Imlay Elementary School

Imlay Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Hillsboro, Oregon, operated by Hillsboro SD 1J, hosts 409 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 27% larger than the state mean of about 321.

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

Demographically, Imlay Elementary School shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Imlay Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 43.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Imlay Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

Century High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Imlay Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Imlay Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.6%.

Imlay Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 23%: 530 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 60% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Imlay Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.