Summary:
Sherwood School District 88J is a high-performing seven-school Oregon district serving elementary through high school students: five elementary schools (including one K–8 charter), one middle school, and one high school, totaling 4,797 students. It ranks 5th of 141 districts, 96th percentile, 5 stars, with district proficiency well above state in ELA (59.7% vs. 43.8%), Math (52.5% vs. 32.9%), and Science (47.7% vs. 30.6%).
Ridges Elementary School is the academic standout, leading all schools in ELA 68.0%, Math 68.6%, and Science 61.5%, with 5 stars and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.9%. Archer Glen Elementary School is also 5 stars, with ELA 67.5%, Math 65.7%, Science 58.1%, and 3rd-grade ELA and Math both at 83.0%. Hawks View Elementary School has the highest reported free/reduced lunch at 50.11%, yet still posts ELA 59.4%, Math 53.9%, Science 54.8%, and 19.3% absenteeism. Middleton Elementary School has the lowest reported poverty (12.66%), lowest student-teacher ratio (16.3), and highest spending ($19,573), but its Science is 42.4%, below district. Sherwood Middle School is stable at 4 stars, and Sherwood Charter School is small at 222 students with ELA 62.7%, Math 50.0%, Science 55.6%, and unknown free/reduced lunch. Sherwood High School has a 96.7% graduation rate, but its ELA is 38.8%, below the state’s 46.0%, and its latest rank is 101st of 271, 63rd percentile, 3 stars.
For parents, elementary schools are the district’s academic engine. High poverty does not automatically mean low outcomes here: Hawks View Elementary School’s results are stronger than its 50.11% free/reduced lunch rate might suggest. Resource advantages also do not guarantee top Science: Middleton Elementary School spends the most and has the smallest classes, but Ridges Elementary School leads in all three subjects. Chronic absenteeism is below the state’s 33.5% at every school, but Sherwood High School’s 30.6% is the district’s highest. Rank trends diverge: Ridges Elementary School remains 5-star, Archer Glen Elementary School improved to 5 stars, Sherwood Middle School is stable, and Sherwood High School has stayed at 3 stars after a decline.
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