Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301764
Free Orchards Elementary School
2499 S Beech, Cornelius, OR 97113 · (503) 844-1140 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
273 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
19.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 17.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Free Orchards Elementary School
Free Orchards Elementary School's state test result (14.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Orchards Elementary School this school | 385 | 70.9% | 14.0% |
| Mooberry Elementary School Hillsboro | 360 | 70.8% | 13.2% |
| W Verne McKinney Elementary School Hillsboro | 395 | 69.6% | 29.9% |
| Minter Bridge Elementary School Hillsboro | 334 | 69.5% | 15.8% |
| William Walker Elementary School Portland | 523 | 72.8% | 20.2% |
| Witch Hazel Elementary School Hillsboro | 426 | 70.4% | 18.3% |
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 Free Orchards Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #566 of 591 | #85 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #617 of 646 ▼ 56 | #86 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #605 of 646 ▼ 23 | #84 of 89 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #232 of 710 | #45 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #465 of 587 | #79 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #229 of 587 | #61 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #364 of 645 | #23 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #87 of 88 | #15 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
385
+66 (+21%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 385 | 20.4 | 18.8:1 | 71% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 22.1 | 17.4:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 69% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 17 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 20.8 | 18.5:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 70% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 25 | 20.3:1 | 60% (306) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Free Orchards Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (384 to 385); teachers down 2% (20.8 to 20.4).
About Free Orchards Elementary School
Free Orchards Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Cornelius, Oregon. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 385 students.
Free Orchards Elementary School is one school in a 37-school district, Hillsboro SD 1J, which enrolls 18,465 students.
Federal enrollment data show Free Orchards Elementary School is 62% Hispanic. Other groups make up 24% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Free Orchards Elementary School, giving a ratio of 18.8:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. By family income, 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Washington County average 57%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Free Orchards Elementary School is 35.0%. It actually posts 14.0%, which is 21.1 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
The county, Washington County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $107,772 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Washington County has 136 public schools with about 79,469 students, including Free Orchards Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Cornelius Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 22.4% proficiency; Free Orchards Elementary School posts 14.0%.
The federal government classifies Free Orchards Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 385, compared with 319 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 Hillsboro SD 1J
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,563 students
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 1,492 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,459 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- J W Poynter Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Other schools in Cornelius
- Echo Shaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Cornelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Cornelius Elementary School0.7 mi · 372
- Echo Shaw Elementary School1.0 mi · 389
- Fern Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 249
- Neil Armstrong Middle School1.6 mi · 838
- W Verne McKinney Elementary School2.4 mi · 395
- Joseph Gale Elementary School2.4 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Free Orchards Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Free Orchards Elementary School?
Free Orchards Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Free Orchards Elementary School serve?
Free Orchards Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Free Orchards Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Free Orchards Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Free Orchards Elementary School?
Student demographics at Free Orchards Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 62% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Free Orchards Elementary School in?
Free Orchards Elementary School is part of Hillsboro SD 1J.
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