Paul L Patterson Elementary School

Paul L Patterson Elementary School is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Hillsboro, Oregon, operated by Hillsboro SD 1J, teacheing 351 students in grades K through 6.

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

Demographically, Paul L Patterson Elementary School records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Washington County's rate of about 57%.

After controlling for student poverty, Paul L Patterson Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.3%; actual is 54.9%, +19.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 136 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students), Paul L Patterson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Glencoe High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paul L Patterson Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 24%: 463 students in 2018 compared to 351 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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