Bethany Elementary School

Set in Beaverton, Oregon, Bethany Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school, operated by Beaverton SD 48J. It enrolls 413 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Bethany Elementary School sits 29% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Bethany Elementary School records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bethany Elementary School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Bethany Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Bethany Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Bethany Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.6%; actual is 73.1%, +30.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Washington County runs 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), of which Bethany Elementary School is one.

Westview High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bethany Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bethany Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bethany Elementary School has ticked down 22%, going from 530 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 29% to 19% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Bethany Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.