Evergreen Jr High School

Evergreen Jr High School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in Hillsboro, Oregon, overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J, works with 728 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 47% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Across the 37 schools in Hillsboro SD 1J (18,465 students total), Evergreen Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Evergreen Jr High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 43% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Evergreen Jr High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Evergreen Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 28.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household income runs about $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Evergreen Jr High School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

The closest other public school is Jackson Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Evergreen Jr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Evergreen Jr High School's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 810 (now 728). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 52% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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