North Plains Elementary School

Located at 32030 NW North Ave, in North Plains, Oregon, North Plains Elementary School is a close-knit elementary school that caters to 235 students (grades K through 6), run under Hillsboro SD 1J. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Hillsboro SD 1J comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 18,465 students; North Plains Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, North Plains Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, North Plains Elementary School shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, North Plains Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of +9.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $107,772 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. North Plains Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

Nearest neighbor: Atfalati Ridge, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Plains Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. North Plains Elementary School's enrollment has declined 36% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 235). Over the same period, the White share declined from 77% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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