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Free Orchards Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Free Orchards Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cornelius, Oregon, serving 385 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Hillsboro School District 1J, which is ranked 58 out of 140 districts in the state.

Despite being part of the Hillsboro district, Free Orchards Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, receiving a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for its Hispanic student population. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 6.3% to 24.4% in ELA and 6.3% to 19.7% in Math. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, well above the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Hillsboro district, such as Mooberry Elementary and Paul L Patterson Elementary, generally perform better than Free Orchards Elementary, though they still struggle compared to the state average. In contrast, the Forest Grove Community School, a public charter school located a few miles away, consistently outperforms the traditional public schools in the area, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this region.

385

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,286

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2499 S Beech
Cornelius, OR 97113

(503) 844-1140

District: Hillsboro School District 1J

Students who attend Free Orchards Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Evergreen Junior High School
High:	Glencoe High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

White:

23.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg35%

Oregon avg38%

684^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th 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	9.6	684 of 706	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	634 of 710	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	610 of 706	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	643 of 706	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	535 of 705	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	533 of 709	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	550 of 701	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	540 of 697	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	466 of 706	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.5	553 of 695	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	503 of 707	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.3	459 of 730	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.7	221 of 695	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.6	344 of 674	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	78 of 101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	45 of 87	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.0	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	72 of 179	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	598 of 653	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	592 of 658	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	541 of 652	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	602 of 646	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	502 of 621	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	503 of 681	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	359 of 362	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	322 of 365	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	294 of 360	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	314 of 364	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	389 of 475	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	445 of 518	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	517 of 523	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	460 of 595	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	640 of 703	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	288 of 597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	339 of 640	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	643 of 664	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	554 of 662	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	591 of 665	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	571 of 654	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	466 of 623	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	506 of 680	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	192 of 231	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	82 of 303	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	201 of 481	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	598 of 669	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	481 of 670	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	476 of 656	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	535 of 666	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	264 of 662	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	241 of 683	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-22 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

We have been so happy with Free Orchards! I have one child who is a slow learner and they have accommodated him so well. He is caught up and doing great! I have another child who is very smart and a super quick learner. They have kept him challenged and he has learned a lot. We love it at Free Orchards! 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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Cornelius Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 N 14th Ave	Cornelius	97113	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 359-2500	372	25	15.1	82.3%	33 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	12	663^rd of 706 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.6	659^th of 710 public elementary schools	7.2%	4	12.5	25.7					20.7	15.5							$18,367	$00	$18,367
Echo Shaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	914 S Linden St	Cornelius	97113	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 359-2489	389	27	14.3	82.3%	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	16.9	621^st of 706 public elementary schools	12.0%		12.9	655^th of 710 public elementary schools	7.7%	34	18.0	26.0	20.0	31.4			21.3	24.0	11.1	17.6					$20,308	$00	$20,308
Fern Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4445 Heather St	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 359-2550	249	19	13.4	80.3%	60 (24.1%)	6 (2.4%)	173 (69.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	28.5	510^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.8%		16.3	631^st of 710 public elementary schools	11.1%	121	30.0	30.8					40.0	17.0							$18,941	$00	$18,941
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
Joseph Gale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3130 18th Ave	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 359-2482	388	27	14.4	81.7%	129 (33.2%)	4 (1.0%)	243 (62.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17.2	617^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.6%		14	649^th of 710 public elementary schools	8.6%	32	16.7	24.1					26.9	24.1							$20,369	$00	$20,369
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
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
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
Forest Grove Community School	Public, Charter	1-8	1914 Pacific Avenue	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 359-4600	202	11	18.1	31.7%	134 (66.3%)	1 (0.5%)	37 (18.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.4%)	64.6	210^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.3%		60.2	235^th of 710 public elementary schools	66.9%	25	52.2	75.0	50.0	50.0	34.8	45.0	39.1	40.0	22.7	41.7	22.7	36.8	45.5	35.0	$5,415	$00	$5,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Free Orchards Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Free Orchards Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Free Orchards Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Evergreen Junior High School
High : Glencoe High School

What is the racial makeup of Free Orchards Elementary School?

Students at Free Orchards Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Free Orchards Elementary School in?

Hillsboro School District 1J

Is Free Orchards Elementary School a good school?

Free Orchards Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Free Orchards Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Free Orchards Elementary School.

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