Elementary Schools in Hillsboro School District 1J

Hillsboro School District 1J serves 28 elementary schools — most covering kindergarten through 6th grade, with City View Charter School and Groner Elementary School serving K–8 — enrolling 9,522 students, from 105 students at Groner to 483 at Quatama Elementary School. The district ranks 69th of 141 in Oregon at the 51st percentile, but that middle-of-the-road profile hides wide variation: individual schools range from the 2nd to the 92nd percentile statewide.

Top performers include Jackson Elementary School (92nd percentile, 5 stars, ELA 64.7%, math 59.9%), Paul L Patterson Elementary School (88th percentile, highest ELA at 69.0%), Atfalati Ridge (90th percentile), Ladd Acres Elementary School (highest science at 54.4%), Indian Hills Elementary School, and Imlay Elementary School. At the other end, Free Orchards Elementary School (ELA 15.0%, math 9.9%, science 6.0%), Eastwood Elementary School (ELA 14.7%, math 9.5%, science under 5%), and Lincoln Street Elementary School rank near the bottom of all Oregon schools with 0 stars.

Notably, poverty rates are similar across both groups — the top six ELA schools average about 70% free/reduced lunch and the bottom six about 72% — so poverty alone does not explain the difference. Chronic absenteeism does separate them: roughly 20% at the top versus 30% at the bottom. Science is the weakest subject district-wide, averaging about 28.2% versus 40.1% in ELA and 33.4% in math. Spending and class size are not reliable predictors either: Groner spends the most per student ($31,106) with the smallest classes yet sits at the 54th percentile. City View Charter, with only 15.16% free/reduced lunch, is a demographic outlier and not directly comparable.