Cornelius Elementary School

Located at 200 N 14th Ave, in Cornelius, Oregon, Cornelius Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school that instructs 372 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Forest Grove SD 15.

Forest Grove SD 15 comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,692 students; Cornelius Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Cornelius Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 9% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, Cornelius Elementary School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Cornelius Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cornelius Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.6%; this one delivers 18.4%.

In the area at large, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $107,772 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cornelius Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

The closest other public school is Free Orchards Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cornelius Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cornelius Elementary School has expanded 30%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window.

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