Witch Hazel Elementary School

Witch Hazel Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Hillsboro, Oregon, operated by Hillsboro SD 1J, with 426 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Witch Hazel Elementary School sits 33% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Witch Hazel Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 19% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Witch Hazel Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.2%; this one comes in at 18.3%, -17.0 points off the demographic line.

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

The closest other public school is South Meadows Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Witch Hazel Elementary School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

Witch Hazel Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 3% to 7% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Witch Hazel Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.