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Butternut Creek Elementary School

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Butternut Creek Elementary School ranks 528 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Butternut Creek Elementary School in Aloha, OR, serves 332 students in grades K–6 as part of Hillsboro School District 1J. In 2025–26, the school ranked 528th of 709 Oregon schools (26th percentile, 1 star)—its second consecutive 1-star year and the lowest two-year stretch in a decade. Proficiency rates are 31% in English language arts, 23.6% in math, and 27.5% in science, below both district and state averages. The district ranks mid-pack statewide (69th of 141), a weak benchmark; same-district peers span the 10th to 84th percentile.

Nearby comparisons show poverty is not the differentiator. Butternut's 67.2% economically disadvantaged enrollment is below Tamarack Elementary School (73.3%), Ladd Acres Elementary School (70.7%), and Indian Hills Elementary School (70.2%)—yet those schools rank far higher. Tamarack, a mile away with similar size and poverty, ranks 271st (62nd percentile) with math proficiency of 41.2%. The closest demographic twin, Tobias Elementary School (1.73 mi), has nearly identical enrollment, poverty, and spending, but Butternut trails it by 5.4 points in ELA. Spending and staffing are not obvious constraints: at $21,653 per student, Butternut outspends four higher-performing peers. Chronic absenteeism is a consistent strength: 28.5% in 2024–25, better than the district (31.8%) and state (33.5%) every year on record.

Grade-level data show 4th grade as the clear weak point—21.6% ELA and 18.0% math, more than 20 points behind the state in both. 6th grade is the strongest relative band, with ELA only 2.7 points behind the state and beating Tobias's 6th grade. Science is the one subject where the school beats its district. The equity gap inside the school has widened: low-income students fell from the 53rd to the 18th subgroup percentile in two years, while special education students rank 41st (2 stars), above the school's overall 26th. Chronic absenteeism has stayed better than benchmarks even as poverty rose and scores fell, suggesting the decline is not primarily an attendance problem. The school's rank dropped from the 39th percentile in 2023–24 to 26th in each of the last two years, coinciding with a 21-point rise in economic need (45.81% to 67.17% FRL). Neighboring schools like Kinnaman Elementary School (597th) and Reedville Elementary School (637th) are even lower ranked, but Tamarack, a mile away, shows the outcome is not dictated by surrounding demographics.

332

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,653

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

20395 SW Florence St
Aloha, OR 97007-2243

(503) 844-1390

District: Hillsboro School District 1J

Students who attend Butternut Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	R A Brown Middle School
High:	Century High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (27% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Oregon avg37%

528^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Hillsboro School District 1J

69^th of 141Hillsboro 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
2026	26.8	528 of 709	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	519 of 706	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	431 of 710	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	445 of 706	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	433 of 706	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	494 of 705	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	432 of 709	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	470 of 701	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	436 of 697	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	374 of 706	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	350 of 695	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.6	367 of 707	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	386 of 730	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	333 of 695	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.9	462 of 674	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	270 of 665	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.7	405 of 655	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	428 of 652	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.5	500 of 636	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	590 of 629	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.7	485 of 586	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	51.1	34 of 87	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	503 of 655	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	360 of 653	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	339 of 658	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	375 of 652	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	305 of 646	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	409 of 621	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	409 of 681	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	296 of 377	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	213 of 362	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	170 of 365	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	172 of 360	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	129 of 339	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	202 of 364	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	237 of 475	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	427 of 521	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	322 of 518	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	246 of 523	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	453 of 595	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	429 of 703	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	224 of 597	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	221 of 640	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	475 of 657	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	521 of 664	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	462 of 662	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	461 of 665	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	517 of 654	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	396 of 623	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	409 of 680	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	45.7	117 of 212	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	210 of 355	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	185 of 352	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	217 of 299	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	68 of 215	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	217 of 303	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	316 of 481	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	352 of 670	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	376 of 669	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	323 of 670	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	385 of 656	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	422 of 666	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	511 of 662	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	448 of 683	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)45th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

Science28%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	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 Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Butternut Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	20395 SW Florence St	Aloha	97007	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1390	332	17	19.7	67.2%	143 (43.1%)	3 (0.9%)	122 (36.7%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38 (11.4%)	26.8	528^th of 709 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.9	519^th of 706 public elementary schools	26.5%	9	28.3	21.6	36.0	39.1			31.0	32.1	18.0	20.0	23.9			23.6	27.5		27.5	$21,653	$373	$21,279
Kinnaman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4205 SW 193rd Ave	Beaverton	97078	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 356-2420	471	34	13.8	53.5%	169 (35.9%)	28 (5.9%)	205 (43.5%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.6%)	19.3	597^th of 709 public elementary schools	15.8%		19.1	596^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.6%	1	30.8	16.7	43.3				29.4	22.2	12.5	23.3				19.0	15.0		15.0	$25,833	$1,573	$24,260
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%)	15.6	637^th of 709 public elementary schools	10.2%		15.7	630^th of 706 public elementary schools	10.8%	7	13.8	21.1	19.0	22.6			19.0	20.7	21.1	23.8	19.4			21.0	19.0		19.0	$26,644	$2,246	$24,398
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%)	56.3	271^st of 709 public elementary schools	61.8%		50.8	299^th of 706 public elementary schools	57.6%	28	48.0	40.7	54.2	40.0			46.0	56.0	40.7	39.6	20.0			41.2	34.7		34.7	$6,885	$373	$6,512
Hazeldale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20080 SW Farmington Rd	Aloha	97007	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 356-2010	477	29	16.3	53.9%	166 (34.8%)	21 (4.4%)	188 (39.4%)	51 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	39 (8.2%)	36	446^th of 709 public elementary schools	37.1%		46.4	339^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.0%	107	42.7	38.4	38.8				40.0	40.2	28.2	23.8				30.9	18.6		18.6	$22,893	$1,557	$21,336
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%)	81	110^th of 709 public elementary schools	84.5%		79.8	120^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.0%	10	44.7	65.0	71.9	58.3			61.0	46.8	60.7	61.4	36.1			53.2	54.4		54.4	$21,117	$373	$20,744
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%)	43.3	374^th of 709 public elementary schools	47.2%		42.5	373^rd of 706 public elementary schools	47.2%	1	47.4	40.5	44.4	39.5			43.0	38.5	19.4	27.8	29.7			29.1	33.3		33.3	$22,984	$373	$22,610
Indian Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	21260 SW Rock Rd	Aloha	97006	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1350	372	19	19.8	70.2%	155 (41.7%)	17 (4.6%)	89 (23.9%)	43 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	55 (14.8%)	79.3	117^th of 709 public elementary schools	83.5%		71.5	162^nd of 706 public elementary schools	77.1%	45	60.7	54.5	64.0	61.5			60.4	57.1	54.5	44.0	54.9			52.7	36.0		36.0	$20,328	$482	$19,846
Aloha-Huber Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	5000 SW 173rd St	Beaverton	97078	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 356-2000	901	57	15.8	52.6%	176 (19.5%)	49 (5.4%)	551 (61.2%)	68 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	41 (4.6%)	23.7	556^th of 709 public elementary schools	21.6%		21.2	576^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.4%	20	31.9	30.7	35.2	23.7	28.0	25.6	30.5	35.7	18.6	22.2	13.6	18.4	12.8	22.2	19.3	10.0	16.8	$19,735	$1,366	$18,369
Tobias Elementary School	Public	K-6	1065 SW 206th Ave	Aloha	97006	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1310	378	21	18.2	68.5%	121 (32.0%)	38 (10.1%)	110 (29.1%)	60 (15.9%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (10.8%)	33.1	464^th of 709 public elementary schools	34.6%		35.6	444^th of 706 public elementary schools	37.1%	20	34.0	34.5	39.6	37.7			36.4	36.7	27.6	29.2	16.2			26.5	27.7		27.7	$20,497	$676	$19,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Butternut Creek Elementary School

Is Butternut Creek Elementary School a good school?

Butternut Creek Elementary School ranks 528^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Butternut Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Butternut Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Butternut Creek Elementary School?

Students at Butternut Creek Elementary School are 43% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Butternut Creek Elementary School in?

Hillsboro School District 1J

What schools do graduates of Butternut Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Butternut Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : R A Brown Middle School
High : Century High School

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