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W L Henry Elementary School

1060 SE 24th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123 · (503) 844-1690 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 6% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
220 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4114%
Grade 14215%
Grade 23813%
Grade 33512%
Grade 45018%
Grade 53613%
Grade 64215%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (42).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
3412%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
23783%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
15454%
Female
13046%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
19.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2519.1%18.0%
2023-2424.1%18.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 W L Henry Elementary School

W L Henry Elementary School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
W L Henry Elementary School this school28477.5%17.5%
Sam Boardman Elementary School
Boardman
33074.5%18.4%
Cornelius Elementary School
Cornelius
37282.3%18.4%
Eastwood Elementary School
Hillsboro
36172.3%14.9%
South Shore Elementary School
Albany
35680.3%23.8%
Mid Valley Elementary School
Hood River
38170.6%21.1%
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 W L Henry Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
17.5%#538 of 591#79 of 86
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#555 of 646
▼ 8
#82 of 89
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
19.1%#603 of 646
▼ 32
#82 of 89
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
284#441 of 710#72 of 89
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#441 of 587#73 of 86
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.8%#546 of 587#83 of 86
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
77.5%#290 of 645#7 of 86
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.5%#247 of 493#45 of 70
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 2024-25
Enrollment
284
-46 (-14%) vs 2020
-57% since 2000-01, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528415.318.5:177% (220)
2023-2431920.815.4:174% (235)
2022-2331818.417.3:174% (234)
2020-213301719.4:1N/A
2017-1835317.919.7:182% (291)
2015-163721919.6:183% (307)
2010-114622816.5:181% (374)
2000-016603419.4:165% (430)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W L Henry Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (353 to 284); teachers down 15% (17.9 to 15.3).

About W L Henry Elementary School

Federal records list W L Henry Elementary School as an elementary school in Hillsboro, Oregon. The student body numbers 284 students, from kindergarten through 6.

The district, Hillsboro SD 1J, has 18,465 students enrolled across 37 schools.

The student body at W L Henry Elementary School is 83% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 12% White and 2% Asian. Among people living in Washington County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Oregon have 16.5:1, compared with 18.5:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at W L Henry Elementary School is 77%. The 57% average for public schools in Washington County is 20 points lower.

Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, W L Henry Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

A school with W L Henry Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 32.5%. W L Henry Elementary School scores 17.5%, 15.0 points below that line.

Census estimates describe Washington County this way: the median household income is $107,772, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides W L Henry Elementary School, Washington County has 135 other public schools.

Brookwood Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from W L Henry Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 17.5% is below the 22.8% average for nearby schools.

Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.

W L Henry Elementary School's enrollment declined from 330 in 2020-21 to 284 in 2024-25.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at W L Henry Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Washington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
W L Henry Elementary School
District
Hillsboro SD 1J
Address
1060 SE 24th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Phone
(503) 844-1690
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
284
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
220 (77%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
410002301175
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About W L Henry Elementary School
How many students attend W L Henry Elementary School?
W L Henry Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades KG-06.
Is W L Henry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
W L Henry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at W L Henry Elementary School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at W L Henry Elementary School.
How diverse is W L Henry Elementary School?
W L Henry Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees W L Henry Elementary School?
W L Henry Elementary School is overseen by Hillsboro SD 1J in Washington County.
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