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How has Orenco Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301499
Orenco Elementary School
22550 NW Birch St, Hillsboro, OR 97124 · (503) 844-1370 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
311 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 15% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 59%
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
45.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 40.6% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
Where Orenco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #249 of 591 | #52 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #348 of 646 | #61 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #268 of 646 | #55 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #125 of 710 | #25 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #418 of 587 | #67 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #27 of 587 | #5 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #82 of 493 | #17 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
-193 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.7:1
% White
38%
was 49%
% Hispanic
28%
was 22%
% Black
7%
was 3%
% Asian
14%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 450 | 24.7 | 18.3:1 | 69% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 24.1 | 18.9:1 | 46% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 25.8 | 18.4:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 29.6 | 21.7:1 | 29% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orenco Elementary School.
About Orenco Elementary School
Orenco Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hillsboro, Oregon, (ZIP code 97124). The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 450 students. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Hillsboro SD 1J, which runs Orenco Elementary School, has 37 schools and 18,465 students.
No group is above 50% at Orenco Elementary School; the largest is White, at 38%. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Washington County, the White share is about 64%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Teacher count: 24.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.3:1. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 69%. Among public schools in Washington County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.8% at Orenco Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.6%.
In Washington County, home to about 603,947 people, median household income comes to about $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County's 136 public schools enroll about 79,469 students and include Orenco Elementary School.
Quatama Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Orenco Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Orenco Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 643 students in 2017-18 to 450 in 2024-25. White students went from 49% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 38% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.7:1 in 2017-18 to 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- J W Poynter Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 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
- Quatama Elementary School0.3 mi · 483
- Imlay Elementary School1.3 mi · 409
- R A Brown Middle School1.3 mi · 653
- Tobias Elementary School1.4 mi · 378
- Indian Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 372
- Century High School1.7 mi · 1,563
Frequently asked questions
About Orenco Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Orenco Elementary School?
Orenco Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-06.
Is Orenco Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orenco Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Orenco Elementary School have?
Orenco Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orenco Elementary School?
At Orenco Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Orenco Elementary School?
Orenco Elementary School is overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J in Washington County.
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