Hillsboro High School

Hillsboro High School is a high school of big scale in Hillsboro, Oregon, part of Hillsboro SD 1J, educateing 1,327 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 111% larger than the state mean of about 630.

Within Hillsboro SD 1J, which oversees 37 schools and 18,465 students, Hillsboro High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hillsboro High School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 31% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at Hillsboro High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Washington County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hillsboro High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.3%; actual is 19.9%, a gap of -16.4 points.

In the broader community, Washington County reports that 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%. In all, Washington County runs 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), of which Hillsboro High School is one.

Minter Bridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillsboro High School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hillsboro High School's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,288 (now 1,327). The White share of enrollment fell from 40% to 31% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.