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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIGARD-TUALATIN SD 23J·NCES 411224001193
Metzger Elementary School
10350 SW Lincoln St, Tigard, OR 97223 · (503) 431-4600 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
347 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
48.9%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 35.7% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Metzger Elementary School
Metzger Elementary School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metzger Elementary School this school | 566 | 61.3% | 38.3% |
| Bridgeport Elementary School Tualatin | 531 | 57.8% | 36.5% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School Tigard | 534 | 58.1% | 39.8% |
| Buena Vista Elementary School Eugene | 420 | 66.2% | 31.7% |
| Milwaukie El Puente Elementary School Milwaukie | 408 | 58.8% | 33.2% |
| Tualatin Elementary School Tualatin | 414 | 61.4% | 35.0% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Metzger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #243 of 591 | #50 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #230 of 646 ▲ 48 | #48 of 89 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #228 of 646 ▲ 32 | #49 of 89 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #31 of 710 | #11 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #221 of 587 | #27 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #87 of 587 | #30 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #470 of 645 | #50 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #332 of 493 | #54 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
566
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 36.9 | 14.8:1 | 54% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 41% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 35.7 | 18.6:1 | 57% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 57% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 59% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 37% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metzger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (665 to 566); teachers down 2% (35.7 to 35).
About Metzger Elementary School
Metzger Elementary School is a large elementary school in Tigard, Oregon, under Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J. School enrollment was 566 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Oregon is roughly 321 students; this school is 76% larger than that.
The district, Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J, has 11,342 students enrolled across 19 schools.
White students form the largest group at Metzger Elementary School, 41% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 39% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, and 3% Asian. In Washington County overall, about 64% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Metzger Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The teaching staff at Metzger Elementary School is 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.2:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is about 16.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%.
Metzger Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.3% and a predicted 38.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washington County show that median household income is about $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 136 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 79,469.
Thomas R Fowler Middle School is the public school closest to Metzger Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Metzger Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Metzger Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Metzger Elementary School had 539 students in 2020-21 and 566 in 2024-25, a 5% increase.
Discussions about Metzger Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Tualatin High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Twality Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Hazelbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- James Templeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Tigard
- Tigard High SchoolHigh · 1,771 students
- Twality Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- James Templeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Durham Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas R Fowler Middle School1.3 mi · 744
- Whitford Middle School1.3 mi · 770
- Charles F Tigard Elementary School1.4 mi · 460
- McKay Elementary School1.4 mi · 242
- Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School1.5 mi · 417
- Conestoga Middle School1.5 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Metzger Elementary SchoolHow large is Metzger Elementary School?
Metzger Elementary School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Metzger Elementary School serve?
Metzger Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Metzger Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Metzger Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Metzger Elementary School?
Student demographics at Metzger Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Metzger Elementary School?
Metzger Elementary School is overseen by Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.