Groner K-8

Groner K-8 operates as a rural-scale elementary school in Hillsboro, Oregon, run under Hillsboro SD 1J. Current enrollment sits at 105 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

Hillsboro SD 1J comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 18,465 students; Groner K-8 is among them.

On demographics, Groner K-8 shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 43% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, Groner K-8 records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Groner K-8 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Groner K-8 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 42.8%, a residual of +8.3 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Groner K-8 is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mountainside High School, around 3.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Groner K-8 comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Groner K-8 has fell 57%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 26% to 43%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.