Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SD 1J·NCES 410002301168
West Union Elementary School
23870 NW West Union Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124 · (503) 844-1620 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
212 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
67%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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 33.3% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 West Union Elementary School
West Union Elementary School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Union Elementary School this school | 311 | 68.2% | 31.3% |
| Butternut Creek Elementary School Aloha | 332 | 67.2% | 26.9% |
| Raleigh Park Elementary School Portland | 310 | 72.9% | 40.8% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Hillsboro | 331 | 72.2% | 28.6% |
| Raleigh Hills Elementary School Portland | 257 | 69.6% | 44.3% |
| Lenox Elementary School Portland | 363 | 68.9% | 46.2% |
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 West Union Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #343 of 591 | #63 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #486 of 646 ▼ 177 | #73 of 89 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #435 of 646 ▼ 117 | #68 of 89 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #383 of 710 | #67 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #296 of 587 | #40 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #71 of 587 | #20 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #402 of 645 | #42 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #182 of 493 | #28 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 2024-25Enrollment
311
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 311 | 18.3 | 17.0:1 | 68% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 66% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 19.7 | 15.8:1 | 67% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 20.4 | 19.8:1 | 38% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 34% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 13 | 23.6:1 | 24% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 19 | 20.6:1 | 13% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Union Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (404 to 311); teachers down 10% (20.4 to 18.3).
About West Union Elementary School
West Union Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Hillsboro, Oregon. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 311 students in 2024-25.
Hillsboro SD 1J is responsible for 37 schools, West Union Elementary School included, with 18,465 students in all.
No group is above 50% at West Union Elementary School; the largest is White, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Washington County, the White share is about 64%. The diversity index for West Union Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
West Union Elementary School lists 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.0 students per teacher. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is close to this figure. About 68% of students at West Union Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Washington County is 11 points.
On the allk12 Grade, West Union Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, West Union Elementary School's results are 4.8 points below predicted: 31.3% against 36.1%.
The school is in Washington County, where the median household earns about $107,772 a year, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Washington County, 136 public schools serve about 79,469 students.
Liberty High School is about 1.4 miles from West Union Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, West Union Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
West Union Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
From 327 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 311 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.0:1, from 20.4:1.
This page is set up for the West Union Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other West Union Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Union Elementary. West Union Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- West Union Elementary SchoolWest Union, OH · 656 students
- West Union Elementary SchoolWest Union, IA · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High School1.4 mi · 1,459
- Lenox Elementary School2.0 mi · 363
- Atfalati Ridge2.8 mi · 209
- Quatama Elementary School3.1 mi · 483
- Rock Creek Elementary School3.3 mi · 398
- Westview High School3.4 mi · 2,423
Frequently asked questions
About West Union Elementary SchoolHow large is West Union Elementary School?
West Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does West Union Elementary School serve?
West Union Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does West Union Elementary School have?
West Union Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at West Union Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Union Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is West Union Elementary School public or private?
West Union 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.