Tobias Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in Aloha, Oregon, Tobias Elementary School educates 378 students from grades K through 6, part of Hillsboro SD 1J.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tobias Elementary School reports that 32% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% multiracial, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Washington County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Tobias Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 27.6%, a residual of -8.4 points.

Around the school, census data for Washington County shows median household income runs about $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), Tobias Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Indian Hills Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Tobias Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tobias Elementary School has declined 14%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 48% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.