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Welcome To Beaverton Schools

General Information


Beaverton is a school district nationally recognized for its high student and staff achievement, innovative programs and many partnerships. The District's main focus is providing outstanding, challenging educational opportunities for all its students in a safe, supportive, collaborative atmosphere.

Students receive a rigorous education well-grounded in traditional subjects with many opportunities to explore special interests, including sports medicine, engineering, business, technology and sciences.

District Snapshot -- 2008-09
Community Student Performance
Personnel
  • Square miles: 57
  • Estimated population: 249,399
  • Registered voters: 118,234
School District
  • Third largest district in Oregon
  • Estimated enrollment: 37,567
  • 49 schools
    • 32 - Elementary (approx. 16,943 students)
    • 8 - Middle
      (approx. 8,211 students)
    • 5 - High (approx. 11,523 students)
    • 4 - Learning Option Schools
Student Profile
  • Special education - An estimated 4,341 students, or 11.5% of total enrollment, qualify for special education services.
  • Percentage of minority students: 38.8% The largest minority student group is Latinos followed by Asian-American.
  • Number of primary languages spoken in students' homes: 91
  • Percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch: 33.1%

Beaverton School District's SAT scores (Math/Reading/Writing) compared to Oregon's average of 1552 and the national average of 1511 in 2008:

  • District: 1622
  • Aloha High: 1474
  • Arts & Communication Magnet Academy/ACMA: 1762
  • Beaverton High: 1623
  • School of Science and Technology/SST: 1768
  • Southridge High: 1634
  • Sunset High: 1663
  • Westview High: 1632

Dropout Rate

The rate for 2007-2008 was 3.1%.

Total number of employees: 4,267

  • Teachers: 2,457
  • Classified: 1,684
  • Principals, Vice Principals: 95
  • District Management: 31

Teacher Profile

Teachers with Master's Degree or higher: 78%

Years teaching experience:

  • In District: 8.62 years
  • Overall: 12.54 years