Tamarack Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Hillsboro, Oregon, Tamarack Elementary School enrolls 337 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J.

Tamarack Elementary School is one of 37 schools operated by Hillsboro SD 1J, a district that educates 18,465 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tamarack Elementary School lists that 28% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 27% Asian, 27% White, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Tamarack Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Tamarack Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 39.0%.

Across the wider county, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $107,772 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Tamarack Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

The closest other public school is Rosedale Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tamarack Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

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