Century High School

Century High School, a substantial high school in Hillsboro, Oregon, part of Hillsboro SD 1J, hosts 1,563 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so Century High School sits 148% above that benchmark.

Within Hillsboro SD 1J, which oversees 37 schools and 18,465 students, Century High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Century High School lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 35% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washington County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Century High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of -0.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), of which Century High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ladd Acres Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Century High School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,554 students in 2018 compared to 1,563 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 46% to 38%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

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