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Hillsboro School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 18,920 (2022-2023)
Schools: 36 (2022-2023)
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Hillsboro School District is a school district in Oregon (Washington County). During the 2023 school year, 18,920 students attended one of the district's 36 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Incumbent Erika Lopez won election in the general election for Hillsboro School District 1J school board Position 1 on May 16, 2017.

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Incumbent Martin Granum won election in the general election for Hillsboro School District 1J school board Position 3 on May 16, 2017.

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Incumbent Kim Strelchun won election in the general election for Hillsboro School District 1J school board Position 4 on May 19, 2015.

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Incumbent Lisa Allen won election in the general election for Hillsboro School District 1J school board Position 5 on May 19, 2015.

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Incumbent Wayne Clift won election in the general election for Hillsboro School District 1J school board Position 7 on May 19, 2015.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Oregon are held on the Third Tuesday in May every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Chapters 255 and 332

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: March 18, 2027
  • General election date: May 18, 2027

Election system

School board members in Oregon are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Oregon are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Statute governing nonpartisan elections governs the election procedures for school district board member elections and prohibits the inclusion of any information or designations on the ballot other than the names of the candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

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Term length and staggering

School board members in Oregon have four-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.018

Oregon Statute states that each district must hold a school board election every two years to elect board members to four-year terms. Most districts elect as close to half of their board members as possible every two years.

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Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Oregon are elected by voters at large, by voters from zones (sub-districts), or through a combination of the two. Nominating petitions for school board candidates can also contain signatures from the district at large, from voters within sub-districts, or through a combination of the two. School board seats can be nominated from zones but elected at large. School board members are nominated and elected according to position numbers for both at-large seats and by-sub-district seats. School board members are elected at large by default. Zones (sub-districts) for nominating petitions can be established through school board resolution or petition and voter approval processes. Once sub-districts for nominating petitions are established, the school board can also vote to establish that positions nominated by voters from sub-districts must also be elected by voters from those sub-districts.

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Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for school board candidates to file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy is 61 days before the May general election in odd-numbered years. This means the school board candidate filing deadline is in mid-March in odd-numbered years. The filing window is 40 days long.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235 

School board candidates cannot file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy until 40 days before the filing deadline. The filing deadline is 61 days before the May general election, which means the window for candidates to file opens 101 days before the May general election in early February in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235

The term of school board members officially expires on June 30 following the election of their replacements, which means the term of newly elected school board members officially begins on July 1 following their election to office.

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About the district

School board

The Hillsboro School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ivette Pantoja20232027
Patrick Maguire20222027
See Eun Kim20192027
Nancy Thomas20212025
Monique Ward20212025
Erika Lopez20172025
Mark Watson20172025

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Overlapping state house districts

Hillsboro School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Oregon House of Representatives District 31Darcey EdwardsRepublican Party 36% 6%
Oregon House of Representatives District 36Hai PhamDemocratic Party 25% 66%
Oregon House of Representatives District 29Susan McLainDemocratic Party 21% 62%
Oregon House of Representatives District 30Nathan SosaDemocratic Party 16% 93%
Oregon House of Representatives District 35Farrah ChaichiDemocratic Party 1% 22%
Oregon House of Representatives District 34Mari WatanabeDemocratic Party< 1% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $19,761,000 $1,018 6%
Local: $134,530,000 $6,932 44%
State: $155,258,000 $8,000 50%
Total: $309,549,000 $15,950
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $379,457,000 $19,552
Total Current Expenditures: $246,645,000 $12,709
Instructional Expenditures: $146,511,000 $7,549 39%
Student and Staff Support: $25,078,000 $1,292 7%
Administration: $36,553,000 $1,883 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $38,503,000 $1,983 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $100,802,000 $5,194
Construction: $97,754,000 $5,037
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,146,000 $162
Interest on Debt: $26,764,000 $1,379

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 55-59 30-39 14 <50 45-49 43
2018-2019 39 61 20-24 21 20-24 52 51
2017-2018 40 60 20-24 21 35-39 50 52
2016-2017 40 58 25-29 22 35-39 53 52
2015-2016 43 65 25-29 24 35-39 54 55
2014-2015 42 60 30-34 23 20-24 53 54
2013-2014 60 74 45-49 41 55-59 68 72
2012-2013 60 74 50-54 40 50-54 69 71
2011-2012 62 77 55-59 41 50-54 70 74
2010-2011 63 74 50-54 45 45-49 70 73

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 46 65-69 40-44 25 >=50 50-54 57
2018-2019 53 72 45-49 33 30-34 66 65
2017-2018 55 70 45-49 36 50-54 67 68
2016-2017 54 73 40-44 34 50-54 67 67
2015-2016 57 72 45-49 38 40-44 69 70
2014-2015 57 70 50-54 37 35-39 69 69
2013-2014 71 79 60-64 53 65-69 79 83
2012-2013 71 80 60-64 52 60-64 79 83
2011-2012 73 82 65-69 53 55-59 83 84
2010-2011 80 87 70-74 67 65-69 85 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 >=95 >=80 82 >=50 90-94 88
2018-2019 86 >=95 70-79 83 >=50 85-89 88
2017-2018 84 90-94 80-89 80 >=50 90-94 86
2016-2017 84 90-94 70-79 80 >=50 85-89 86
2015-2016 78 85-89 80-89 69 >=50 80-84 82
2014-2015 80 85-89 70-79 75 >=50 80-89 83
2013-2014 81 90-94 80-89 75 60-79 60-69 83
2012-2013 80 85-89 70-79 71 >=50 60-79 84
2011-2012 75 85-89 60-69 67 >=50 40-59 79
2010-2011 78 90-94 70-79 66 >=50 40-59 83

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 18,920 -0.7
2021-2022 19,044 -1.9
2020-2021 19,407 -4.7
2019-2020 20,317 -1.9
2018-2019 20,713 0.5
2017-2018 20,613 -0.6
2016-2017 20,730 -0.8
2015-2016 20,888 -0.7
2014-2015 21,027 -0.4
2013-2014 21,118 -0.2
2012-2013 21,158 -0.6
2011-2012 21,286 1.7
2010-2011 20,923 0.6
2009-2010 20,796 1.4
2008-2009 20,497 1.2
2007-2008 20,246 1.3
2006-2007 19,985 3.0
2005-2006 19,391 0.2
2004-2005 19,348 2.1
2003-2004 18,951 0.5
2002-2003 18,850 1.8
2001-2002 18,519 1.1
2000-2001 18,315 4.4
1999-2000 17,514 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Hillsboro School District (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 1.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.0 4.0
Black 2.9 2.3
Hispanic 40.8 25.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.8
Two or More Races 7.8 7.2
White 39.9 58.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Hillsboro School District had 1,022.57 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.5.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 82.00
Elementary: 644.12
Secondary: 294.45
Total: 1,022.57

Hillsboro School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 53.08 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 29.38
School Administrators: 53.08
School Administrative Support: 123.17
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 425.16
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 60.55
Total Guidance Counselors: 71.22
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 20.84
Student Support Services: 105.12
Other Support Services: 584.75

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Hillsboro School District operates 36 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Atfalati Ridge189KG-6
Brookwood Elementary School333KG-6
Butternut Creek Elementary School334KG-6
Century High School1,5519-12
City View Charter School313KG-8
Eastwood Elementary School378KG-6
Evergreen Jr High School7427-8
Farmington View Elementary School245KG-6
Free Orchards Elementary School377KG-6
Glencoe High School1,5009-12
Groner K-8154KG-8
Hillsboro High School1,3599-12
Hillsboro Online Academy344KG-12
Imlay Elementary School468KG-6
Indian Hills Elementary School389KG-6
Jackson Elementary School389KG-6
J W Poynter Middle School6547-8
Ladd Acres Elementary School411KG-6
Lenox Elementary School367KG-6
Liberty High School1,4549-12
Lincoln Street Elementary School366KG-6
Minter Bridge Elementary School351KG-6
Mooberry Elementary School381KG-6
North Plains Elementary School181KG-6
Orenco Elementary School476KG-6
Paul L Patterson Elementary School404KG-6
Quatama Elementary School502KG-6
R A Brown Middle School7227-8
Reedville Elementary School213PK-6
Rosedale Elementary School438KG-6
South Meadows Middle School7097-8
Tobias Elementary School411KG-6
West Union Elementary School312KG-6
Witch Hazel Elementary School433KG-6
W L Henry Elementary School318KG-6
W Verne Mckinney Elementary School408KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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