Deer Creek Elementary School

Set in Tigard, Oregon, Deer Creek Elementary School is a sprawling K-5 school, operated by Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J. It teaches 534 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,342 students. Deer Creek Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Deer Creek Elementary School records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, 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 resource side, On paper, Deer Creek Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Deer Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Deer Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Deer Creek Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 39.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household income runs about $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Washington County's 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), Deer Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Alberta Rider Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Deer Creek Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deer Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 613 students in 2018 compared to 534 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.