Tualatin Elementary School

Tualatin Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in Tualatin, Oregon, one of the schools within Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J, instructs 414 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Tualatin Elementary School sits 29% above that benchmark.

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,342 students. Tualatin Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tualatin Elementary School reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Tualatin Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Tualatin Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tualatin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $107,772, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Tualatin Elementary School is one of 136 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 79,469 students).

Multi-sensory Instruction Teaching Children Hands-On (MITCH) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tualatin Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.