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Deer Creek Elementary School

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Deer Creek Elementary School ranks 231 st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Deer Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tigard, Oregon, serving 539 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District, which is ranked 25th out of 140 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deer Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates for 3rd-5th grade students. For example, in 2024-2025, Deer Creek's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 59.6%, compared to 50.1% for the district and 42.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was also higher than the district and state averages. However, the school faces challenges in addressing achievement gaps for its Hispanic, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Deer Creek's academic performance is generally stronger than Durham Elementary and Tualatin Elementary, but the nearby charter school, Multi-sensory Instruction Teaching Children Hands-On (MITCH), outperforms Deer Creek in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, Scholls Heights Elementary, a Beaverton School District school, also outperforms Deer Creek in academic achievement.

534

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,653

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16155 SW 131st Ave
Tigard, OR 97224-2129

(503) 431-4450

District: Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

Students who attend Deer Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Twality Middle School
High:	Tualatin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 56th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (45% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 56th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Oregon median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Oregon avg38%

231^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

25^th of 140Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J 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	61.0	231 of 706	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	276 of 710	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	308 of 706	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	308 of 706	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	187 of 705	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	217 of 709	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	202 of 701	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	68.9	190 of 697	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	125 of 706	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.9	152 of 695	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	92 of 707	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	208 of 730	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	62.5	257 of 695	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	207 of 674	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.7	167 of 665	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	138 of 655	78.9%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	104 of 652	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	101 of 636	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	72.7	135 of 629	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	89 of 586	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	69.7	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	58 of 101	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2018	25.6	154 of 179	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	206 of 653	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	259 of 658	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	324 of 652	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	270 of 646	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	200 of 621	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	254 of 681	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	163 of 362	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	180 of 365	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	236 of 360	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	223 of 339	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	71 of 364	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	159 of 475	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	339 of 518	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	351 of 523	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.3	577 of 595	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	304 of 703	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	177 of 597	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	37.5	437 of 640	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	210 of 664	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	245 of 662	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	261 of 665	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	312 of 654	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	160 of 623	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	170 of 680	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.8	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	130 of 352	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.9	249 of 299	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.3	19 of 303	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	50.3	180 of 481	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	145 of 669	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	165 of 670	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	175 of 656	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	197 of 666	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	198 of 662	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	174 of 683	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2018)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+10 vs state

Mathematics41%+5 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	16155 SW 131st Ave	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4450	534	31	17.2	58.1%	245 (45.9%)	20 (3.7%)	176 (33.0%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	49 (9.2%)	61	231^st of 706 public elementary schools	67.3%		55.3	276^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.1%	45	43.9	59.6	56.8	37.8	51.7	35.8	28.4	$17,653	$966	$16,686
Alberta Rider Elementary School	Public	K-5	14850 SW 132nd Ter	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 431-4900	367	21	17.8	57.5%	178 (48.5%)	21 (5.7%)	90 (24.5%)	40 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.0%)	42.7	371^st of 706 public elementary schools	47.5%		69.9	172^nd of 710 public elementary schools	75.8%	199	34.4	49.3	41.3	41.0	39.1	25.4	17.4	$17,762	$513	$17,249
Art Rutkin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15600 SW River Terrace Blvd	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 431-3500	131	9	14.8	58.0%	65 (49.6%)	5 (3.8%)	14 (10.7%)	27 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.3%)	96.1	21^st of 706 public elementary schools	97.0%		92.2	48^th of 710 public elementary schools	93.2%	27	69.6	77.3	73.3	78.3	72.7	60.0	66.7
James Templeton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 SW Murdock St	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4850	543	31	17.4	63.2%	242 (44.6%)	29 (5.3%)	184 (33.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	44 (8.1%)	51.4	294^th of 706 public elementary schools	58.4%		45.2	354^th of 710 public elementary schools	50.1%	60	43.0	54.3	45.0	41.4	45.7	21.3	23.8	$17,492	$999	$16,493
Mary Woodward Elementary School	Public	K-5	12325 SW Katherine St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 431-4700	417	24	17.6	57.6%	236 (56.6%)	10 (2.4%)	70 (16.8%)	40 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.4%)	82.9	107^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.8%		79	121^st of 710 public elementary schools	83.0%	14	63.2	57.1	64.7	58.8	57.1	54.4	40.6	$18,107	$450	$17,657
Charles F Tigard Elementary School	Public	K-5	12850 SW Grant St	Tigard	97223	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4400	460	26	17.7	57.4%	211 (45.9%)	18 (3.9%)	138 (30.0%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	43 (9.3%)	42.5	372^nd of 706 public elementary schools	47.3%		56.6	263^rd of 710 public elementary schools	63.0%	109	23.1	43.8	50.0	24.4	35.0	34.9	31.0	$18,474	$998	$17,476
Scholls Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	16400 SW Loon Dr	Beaverton	97007	Washington County	Beaverton School District 48J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 356-2460	597	32	18.7	51.4%	288 (48.2%)	19 (3.2%)	70 (11.7%)	168 (28.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.9%)	90.8	54^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.4%		95.6	24^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.6%	30	57.7	75.5	72.1	58.8	67.0	58.2	55.9	$16,693	$834	$15,859
Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7980 SW Durham Rd	Tigard	97224	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4500	471	28	16.5	61.1%	235 (49.9%)	21 (4.5%)	129 (27.4%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	48 (10.2%)	60.2	238^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.3%		60.8	231^st of 710 public elementary schools	67.5%	7	49.4	40.8	56.8	44.6	32.9	45.9	36.5	$18,292	$1,161	$17,130
Multi-sensory Instruction Teaching Children Hands-On (MITCH)	Public, Charter	K-5	19550 SW 90th Court	Tualatin	97062	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 639-5757	237	15	15.8		143 (60.3%)	8 (3.4%)	24 (10.1%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.6%)	81.9	112^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.1%		70	171^st of 710 public elementary schools	75.9%	59	72.2	44.8	58.1	75.0	48.3	48.4	54.8	$5,072	$261	$4,811
Tualatin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20405 SW 95th Ave	Tualatin	97062	Washington County	Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 431-4800	414	24	17.4	61.4%	224 (54.1%)	6 (1.4%)	135 (32.6%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	50.3	305^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.8%		43	371^st of 710 public elementary schools	47.7%	66	37.7	59.6	51.3	33.3	39.6	29.5	28.2	$20,131	$1,108	$19,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Deer Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Deer Creek Elementary School.

What district is Deer Creek Elementary School in?

Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

What schools do graduates of Deer Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Deer Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twality Middle School
High : Tualatin High School

What is the racial makeup of Deer Creek Elementary School?

Students at Deer Creek Elementary School are 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Deer Creek Elementary School a good school?

Deer Creek Elementary School ranks 231^st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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