Echo Shaw Elementary School

As a mid-sized primary school in Cornelius, Oregon, Echo Shaw Elementary School caters to 389 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Forest Grove SD 15. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Echo Shaw Elementary School logs that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 3% White. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Echo Shaw Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Echo Shaw 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 18.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $107,772 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Washington County's 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), Echo Shaw Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Fern Hill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Echo Shaw Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Echo Shaw Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Echo Shaw Elementary School has ticked down 9%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Echo Shaw Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.