Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST GROVE SD 15·NCES 410516001724
Forest Grove Community School
1914 Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove, OR 97116 · (503) 359-4600 · Washington County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
64 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 13% |
This year's 1st grade class (20) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 34.7% |
% 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
50.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Forest Grove Community School
Forest Grove Community School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Grove Community School this school | 202 | 31.7% | 41.6% |
| Bend International School Bend | 217 | 32.3% | 48.6% |
| Sauvie Island School Portland | 212 | 25.5% | 59.4% |
| St Helens Arthur Academy St Helens | 160 | 38.1% | 43.0% |
| Skyline Elementary School Portland | 226 | 41.6% | 65.2% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Portland | 296 | 41.6% | 57.2% |
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 Forest Grove Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #206 of 591 | #42 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #317 of 646 ▼ 27 | #56 of 89 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #202 of 646 ▼ 9 | #40 of 89 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #586 of 710 | #85 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #407 of 587 | #63 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #300 of 587 | #69 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #629 of 645 | #81 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #85 of 88 | #14 of 15 |
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
202
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 202 | 11.2 | 18.1:1 | 32% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 11.3 | 18.1:1 | 17% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 11.8 | 17.1:1 | 27% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 19% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 11.2 | 18.0:1 | 21% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 10 | 19.4:1 | 23% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 9 | 21.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Grove Community School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (201 to 202); teachers unchanged (11.2 to 11.2).
About Forest Grove Community School
Forest Grove Community School is a small elementary school with its address in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has 202 students in 2024-25 across grades 1 through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Oregon enroll about 321 students on average.
The 11 schools in Forest Grove SD 15 enroll 5,692 students altogether, Forest Grove Community School among them.
The share of White students at Forest Grove Community School is 66%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put Washington County at about 64% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Forest Grove Community School reported 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.1:1. The school's 18.1:1 compares with an average of 16.5:1 for elementary schools in Oregon. Roughly 32% of students at Forest Grove Community School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Washington County averages 57%, higher than here.
The model predicts 50.3% for a school in Oregon with Forest Grove Community School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Forest Grove Community School posts 41.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County counts 136 public schools with about 79,469 students.
Forest Grove Community School is about 0.5 miles from Harvey Clarke Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Forest Grove Community School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 41.6% versus a 30.2% average.
In the federal locale system, Forest Grove Community School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Forest Grove Community School as a charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 202, close to the 203 recorded in 2020-21.
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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 Forest Grove SD 15
- Forest Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Tom McCall Upper ElementaryMiddle · 673 students
- Harvey Clarke Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Echo Shaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in Forest Grove
- Forest Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Tom McCall Upper ElementaryMiddle · 673 students
- Harvey Clarke Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Fern Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Harvey Clarke Elementary School0.5 mi · 390
- Tom McCall Upper Elementary0.6 mi · 673
- Community Alternative Learning Center1.0 mi · 141
- Joseph Gale Elementary School1.0 mi · 388
- Forest Grove High School1.1 mi · 1,849
- Neil Armstrong Middle School1.9 mi · 838
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Grove Community SchoolHow large is Forest Grove Community School?
Forest Grove Community School enrolls approximately 202 students in grades 01-08.
What grades does Forest Grove Community School serve?
Forest Grove Community School serves grades 01-08.
How many teachers does Forest Grove Community School have?
Forest Grove Community School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Forest Grove Community School?
Forest Grove Community School reports a student body of 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Forest Grove Community School in?
Forest Grove Community School is part of Forest Grove SD 15.
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