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R A Brown Middle School

Q: Is R A Brown Middle School a good school?

R A Brown Middle School ranks 176 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

R A Brown Middle School is a 7–8 middle school in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving 653 students as part of Hillsboro School District 1J, a mid-ranked district (69th of 141 statewide, 3 stars). The school ranks 176th of 371 Oregon middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 53rd percentile with 3 stars. That reflects a long slide: from 2014–15 through 2018–19 it was generally a 4-star school in the 71st–80th percentile, and since 2021–22 it has mostly held in the 53rd–67th percentile.

English language arts is the clearest strength: 44.2% of students met standards, above both the district (38.8%) and the state (43.8%). Math came in at 30.3% — just above the district but below the state — and science at 23.9% was below the state. Seventh grade outperforms eighth grade noticeably: 7th graders beat state averages in ELA and math, while 8th graders fell below state in ELA, math, and science. Among nearby Hillsboro middle schools, R A Brown ranks highest overall and has the strongest ELA, ahead of Evergreen Middle School, J W Poynter Middle School, and South Meadows Middle School; Evergreen is slightly ahead in math.

Compared with nearby Beaverton School District 48J schools, R A Brown sits well below high performers like Stoller Middle School and Tumwater Middle School, but it matches or beats several Beaverton schools with lower poverty rates — Meadow Park Middle School, Five Oaks Middle School, and Mountain View Middle School — even though its free/reduced-lunch rate is about 67.7%, versus roughly 50.5%–50.8% there. Two areas deserve attention: chronic absenteeism, at 32.4%, is above the district and state and worse than the prior year's 28.1%; and results vary widely across student groups, with low-income students ranking in the 12th percentile, special education students in the 21st, and gifted students dropping from the 76th percentile in 2023–24 to the 45th.

653

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,245

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1505 SW Cornelius Pass Rd
Hillsboro, OR 97123-6727

(503) 844-1070

District: Hillsboro School District 1J

Students who attend R A Brown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Century High School

Feeder schools for R A Brown Middle School:

Elementary:	Butternut Creek Elementary School
	Imlay Elementary School
	Indian Hills Elementary School
	Ladd Acres Elementary School
	More...
	Reedville Elementary School
	Tobias Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

34.3%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hillsboro School District 1J

✓Above the Oregon median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Oregon avg37%

176^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	176 of 371	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	133 of 368	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	122 of 371	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	160 of 380	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	153 of 367	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	109 of 379	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	78 of 384	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	96 of 382	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	93 of 383	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	94 of 381	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	54.9	175 of 382	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	195 of 377	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	195 of 395	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	166 of 357	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	147 of 343	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.6	155 of 323	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	136 of 315	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.6	164 of 295	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.7	113 of 285	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.7	115 of 271	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.4	91 of 270	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	52.8	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	9 of 61	85.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	131 of 321	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	107 of 316	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	108 of 313	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	116 of 323	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	151 of 310	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	73 of 277	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	72 of 342	78.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	57 of 103	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	52 of 104	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	25 of 103	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	42 of 103	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	36 of 93	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	115 of 200	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	84 of 196	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	90 of 196	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	130 of 201	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	117 of 194	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	56 of 191	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	61 of 210	71.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	226 of 256	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	162 of 240	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	97 of 244	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	184 of 312	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	150 of 364	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	79 of 282	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	38 of 325	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	191 of 327	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	128 of 330	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	108 of 323	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	132 of 318	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	110 of 312	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	113 of 291	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	71 of 341	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	65 of 128	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	50 of 133	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	24 of 125	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	30 of 114	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	27 of 110	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	27 of 115	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	43 of 137	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	92.0	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	152 of 193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	150 of 180	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	110 of 153	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	55 of 150	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	48 of 143	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	48 of 156	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	90 of 206	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	109 of 354	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	77 of 351	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	64 of 360	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	134 of 355	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	103 of 344	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	59 of 357	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2019)86th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)81st percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-41 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-3 vs state

Science24%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 18, 2023

This school is full of racists....if you have white children do NOT send them to this school. Almost daily violence is threanted due to children having white skin. Horrible place and I don't know how children learn anything here. The administration doesn't seem to think any of this is a big deal. I can guarantee that of it was a bunch of racist white kids threatening and fighting bipoc kids based on race they would've immediately had some kind of intervention. This place is like hell on earth. I obviously took my child out of this school and all of hillsboro school district because the violence is an "epidemic" per the vice principal. Smh Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
R A Brown Middle School	Public	7-8	1505 SW Cornelius Pass Rd	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1070	653	32	20.6	67.7%	242 (37.1%)	21 (3.2%)	224 (34.3%)	79 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	71 (10.9%)	45.7	176^th of 371 public middle schools	52.6%		55.6	133^rd of 368 public middle schools	63.9%	43		48.7	39.5	44.2		35.2	25.3	30.3	23.9	23.9	$18,245	$373	$17,871
South Meadows Middle School	Public	7-8	4960 SE Davis Road	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1220	696	34	20.4	70.7%	222 (31.9%)	25 (3.6%)	367 (52.7%)	37 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	24.5	290^th of 371 public middle schools	21.8%		27.1	276^th of 368 public middle schools	25.0%	14		36.9	25.6	31.1		26.1	18.8	22.4	13.5	13.5	$19,041	$374	$18,667
Five Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 NW 173rd Ave	Beaverton	97006	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2600	807	44	18.3	50.6%	312 (38.7%)	32 (4.0%)	280 (34.7%)	90 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	77 (9.5%)	42.3	202^nd of 371 public middle schools	45.6%		38.6	213^th of 368 public middle schools	42.1%	11	43.3	44.3	36.4	41.3	30.3	34.3	23.7	29.5	18.0	18.0	$18,691	$504	$18,188
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	17500 SW Farmington Rd	Beaverton	97007	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 259-3890	793	46	17.1	50.7%	277 (34.9%)	34 (4.3%)	363 (45.8%)	50 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	53 (6.7%)	18.9	320^th of 371 public middle schools	13.7%		21.4	301^st of 368 public middle schools	18.2%	19	33.3	30.0	21.3	28.1	21.3	15.1	12.5	16.3	9.5	9.5	$19,118	$486	$18,632
J W Poynter Middle School	Public	7-8	1535 NE Grant St	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1580	703	32	21.7	69.1%	255 (36.3%)	29 (4.1%)	318 (45.2%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	62 (8.8%)	36.6	235^th of 371 public middle schools	36.7%		36.8	218^th of 368 public middle schools	40.8%	17		35.5	36.8	36.1		29.4	23.5	26.5	26.2	26.2	$18,396	$640	$17,757
Meadow Park Middle School	Public	6-8	14100 SW Downing St	Beaverton	97006	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2640	671	44	15.2	50.7%	182 (27.1%)	34 (5.1%)	320 (47.7%)	89 (13.3%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	33 (4.9%)	20	311^th of 371 public middle schools	16.2%		26.7	283^rd of 368 public middle schools	23.1%	28	24.3	30.3	24.3	26.1	15.2	22.4	19.2	18.8	16.0	16.0	$20,429	$628	$19,801
Evergreen Middle School	Public	7-8	29850 NW Evergreen Rd	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1400	728	35	21.0	67.4%	310 (42.6%)	15 (2.1%)	312 (42.9%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	40.2	214^th of 371 public middle schools	42.3%		38.7	212^th of 368 public middle schools	42.4%	2		35.1	32.2	33.6		32.2	32.3	32.3	26.2	26.2	$18,837	$411	$18,426
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	7000 SW Wilson Ave	Beaverton	97008	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2620	600	34	17.7	50.7%	353 (58.8%)	19 (3.2%)	113 (18.8%)	54 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (9.7%)	56.8	123^rd of 371 public middle schools	66.8%		59.5	121^st of 368 public middle schools	67.1%	2	51.0	43.2	48.9	48.0	40.1	30.2	33.9	34.9	26.7	26.7	$20,726	$818	$19,907
Stoller Middle School	Public	6-8	14141 NW Laidlaw Rd	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2680	1,069	52	20.6	50.7%	244 (22.8%)	28 (2.6%)	110 (10.3%)	625 (58.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.6%)	95.8	15^th of 371 public middle schools	96.0%		95.7	12^th of 368 public middle schools	96.7%	3	68.5	74.0	74.8	72.3	68.5	69.5	66.9	68.3	51.5	51.5	$16,294	$511	$15,782
Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	650 NW 118th Ave	Portland	97229	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-3686	1,003	44	22.7	50.7%	505 (50.3%)	21 (2.1%)	135 (13.5%)	262 (26.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (7.5%)	91.4	26^th of 371 public middle schools	93.0%		92.7	24^th of 368 public middle schools	93.5%	2	57.0	68.3	67.3	64.3	52.9	59.8	64.8	59.1	58.0	58.0	$16,372	$628	$15,744

Frequently Asked Questions about R A Brown Middle School

What is the racial makeup of R A Brown Middle School?

Students at R A Brown Middle School are 37% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is R A Brown Middle School a good school?

R A Brown Middle School ranks 176^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of R A Brown Middle School attend?

Students who attend R A Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Century High School

What district is R A Brown Middle School in?

Hillsboro School District 1J

How many students attend R A Brown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended R A Brown Middle School.

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