Aloha High School

Located at 18550 SW Kinnaman Rd, in Beaverton, Oregon, Aloha High School is a substantial high school that instructs 1,658 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Beaverton SD 48J. Enrollment runs roughly 163% bigger than the state mean of about 630.

Within Beaverton SD 48J, which oversees 56 schools and 37,479 students, Aloha High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Aloha High School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Aloha High School is in the bottom 10% of Oregon public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.3%; Aloha High School posts 17.5%, -25.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $107,772 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Washington County's 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), Aloha High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kinnaman Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aloha High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Aloha High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Aloha High School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,864 (now 1,658). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 42% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.