Forest Grove High School

Located at 1401 Nichols Ln, in Forest Grove, Oregon, Forest Grove High School is a large four-year high school that teaches 1,849 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Forest Grove SD 15. Enrollment runs roughly 193% larger than the state mean of about 630.

Forest Grove High School is one of 11 schools operated by Forest Grove SD 15, a district that teaches 5,692 students overall.

Demographically, Forest Grove High School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Washington County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Forest Grove High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 33.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Washington County runs 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), of which Forest Grove High School is one.

The closest other public school is Harvey Clarke Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Grove High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest Grove High School has decreased 3%, going from 1,908 students in 2018 to 1,849 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.