Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301199
Butternut Creek Elementary School
20395 SW Florence St, Aloha, OR 97007 · (503) 844-1390 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
223 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 26.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Butternut Creek Elementary School
Butternut Creek Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butternut Creek Elementary School this school | 332 | 67.2% | 26.9% |
| West Union Elementary School Hillsboro | 311 | 68.2% | 31.3% |
| Buena Vista Elementary School Eugene | 420 | 66.2% | 31.7% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Hillsboro | 331 | 72.2% | 28.6% |
| Fir Grove Elementary School Beaverton | 337 | 74.8% | 44.0% |
| Raleigh Hills Elementary School Portland | 257 | 69.6% | 44.3% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Butternut Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #418 of 591 | #68 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #523 of 646 ▼ 85 | #78 of 89 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #448 of 646 ▼ 20 | #70 of 89 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #349 of 710 | #65 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #511 of 587 | #82 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #90 of 587 | #33 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #410 of 645 | #45 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #269 of 493 | #48 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
332
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 332 | 16.9 | 19.7:1 | 67% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 20.8 | 16.7:1 | 59% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 17.9 | 18.7:1 | 46% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 16 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 19.8 | 20.4:1 | 56% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 17 | 23.7:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 20% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butternut Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (405 to 332); teachers down 15% (19.8 to 16.9).
About Butternut Creek Elementary School
Butternut Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Aloha, Oregon, administered by Hillsboro SD 1J. Its enrollment is 332 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
Butternut Creek Elementary School is among 37 schools run by Hillsboro SD 1J, which serves 18,465 students.
No group is above 50% at Butternut Creek Elementary School; the largest is White, at 43%. After that, the student body is 37% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Washington County, the White share is about 64%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
A staff of 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.7:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. Among public schools in Washington County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Butternut Creek Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Butternut Creek Elementary School's results are 9.6 points below predicted: 26.9% against 36.5%.
Washington County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $107,772 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 136, with about 79,469 students.
Butternut Creek Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Kinnaman Elementary School, its nearest public school. Butternut Creek Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Butternut Creek Elementary School's average proficiency of 26.9% compares with 35.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Butternut Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (336) to 2024-25 (332). By 2024-25, the school had 19.7 students per teacher, compared with 21.0 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Butternut Creek Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsboro SD 1J
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,563 students
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 1,492 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,459 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- J W Poynter Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Other schools in Aloha
- Hazeldale Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Tobias Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Reedville Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Kinnaman Elementary School0.5 mi · 471
- Aloha High School0.9 mi · 1,658
- Reedville Elementary School0.9 mi · 197
- Tamarack Elementary School1.0 mi · 337
- Hazeldale Elementary School1.2 mi · 477
- Ladd Acres Elementary School1.3 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Butternut Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Butternut Creek Elementary School?
Butternut Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Butternut Creek Elementary School serve?
Butternut Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Butternut Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Butternut Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Butternut Creek Elementary School?
Butternut Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Butternut Creek Elementary School?
Butternut Creek Elementary School is overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.