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Forest Grove Community School

Q: Is Forest Grove Community School a good school?

Forest Grove Community School ranks 210 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Forest Grove Community School is a public charter elementary school serving 204 students in grades 1-8 in Forest Grove, Oregon, which is part of the Forest Grove School District 15.

The school consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 75% of 4th graders proficient in ELA compared to 33% in the district and 42.1% statewide. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, its rate of 38.1% is still lower than the district and state averages. Forest Grove Community School also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17-18 students per teacher and spends less per student at $5,415 compared to the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, W. Verne McKinney Elementary and Paul L. Patterson Elementary in the Hillsboro School District 1J, Forest Grove Community School's performance is more mixed, with some grades performing better and others performing worse. However, the school consistently outperforms other schools within the Forest Grove School District 15.

202

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,415

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1914 Pacific Avenue
Forest Grove, OR 97116

(503) 359-4600

District: Forest Grove School District 15

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (42% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg25%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

210^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

132^nd of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	210 of 706	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	235 of 710	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	314 of 706	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	471 of 706	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.8	118 of 705	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	165 of 709	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	102 of 701	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.2	143 of 697	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	63.3	215 of 706	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.5	295 of 695	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.9	420 of 707	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	375 of 730	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	320 of 695	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.6	500 of 674	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	316 of 653	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	198 of 658	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	359 of 652	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	574 of 646	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.0	89 of 621	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	239 of 681	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	467 of 703	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	58 of 664	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	60.8	211 of 662	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	316 of 665	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	265 of 654	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.6	81 of 623	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	136 of 680	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	44.2	121 of 212	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	200 of 669	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	207 of 670	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	264 of 656	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	537 of 666	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.9	111 of 662	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	161 of 683	76.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	132 of 368	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	159 of 371	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	120 of 380	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	115 of 367	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	55 of 379	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	32 of 384	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	45 of 382	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	53 of 383	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	58 of 381	84.8%	★★★★☆
2014	74.5	81 of 382	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	61.1	136 of 377	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.9	136 of 395	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.9	212 of 357	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	255 of 343	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	76.9	58 of 342	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	112 of 364	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	92 of 330	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	225 of 323	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	164 of 318	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.3	51 of 312	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	42 of 291	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	30 of 341	91.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	83.9	13 of 206	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	88 of 351	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	94 of 349	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	70 of 360	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	89 of 355	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	53 of 344	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	22 of 357	93.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)91st percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)43rd percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)34th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2018)94th percentile~ school

Female (2018)83rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)69th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+8 vs state

Science40%+12 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, February 8, 2018

This is a private school funded by tax dollars in the skin of a public school. You ask yourself why they rate so good? Its because if your child needs extra help and they belive that they will bring their test scores down they will find a way to get your child out of the school and into another. The school only cares about test scores and the leadership shows it. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gaston Elementary School	Public	K-6	300 Park St	Gaston	97119	Washington County	Gaston School District 511J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 985-7240	228	15	15.6	62.7%	195 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	49.7	308^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.4%		62.9	217^th of 710 public elementary schools	69.4%	91	45.9	40.7	47.5	60.0			40.5	33.3	27.5	30.0			22.5		$18,572	$786	$17,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Grove Community School

How many students attend Forest Grove Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Forest Grove Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Grove Community School?

Students at Forest Grove Community School are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Forest Grove Community School in?

Forest Grove School District 15

Is Forest Grove Community School a good school?

Forest Grove Community School ranks 210^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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