Hills Elementary, and Imlay Elementary, significantly outperform Witch Hazel in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as lower chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. Addressing the root causes of Witch Hazel's underperformance, such as chronic absenteeism, teacher support, and targeted interventions for struggling subgroups, will be crucial for improving student outcomes at the school.

426

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,118

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4950 SE Davis Rd
Hillsboro, OR 97123-8523

(503) 844-1610

District: Hillsboro School District 1J

Students who attend Witch Hazel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Meadows Middle School
High:	Hillsboro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

White:

18.8%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg36%

Oregon avg38%

641^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 28Elementary Schools in the Hillsboro School District 1J

58^th of 140Hillsboro School District 1J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	641 of 706	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	575 of 710	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	562 of 706	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	544 of 706	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	604 of 705	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	559 of 709	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	530 of 701	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	518 of 697	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	546 of 706	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	627 of 695	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	588 of 707	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	514 of 730	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.8	434 of 695	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.6	501 of 674	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	543 of 665	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	518 of 655	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	505 of 652	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	595 of 636	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	568 of 629	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.5	563 of 586	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	26.4	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	138 of 179	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	591 of 653	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	504 of 658	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	543 of 652	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	484 of 646	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	541 of 621	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	538 of 681	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	318 of 362	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	227 of 365	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	301 of 360	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	202 of 339	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	299 of 364	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	399 of 475	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	416 of 518	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	386 of 523	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	407 of 595	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	539 of 703	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	425 of 597	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	405 of 640	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	613 of 664	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	575 of 662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	518 of 665	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	530 of 654	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	497 of 623	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	520 of 680	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	45.8	116 of 212	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	19.0	447 of 481	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	432 of 669	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	309 of 670	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	238 of 656	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	303 of 662	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	232 of 683	66.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2023)57th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)45th percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)9th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-24 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 5, 2021

Principal is NOT supportive and brushes problems with difficult students under the rug. Not happy having my child in Witch Hazel. My child is bullied and nothing is done by the principal. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Witch Hazel Elementary School	Public	K-6	4950 SE Davis Rd	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1610	426	23	18.2	70.4%	80 (18.8%)	28 (6.6%)	279 (65.5%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	14.5	641^st of 706 public elementary schools	9.2%		22	575^th of 710 public elementary schools	19.0%	66	14.8	8.1	34.8	37.5			11.1	9.7		12.7			10.1		$21,118	$2,120	$18,997
Rosedale Elementary School	Public	K-6	3901 SE 67th Ave	Beaverton	97078	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1200	301	17	18.1	75.4%	103 (34.2%)	18 (6.0%)	93 (30.9%)	54 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.3%)	42.5	373^rd of 706 public elementary schools	47.2%		37	425^th of 710 public elementary schools	40.1%	52	27.5	45.9	45.5	51.1			30.8	34.2	25.6	23.8			27.3		$7,221	$909	$6,312
Tamarack Elementary School	Public	K-6	7201 SE Kinnaman St	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 844-1500	337	18	18.7	73.3%	90 (26.7%)	19 (5.6%)	95 (28.2%)	91 (27.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.0%)	50.8	299^th of 706 public elementary schools	57.6%		59.2	247^th of 710 public elementary schools	65.2%	52	35.1	42.5	35.5	68.0			49.1	35.0	25.8	60.0			16.1
City View Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4174 SE Bentley St	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-9424	409	19	21.5	15.2%	268 (65.5%)	14 (3.4%)	48 (11.7%)	38 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.0%)	72.5	157^th of 706 public elementary schools	77.8%		64.3	208^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.7%	51	43.8	50.0	63.8	66.0	66.7	78.3	45.8	51.1	42.6	57.1	46.3	69.6	31.9	47.8	$7,221	$909	$6,312
Imlay Elementary School	Public	K-6	5900 SE Lois St	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1090	409	25	16.5	71.4%	177 (43.3%)	20 (4.9%)	115 (28.1%)	41 (10.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.7%)	73.2	150^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.8%		62.4	221^st of 710 public elementary schools	68.9%	71	50.0	60.9	50.0	58.1			50.0	58.7	41.0	39.3			44.9		$19,672	$1,294	$18,378
Ladd Acres Elementary School	Public	K-6	2425 SW Cornelius Pass Rd	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1300	369	23	16.3	70.7%	153 (41.5%)	10 (2.7%)	113 (30.6%)	52 (14.1%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.1%)	79.8	120^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.4	115^th of 710 public elementary schools	83.8%	5	49.2	72.4	51.4	65.6			47.5	72.4	37.8	49.2			45.9		$18,551	$963	$17,588
Minter Bridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	1750 SE Jacquelin Dr	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1650	334	20	16.5	69.5%	99 (29.6%)	9 (2.7%)	177 (53.0%)	19 (5.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)	14.7	637^th of 706 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.2	661^st of 710 public elementary schools	6.9%	24	8.5	22.2	13.7	30.8			19.6	24.1	10.0	15.4			16.0		$20,035	$1,006	$19,029
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	3960 SE Cedar St	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1715	331	20	16.3	72.2%	143 (43.2%)	8 (2.4%)	143 (43.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	30.2	494^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.0%		41.8	379^th of 710 public elementary schools	46.6%	115	26.5	39.6	38.0	28.9			29.4	35.4	22.0	13.3			24.0		$20,463	$1,152	$19,312
W L Henry Elementary School	Public	K-6	1060 SE 24th Ave	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1690	284	15	18.5	77.5%	34 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (83.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	13.6	648^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.2%		17.1	623^rd of 710 public elementary schools	12.3%	25	19.4	16.3	17.1	23.8			20.0	16.3	17.1	19.0			11.8		$21,689	$1,996	$19,693
Reedville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2695 SW 209th Ave	Aloha	97006	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1570	197	13	14.6	73.6%	22 (11.2%)	8 (4.1%)	148 (75.1%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	15.7	630^th of 706 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.2	606^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.6%	24	27.3	14.3	16.7	15.2			31.8	14.3	16.7	21.2			10.3		$26,287	$2,164	$24,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Witch Hazel Elementary School

What district is Witch Hazel Elementary School in?

Hillsboro School District 1J

What schools do graduates of Witch Hazel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Witch Hazel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Meadows Middle School
High : Hillsboro High School

Is Witch Hazel Elementary School a good school?

Witch Hazel Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Witch Hazel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Witch Hazel Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Witch Hazel Elementary School?

Students at Witch Hazel Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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