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Paul L Patterson Elementary School

Q: Is Paul L Patterson Elementary School a good school?

Paul L Patterson Elementary School ranks 93 rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Paul L Patterson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving 383 students in grades K-6 and part of the Hillsboro School District 1J.

Paul L Patterson Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 70.5% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 37.2% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, often ranking in the top quartile or top 10% of Oregon elementary schools for female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, it still performs better than the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Hillsboro School District, Paul L Patterson Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution. Schools like W L Henry Elementary, Free Orchards Elementary, and Lincoln Street Elementary have significantly lower test scores and rankings. Additionally, Paul L Patterson Elementary ranks 18th out of 75 Oregon elementary schools for its gifted and talented program, indicating a strong focus on supporting advanced learners.

351

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,195

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 NE Lenox St
Hillsboro, OR 97124-4325

(503) 844-1380

District: Hillsboro School District 1J

Students who attend Paul L Patterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Evergreen Junior High School
High:	Glencoe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2014 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (57% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg35%

Oregon avg38%

93^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 28Elementary 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	84.1	93 of 706	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	74 of 710	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	94 of 706	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	75 of 706	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	115 of 705	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	85 of 709	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	89.2	55 of 701	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	65 of 697	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	81.4	104 of 706	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	137 of 695	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	119 of 707	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	150 of 730	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	217 of 695	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	261 of 674	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	253 of 665	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	345 of 655	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.7	230 of 652	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	194 of 636	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.7	422 of 629	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.9	252 of 586	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	70 of 653	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	47 of 658	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	73 of 652	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	81 of 646	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	93 of 621	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	109 of 681	84.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	49 of 362	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	19 of 365	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	20 of 360	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	59.8	111 of 364	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	98 of 475	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	30 of 518	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	25 of 523	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	64 of 595	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	72 of 703	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	204 of 597	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	227 of 640	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	121 of 664	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	107 of 662	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	113 of 665	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	85 of 654	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	113 of 623	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	71 of 680	89.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	57 of 212	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	67.1	59 of 303	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	203 of 481	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	88 of 669	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	84 of 670	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	89 of 656	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	64 of 666	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	70 of 662	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	57 of 683	91.7%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)81st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)61st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+22 vs state

Science54%+23 vs state

Mathematics50%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

My son loves the school. Teachers are excellent and students all get along and have fun. This is why we moved to this area. Keep up the safety lockdown drills we live in a crazy world need to do more to keep kids safe.. Close Quote

Schools Near Paul L Patterson Elementary School

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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 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paul L Patterson Elementary School	Public	K-6	261 NE Lenox St	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1380	351	20	17.6	70.4%	200 (57.0%)	8 (2.3%)	84 (23.9%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.4%)	84.1	93^rd of 706 public elementary schools	86.8%		87.3	74^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.6%	19	70.5	57.7	66.7	62.7	65.6	50.0	43.4	40.0	53.7	$18,195	$1,026	$17,169
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-6	675 NE Estate Dr	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1670	382	21	17.8	68.6%	231 (60.5%)	4 (1.0%)	77 (20.2%)	35 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	92.1	46^th of 706 public elementary schools	93.5%		87.4	73^rd of 710 public elementary schools	89.7%	27	70.5	75.9	67.9	67.2	69.6	67.9	56.4	63.8	45.5	$20,188	$978	$19,209
W Verne McKinney Elementary School	Public	K-6	535 NW Darnielle St	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1660	395	23	17.1	69.6%	124 (31.4%)	6 (1.5%)	234 (59.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	37.4	426^th of 706 public elementary schools	39.7%		37.9	416^th of 710 public elementary schools	41.4%	10	40.8	29.1	38.2	32.8	53.1	27.8	21.8	20.7	29.1	$19,929	$1,873	$18,056
Mooberry Elementary School	Public	K-6	1230 NE 10th Ave	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1640	360	23	15.3	70.8%	107 (29.7%)	6 (1.7%)	223 (61.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	10.1	679^th of 706 public elementary schools	3.8%		8.4	692^nd of 710 public elementary schools	2.5%	13	18.6	17.6	19.4	19.1	23.3	13.7	8.1	10.6	9.7	$19,388	$1,808	$17,580
Lincoln Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 NE Lincoln St	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1160	397	23	17.3	71.5%	75 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	305 (76.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	11.3	667^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.5	684^th of 710 public elementary schools	3.7%	17	13.5	18.2	22.8	30.9	11.5	16.4	8.8	10.3	7.0	$22,333	$1,680	$20,653
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	2100 NE Lincoln St	Hillsboro	97124	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1725	361	22	16.1	72.3%	57 (15.8%)	6 (1.7%)	272 (75.3%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	8.7	688^th of 706 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.1	672^nd of 710 public elementary schools	5.4%	16	17.1	7.7	20.4	13.1	14.6	7.7	11.1	6.6	18.5	$19,838	$1,985	$17,853
W L Henry Elementary School	Public	K-6	1060 SE 24th Ave	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1690	284	15	18.5	77.5%	34 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (83.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	13.6	648^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.2%		17.1	623^rd of 710 public elementary schools	12.3%	25	19.4	16.3	17.1	23.8	20.0	16.3	17.1	19.0	11.8	$21,689	$1,996	$19,693
Free Orchards Elementary School	Public	K-6	2499 S Beech	Cornelius	97113	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 844-1140	385	20	18.8	70.9%	91 (23.6%)	14 (3.6%)	238 (61.8%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.0%)	9.6	684^th of 706 public elementary schools	3.1%		16.1	634^th of 710 public elementary schools	10.7%	50	22.6	13.6	17.2	24.4	19.7	15.3	6.3	6.7	6.3	$20,286	$1,628	$18,658
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	3960 SE Cedar St	Hillsboro	97123	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1715	331	20	16.3	72.2%	143 (43.2%)	8 (2.4%)	143 (43.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	30.2	494^th of 706 public elementary schools	30.0%		41.8	379^th of 710 public elementary schools	46.6%	115	26.5	39.6	38.0	28.9	29.4	35.4	22.0	13.3	24.0	$20,463	$1,152	$19,312
Atfalati Ridge	Public	K-6	29174 NW King St	North Plains	97133	Washington County	Hillsboro School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 844-1124	209	13	15.7	71.3%	108 (51.7%)	11 (5.3%)	25 (12.0%)	36 (17.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.9%)	85.1	87^th of 706 public elementary schools	87.7%		90.7	55^th of 710 public elementary schools	92.3%	32	62.5	53.6	71.4	55.6	65.6	64.3	50.0	48.1	44.8	$7,221	$909	$6,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul L Patterson Elementary School

Is Paul L Patterson Elementary School a good school?

Paul L Patterson Elementary School ranks 93^rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paul L Patterson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Paul L Patterson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Paul L Patterson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paul L Patterson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evergreen Junior High School
High : Glencoe High School

What is the racial makeup of Paul L Patterson Elementary School?

Students at Paul L Patterson Elementary School are 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Paul L Patterson Elementary School in?

Hillsboro School District 1J

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