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Fern Hill Elementary School

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Fern Hill Elementary School ranks 510 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Fern Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school in Forest Grove, Oregon, serving 256 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Forest Grove School District 15, which is ranked 91 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fern Hill Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30% of 3rd graders and 30.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.2% and 33% for the district, and 40.3% and 42.1% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 40% of 3rd graders and 17% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 32% and 27.3% for the district, and 40.1% and 36.9% for the state. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.8% to 38.1% over the past few years.

When comparing Fern Hill Elementary to other nearby schools in the Forest Grove School District, such as Dilley Elementary School and Forest Grove Community School, it becomes clear that Fern Hill is underperforming, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these other schools. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, Fern Hill Elementary has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes for its students.

249

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,941

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4445 Heather St
Forest Grove, OR 97116-1440

(503) 359-2550

District: Forest Grove School District 15

Students who attend Fern Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Neil Armstrong Middle School
	Tom McCall Upper Elementary
High:	Forest Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Oregon avg40%

510^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Forest Grove School District 15

91^st of 140Forest Grove School District 15 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	28.5	510 of 706	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	631 of 710	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	668 of 706	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	669 of 706	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	597 of 705	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	625 of 709	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	688 of 701	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	676 of 697	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	692 of 706	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	674 of 695	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	646 of 707	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	624 of 730	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	655 of 695	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	589 of 674	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	596 of 665	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	563 of 655	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	641 of 652	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	38.4	469 of 636	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.3	372 of 629	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	87 of 101	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	88 of 179	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	368 of 653	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	541 of 658	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	626 of 652	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	625 of 646	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	612 of 681	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	183 of 362	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	255 of 365	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	331 of 360	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	232 of 364	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	299 of 475	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	248 of 518	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	434 of 523	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	544 of 595	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	664 of 703	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	391 of 597	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	504 of 640	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	577 of 664	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	620 of 662	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	616 of 665	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	579 of 654	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	586 of 680	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	265 of 352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.7	145 of 481	69.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	344 of 669	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	575 of 666	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	432 of 662	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.3	636 of 683	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Harvey Clarke Elementary School	Public	K-4	2516 N B St	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 359-2478	390	24	16.1	80.0%	213 (54.6%)	7 (1.8%)	137 (35.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.9%)	31.7	480^th of 706 public elementary schools	32.0%		56.5	265^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.7%	215	31.1	29.7					33.3	32.4							$17,840	$00	$17,840
Dilley Elementary School	Public	K-4	4115 SW Dilley Rd	Forest Grove	97116	Washington County	Forest Grove School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 359-2493	201	12	17.1	81.1%	151 (75.1%)	3 (1.5%)	20 (10.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	75	139^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.3%		64.6	205^th of 710 public elementary schools	71.1%	66	44.7	52.3					65.8	52.3							$17,774	$00	$17,774
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fern Hill Elementary School

What district is Fern Hill Elementary School in?

Forest Grove School District 15

What is the racial makeup of Fern Hill Elementary School?

Students at Fern Hill Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fern Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fern Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neil Armstrong Middle School
Middle : Tom McCall Upper Elementary
High : Forest Grove High School

How many students attend Fern Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Fern Hill Elementary School.

Is Fern Hill Elementary School a good school?

Fern Hill Elementary School ranks 510^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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