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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 133 rd of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

R A Brown Middle School is a public middle school located in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 679 students. It is part of the Hillsboro School District 1J, which is ranked 58 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

R A Brown Middle School consistently performs better than the Hillsboro School District and the state of Oregon in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 46% of 7th graders and 42.8% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.8% and 36.9% for the district, and 44.2% and 41.6% for the state. In Mathematics, 38.7% of 7th graders and 30.2% of 8th graders were proficient or better, compared to 29.3% and 28% for the district, and 31.5% and 28.9% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 8th grade is also above the district and state averages, with 31.6% proficiency compared to 25.5% and 27.2%, respectively.

While R A Brown Middle School outperforms its nearby Evergreen Junior High School and J.W. Poynter Middle School, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Beaverton School District, such as Stoller Middle School and Tumwater Middle School, in both academic achievement and overall school rankings. The school's per-student spending has increased, and its student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable, but addressing the concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism should be a top priority for the school.

653

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,447

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 54th percentile in 2014 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

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

✓Above the Oregon median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg31%

Oregon avg35%

133^rd of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Hillsboro School District 1J

58^th of 140Hillsboro 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

African American (2025)64th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics35%+4 vs state

Science32%+4 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	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%)	55.6	133^rd of 368 public middle schools	63.9%		58.2	122^nd of 371 public middle schools	67.1%	11		46.0	42.8		38.7	30.2	31.6	$17,447	$954	$16,493
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%)	27.1	276^th of 368 public middle schools	25.0%		29.1	260^th of 371 public middle schools	29.9%	16		30.5	26.4		20.6	26.2	20.5	$18,506	$999	$17,507
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%)	38.6	213^th of 368 public middle schools	42.1%		40.7	208^th of 371 public middle schools	43.9%	5	38.8	33.5	37.0	30.6	26.8	27.5	18.9	$17,532	$1,003	$16,529
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%)	21.4	301^st of 368 public middle schools	18.2%		20.1	308^th of 371 public middle schools	17.0%	7	25.0	28.6	33.6	13.1	18.1	19.2	15.0	$16,900	$1,143	$15,758
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%)	36.8	218^th of 368 public middle schools	40.8%		37.8	220^th of 371 public middle schools	40.7%	2		34.8	37.5		26.0	26.5	22.9	$18,256	$1,144	$17,112
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%)	26.7	283^rd of 368 public middle schools	23.1%		22.8	296^th of 371 public middle schools	20.2%	13	30.3	29.9	27.1	22.3	21.0	23.1	19.0	$17,934	$1,037	$16,897
Evergreen Junior High 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%)	38.7	212^th of 368 public middle schools	42.4%		34.2	236^th of 371 public middle schools	36.4%	24		33.7	35.1		31.8	26.0	25.1	$18,370	$958	$17,412
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%)	59.5	121^st of 368 public middle schools	67.1%		68	90^th of 371 public middle schools	75.7%	31	48.8	57.5	38.7	37.7	42.5	29.0	22.2	$17,355	$942	$16,412
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%)	95.7	12^th of 368 public middle schools	96.7%		95.6	14^th of 371 public middle schools	96.2%	2	69.9	74.9	70.3	67.2	69.9	67.7	47.8	$14,923	$942	$13,980
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%)	92.7	24^th of 368 public middle schools	93.5%		85.3	39^th of 371 public middle schools	89.5%	15	64.5	72.4	66.3	52.0	65.6	60.3	48.0	$14,501	$790	$13,710

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.

What district is R A Brown Middle School in?

Hillsboro School District 1J

Is R A Brown Middle School a good school?

R A Brown Middle School ranks 133^rd of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend R A Brown Middle School?

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

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

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