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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIGARD-TUALATIN SD 23J·NCES 411224001191
Durham Elementary School
7980 SW Durham Rd, Tigard, OR 97224 · (503) 431-4500 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
288 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 40.4% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Durham Elementary School
Durham Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Elementary School this school | 471 | 61.1% | 41.6% |
| Charles F Tigard Elementary School Tigard | 460 | 57.4% | 37.7% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School Tigard | 534 | 58.1% | 39.8% |
| Verne A Duncan Elementary School Happy Valley | 400 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| James Templeton Elementary School Tigard | 543 | 63.2% | 35.7% |
| Alberta Rider Elementary School Tigard | 367 | 57.5% | 39.0% |
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 Durham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #205 of 591 | #41 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #223 of 646 ▲ 4 | #46 of 89 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #227 of 646 ▼ 45 | #48 of 89 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #99 of 710 | #21 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #255 of 587 | #34 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #94 of 587 | #34 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #472 of 645 | #51 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #334 of 493 | #55 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
471
-56 (-11%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 471 | 28.5 | 16.5:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 32.3 | 17.1:1 | 50% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 31.7 | 17.8:1 | 43% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 29 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 28.4 | 19.5:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 39% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 26% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (553 to 471); teachers unchanged (28.4 to 28.5).
About Durham Elementary School
Durham Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Tigard, Oregon. Total enrollment is 471 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 47% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J serves 11,342 students across 19 schools.
At Durham Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. Among people living in Washington County, the White share is about 64%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
There are 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is similar, at 16.5:1. On the income side, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Washington County show that the median household earns about $107,772 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Washington County has 136 public schools with about 79,469 students, including Durham Elementary School.
Durham Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Creekside Community High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Durham Elementary School's average proficiency of 41.6% compares with 46.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Durham Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment fell 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.2:1 to 16.5:1.
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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 Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Tualatin High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Twality Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Hazelbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Metzger Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
Other schools in Tigard
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Twality Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Metzger Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- James Templeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
Other Durham Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Durham Elementary. Durham Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Durham Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 547 students
- Durham ElementaryDurham, CA · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Community High School0.1 mi · 186
- Tigard High School0.4 mi · 1,771
- James Templeton Elementary School1.0 mi · 543
- Twality Middle School1.1 mi · 1,006
- Tigard-Tualatin Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 118
- River Grove Elementary School1.5 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Durham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Durham Elementary School?
Durham Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Durham Elementary School serve?
Durham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Durham Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Durham Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Durham Elementary School?
At Durham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Durham Elementary School public or private?
Durham Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J.
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