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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301759
Quatama Elementary School
6905 NE Campus Way, Hillsboro, OR 97124 · (503) 844-1180 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
343 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 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
39.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 34.8% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Quatama Elementary School
Quatama Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quatama Elementary School this school | 483 | 71.0% | 32.6% |
| Ladd Acres Elementary School Hillsboro | 369 | 70.7% | 52.8% |
| Orenco Elementary School Hillsboro | 450 | 69.1% | 37.6% |
| Indian Hills Elementary School Aloha | 372 | 70.2% | 43.9% |
| Imlay Elementary School Hillsboro | 409 | 71.4% | 43.4% |
| Rosedale Elementary School Beaverton | 301 | 75.4% | 31.0% |
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 Quatama Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #320 of 591 | #61 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #254 of 646 ▲ 33 | #50 of 89 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #348 of 646 ▲ 22 | #62 of 89 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #82 of 710 | #18 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #430 of 587 | #70 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #36 of 587 | #9 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #362 of 645 | #22 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #82 of 88 | #13 of 15 |
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
483
+50 (+12%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 483 | 26.3 | 18.4:1 | 71% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 28.1 | 19.1:1 | 45% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 25.7 | 19.6:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 24.6 | 19.4:1 | 29% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 39% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quatama Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (478 to 483); teachers up 7% (24.6 to 26.3).
About Quatama Elementary School
Quatama Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Hillsboro, Oregon. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 483 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
Hillsboro SD 1J has 37 schools; together they serve 18,465 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Quatama Elementary School, 35% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% White, 18% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Washington County residents are about 19% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Quatama Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Federal staffing data show 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Quatama Elementary School and a ratio of 18.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Washington County.
allk12 grades Quatama Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Oregon, Quatama Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.6% actual against a predicted 35.0%.
Washington County has about 603,947 residents, and median household income is about $107,772, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 136 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 79,469.
The closest public school, Orenco Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Quatama Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Quatama Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 433 in 2020-21 and 483 in 2024-25, a 12% gain. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2020-21 (20.6:1).
Community posts for Quatama Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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 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
- Orenco Elementary School0.3 mi · 450
- Imlay Elementary School1.6 mi · 409
- R A Brown Middle School1.6 mi · 653
- Tobias Elementary School1.7 mi · 378
- Lenox Elementary School1.9 mi · 363
- Indian Hills Elementary School1.9 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Quatama Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Quatama Elementary School?
Quatama Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-06.
Is Quatama Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quatama Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quatama Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quatama Elementary School is approximately 18.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Quatama Elementary School?
At Quatama Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Quatama Elementary School public or private?
Quatama Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.