School district · Oregon
Forest Grove SD 15
Forest Grove SD 15 in Oregon: 11 public schools with 5,692 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,934 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 11
- 1 charter
- Students
- 5,692
- Students per teacher
- 17.1
- OR 17.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,934
- OR $17.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 332
- Counselors (FTE)
- 30.5
- Students per counselor
- 187
- OR 313 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 4.3
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Oregon's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Oregon: 43%30%proficient
−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Oregon
Median 39% · 173 school districts compared
2,386 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Oregon: 33%21%proficient
+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Oregon
Median 28% · 173 school districts compared
2,381 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 9.4% · $11.8M
- State
- 58% · $72.6M
- Local
- 33% · $41.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,857
- Support services
- $6,349
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $24.8M
- Long-term debt
- $144.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornelius Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 372 | 15.2 | 19% | 18% |
Dilley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–4 | 201 | 17.2 | 49% | 59% |
Echo Shaw Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 389 | 14.3 | 24% | 19% |
Fern Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 249 | 13.4 | 30% | 28% |
Forest Grove Community SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 1–8 | 202 | 18.1 | 51% | 34% |
Harvey Clarke Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–4 | 390 | 16.2 | 30% | 33% |
Joseph Gale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 388 | 14.5 | 20% | 26% |
Neil Armstrong Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 838 | 19.2 | 29% | 15% |
Tom McCall Upper ElementaryFree meals for all | 5–6 | 673 | 17.5 | 31% | 18% |
Community Alternative Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 141 | 19.4 | — | — |
Forest Grove High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,849 | 20.1 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1728 Main St, Forest Grove, OR 97116
- Phone
- (503)357-6171
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.