Jackson Elementary School

Set in Hillsboro, Oregon, Jackson Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community, operated by Hillsboro SD 1J. It educates 382 students across grades K through 6.

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

On demographics, Jackson Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Jackson Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Jackson Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Oregon public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.0%; Jackson Elementary School posts 59.0%, +23.0 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $107,772 per year, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Washington County runs 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), of which Jackson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Evergreen Jr High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 33%: 567 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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