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Enrollment
703
Middle
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301251
J W Poynter Middle School
1535 NE Grant St, Hillsboro, OR 97124 · (503) 844-1580 · Washington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Oregon public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
486 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 339 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 364 | 52% |
Student demographics
65%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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 24.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
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 J W Poynter Middle School
J W Poynter Middle School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Poynter Middle School this school | 703 | 69.1% | 28.2% |
| South Meadows Middle School Hillsboro | 696 | 70.7% | 24.1% |
| Evergreen Jr High School Hillsboro | 728 | 67.4% | 28.1% |
| R A Brown Middle School Hillsboro | 653 | 67.7% | 37.1% |
| Dexter McCarty Middle School Gresham | 514 | 82.3% | 22.6% |
| Tom McCall Upper Elementary Forest Grove | 673 | 81.1% | 21.5% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 J W Poynter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #113 of 190 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #105 of 200 ▼ 5 | #15 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #122 of 201 ▼ 25 | #14 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #39 of 208 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #160 of 180 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #29 of 180 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #112 of 194 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #105 of 141 | #13 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
703
+45 (+7%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 703 | 32.3 | 21.7:1 | 69% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 36.7 | 18.7:1 | 60% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 34.1 | 19.2:1 | 62% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 28 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 32.8 | 23.3:1 | 43% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 42% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 44% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 34% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Poynter Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (764 to 703); teachers down 1% (32.8 to 32.3).
About J W Poynter Middle School
Among the schools in Hillsboro, Oregon, is J W Poynter Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Total enrollment is 703 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Oregon enroll about 494 students on average.
Hillsboro SD 1J, which runs J W Poynter Middle School, has 37 schools and 18,465 students.
The biggest share of students at J W Poynter Middle School, 45%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 36% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. In Washington County overall, about 19% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
J W Poynter Middle School has 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. Across middle schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 19.3:1. The school has 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 57% average for public schools in Washington County is 12 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, J W Poynter Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Oregon public middle schools.
J W Poynter Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.2%) and its predicted rate (35.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
In Washington County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $107,772 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Washington County number 136, with about 79,469 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mooberry Elementary School is closest at about 0.5 miles. J W Poynter Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, J W Poynter Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment figures show a increase of 45 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.5:1 to 21.7:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at J W Poynter Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- South Meadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
Other schools in Hillsboro
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,563 students
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 1,492 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,459 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Beaverton Academy of Science and EngineeringHigh · 852 students
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolMiddle · 728 students
Nearby schools
- Mooberry Elementary School0.5 mi · 360
- Eastwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 361
- Lincoln Street Elementary School0.6 mi · 397
- Hillsboro Online Academy0.9 mi · 322
- W L Henry Elementary School1.2 mi · 284
- Jackson Elementary School1.3 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About J W Poynter Middle SchoolHow large is J W Poynter Middle School?
J W Poynter Middle School enrolls approximately 703 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does J W Poynter Middle School serve?
J W Poynter Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J W Poynter Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J W Poynter Middle School is approximately 21.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J W Poynter Middle School?
At J W Poynter Middle School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is J W Poynter Middle School public or private?
J W Poynter Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.