Summary:
Forest Grove School District 15 serves 5,692 students across 11 schools — seven elementary, two middle, and two high schools — in western Oregon. The district ranks 102nd of 141 in the state, at the 28th percentile with 1 star, and trails Oregon in every tested subject: ELA 33.1% versus 43.8%, math 22.0% versus 32.9%, and science 22.1% versus 30.6%. Chronic absenteeism is 35.6%, above the state's 33.5%. Enrollment is concentrated — Forest Grove High School alone has 1,849 students, roughly 32.5% of the district total.
Dilley Elementary School is the district's clearest bright spot: 55.9% ELA and 61.0% math (nearly double the district's math rate), ranking in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars, while its chronic absenteeism (28.7%) sits below both district and state — and this comes despite an 81.09% free/reduced-lunch rate. Forest Grove Community School is a different kind of standout: the lowest chronic absenteeism (15.7%) and by far the lowest poverty rate (31.68%), with math (35.2%) above the state and ELA (43.2%) near it. Forest Grove High School is split — ELA (45.8%) and graduation (84.0%) beat the state, but math (14.3%) is far below it, and the school slipped from 3 stars to 2.
Tuality Plains High School is the most concerning school: 80.9% chronic absenteeism, a 64.4% graduation rate, and ELA, math, and science all under 5%. Math is a district-wide weakness, especially in middle school, where Neil Armstrong Middle School (20.3%) and Tom McCall Upper Elementary (20.6%) fall well below the state's 32.9%; no school with reported science data exceeds the state's 30.6%. Spending does not track outcomes clearly — Joseph Gale Elementary School reports the highest per-student spending ($23,584) but posts 24.0% ELA, while Dilley spends $19,269. High poverty is widespread, yet Dilley and Forest Grove Community show it is not destiny.
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