Findley Elementary

Findley Elementary is an elementary campus of heavily attended scale in Portland, Oregon, run under Beaverton SD 48J, educateing 549 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 71% bigger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Across the 56 schools in Beaverton SD 48J (37,479 students total), Findley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Findley Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 30% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Findley Elementary sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.9%; actual is 76.5%, +33.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $107,772, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Findley Elementary is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

The closest other public school is Stoller Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Findley Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Findley Elementary's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 726 (now 549). The Asian share of enrollment declined from 59% to 50% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.