Beaverton School District

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Beaverton School District
Beaverton School District logo (transparent).png
Location
United States
District information
Grades K12
Established1876;149 years ago (1876)
SuperintendentDr. Gustavo Balderas [1]
Budget$622,821,541(2022–2023) [2]
Students and staff
Students39,180 (2011-22) [3] [4]
Teachers2,512
Staff4,458 [5]
Other information
Website www.beaverton.k12.or.us

The Beaverton School District (BSD 48J) is a school district in and around Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It serves students throughout Beaverton, Hillsboro, Aloha, and unincorporated neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon. The Beaverton Elementary School District 48 was established in 1876, with other elementary districts later merged into the district. [6] The elementary district was later merged with the high school district (10J) to create a unified school district. [6] It is the third-largest school district [7] in the state, with an enrollment of 39,180 students as of 2022. For the 2022–23 school year, the district had a total budget of $622.8 million.

Contents

The district employs over 2,100 teachers at its 34 elementary, nine middle, and six high schools as well as several option schools. Mountainside High School, the district's sixth high school, opened in 2017. Tumwater Middle School (previously Timberland), the district's ninth middle school, opened in the fall of 2021. [8] [9]

History

District 48 was established in 1876 as the "Beaverton Elementary School District", serving grades 1–8. Over the years it merged with other elementary districts and finally, in July 1960, merged with the Beaverton High School District to create one unified school district. [10] The district has followed the trends throughout the US, establishing schools for 7th–9th grades in the mid-1960s (to make a 6-3-3 system) and then in 1994 moving 6th grade into middle school and 9th grade back into high school to form the current 5-3-4 configuration. [11]

The Beaverton School District's school-age population grew by 44% in the 1990s, but by only 14% in the 2000s. The median age in the district increased from 33.3 in 2000 to 35.3 in 2010. The total population of the area under the district's jurisdiction was 253,198 as of the 2010 census. [12]

From March 2020 to March 2021, all students were instructed remotely either through online learning or through comprehensive distance learning. Return to in-person instruction began in April, 2021 with a hybrid model. About half of the district's students chose in-person hybrid instruction with the rest choosing to continue comprehensive distance learning [13]

Boundary

The district's service area in Washington County includes almost all of Beaverton, portions of Hillsboro and Tigard, all of the census-designated places of Cedar Hills, Garden Home–Whitford, Marlene Village, and Oak Hills, and portions of the census-designated places of Aloha, Bethany, Cedar Mill, Metzger, Raleigh Hills, Rockcreek, and West Slope. [14]

The district extends into Multnomah County, where it includes a small portion of Portland. [15]

Schools

Elementary schools

Bonny Slope Bonny Slope Elementary School - Oregon.JPG
Bonny Slope
Cedar Mill Cedar Mill Elementary School.jpg
Cedar Mill
Jacob Wismer Findley Elementary School.jpg
Jacob Wismer
Findley Jacob Wismer Elementary School.jpg
Findley
Oak Hills Oak Hills Elementary School - Oak Hills, Oregon.JPG
Oak Hills
Rock Creek Rock Creek Elementary School.jpg
Rock Creek
Terra Linda Terra Linda Elementary School.jpg
Terra Linda
West Tualatin View West Tualatin View Elementary School - West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon.jpg
West Tualatin View
SchoolEnrollment* [16] MascotPrincipalFeeder to [17]
Aloha–Huber Park**992CougarSarita AmayaMountain View
Barnes478BobcatEdgar SolaresMeadow Park
Beaver Acres727BeaverAngela TranMeadow Park
Bethany429BobcatToni RosenquistFive Oaks
Bonny Slope683BobcatCary MeierTumwater
Cedar Mill356LumberjackAmy ChamberlainTumwater
Chehalem372MustangMelissa HolzCedar Park, Mountain View
Cooper Mountain392CougarAli MontelongoHighland Park, Mountain View
Elmonica418EngineerKalay McNameeFive Oaks, Meadow Park
Errol Hassell355HornetPaul MariettaMountain View
Findley527DragonSherry MarshTumwater
Fir Grove362Furry GroverErin MilesHighland Park
Greenway273CougarJennifer WhittenConestoga
Hazeldale412HawkBao VangHighland Park, Mountain View
Hiteon477HawkJanet MazaConestoga
Jacob Wismer592EaglesLaurie HuntworkStoller
Kinnaman460CoyoteAshlee HudsonMountain View
McKay249WolfErin KollingsConestoga, Whitford
McKinley628Mountain LionBrian CurlFive Oaks, Meadow Park
Montclair283Red-Tailed HawkAngee SillianWhitford
Nancy Ryles507CrocodileMonica ArbowConestoga, Highland Park
Oak Hills485OtterThao Do GwilliamFive Oaks, Tumwater
Raleigh Hills**307PantherJennifer DeMartinoWhitford
Raleigh Park299TigerAki MoriWhitford
Ridgewood371RoadrunnerMeghan WarrenCedar Park
Rock Creek431RocketTiffany WienckenFive Oaks
Sato762RaccoonAnnie PleauStoller
Scholls Heights619KnightTracy Bariao-ArceConestoga
Sexton Mountain440EagleCherie ReeseHighland Park
Springville**767WolfChristy BatsellStoller
Terra Linda258TigerWendy BernardTumwater
Vose694OwlMonique SingletonWhitford
West Tualatin View305All-StarScarlet ValentineCedar Park
William Walker503WildcatDerek JohnstonCedar Park

*Enrollment numbers are for 2022–23 school year.

**Springville and Raleigh Hills were previously K–8 schools, with a choice for students in grades 6–8 to remain but were transitioned to K–5 in the 2023–24 school year. Aloha–Huber Park remains a K-8 for dual language immersion students. [18] [19]

Middle schools

The Beaverton School District operates nine middle schools housing 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Prior to the 1994–95 school year they housed students in grades 7–9, as a part of the district's 6-3-3 plan established in the 1960s.

NameEnrollment* [16] MascotPrincipalFeeder to [20]
Cedar Park454TimberwolfShannon Anderson Beaverton High School
Conestoga769CougarJared Freeman Mountainside, Southridge
Five Oaks749FalconKelly Laverne Westview High School
Highland Park635RaiderCurtis Semana Mountainside, Southridge
Meadow Park681EagleJohanna Castillo Aloha, Beaverton, Sunset
Mountain View867MountaineerWendy Rider Aloha, Mountainside
Stoller902JaguarKelly Angelina Sunset, Westview
Tumwater979RapidsMatthew Smith Sunset High School
Whitford789WildcatZan Hess Beaverton, Southridge

*Enrollment numbers are for 2022-2023 school year.

High schools

High schools in Beaverton are part of the 6A-2 Metro League for interscholastic athletics and activities. [21] The newest, Mountainside High School, opened in September 2017 for freshmen and sophomores. [22] As a result, the district began planning to alter its high school boundaries. [23] The boundary changes were approved in June 2017 and went into effect at the beginning of the 2017–18 school year. [24]

ImageSchoolEnrollment* [16] MascotPrincipalFeeder schools [25]
Aloha High School wide - Oregon.JPG Aloha High School 1,609WarriorMatt CasteelMeadow Park Middle School

Mountain View Middle School

Beaverton High School Oregon.JPG Beaverton High School 1,430BeaverAndrew KearlCedar Park Middle School

Meadow Park Middle School

Whitford Middle School

Mountainside High School - Beaverton Oregon.jpg Mountainside High School 1,715MaverickTodd Corsetti [22] Conestoga Middle School

Highland Park Middle School

Mountain View Middle School

Southridge High School Beaverton Oregon.JPG Southridge High School 1,460SkyhawkDavid NieslanikConestoga Middle School

Highland Park Middle School

Whitford Middle School

Sunset High School - Beaverton, Oregon.JPG Sunset High School 1,903ApolloElisa SchorrMeadow Park Middle School

Stoller Middle School

Tumwater Middle School

Westview High School Oregon.JPG Westview High School 2,353WildcatMatt PedersenFive Oaks Middle School

Stoller Middle School

*Enrollment numbers are for 2022–23 school year.

Option schools

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ACMA
HS2 Health & Science School - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG
HS2
Merlo Station Merlo Station High School - Oregon.JPG
Merlo Station

Arts & Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA)

  • Focuses on the arts for 6th through 12th grade students. Principal: Bjorn Paige.

Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering (BASE)

International School of Beaverton (ISB)

Merlo Station High School (MSHS)

  • Houses Community School, Merlo Station Night School, and School of Science and Technology. Principal: Rachel Sip.

Rachel Carson Environmental Middle School (RCEMS)

  • Located at Cedar Park Middle School, it focuses on environmental science for 6th through 8th grade students. Principal: Shirley Brock.

Summa

  • Programs at Meadow Park, Stoller, Tumwater, and Whitford middle schools for talented and gifted students. [27] 681 students were enrolled in Summa classes at five middle schools for the 2022–23 school year. [16]
  • In November 2014 a plan to move Summa students who attend Stoller Middle School to the newly constructed Tumwater middle school as a solution to overcrowding was proposed, but was delayed in November 2015 due to opposition from parents and school administration. [28] [29]

Closed schools

The former Cedar Hills Elementary School building, now repurposed as the Cedar Hills Recreation Center. Cedar Hills Recreation Center.jpg
The former Cedar Hills Elementary School building, now repurposed as the Cedar Hills Recreation Center.
The Home Depot store at the former location of Sunset Valley Elementary School. Home Depot - Cedar Mill, Oregon.jpg
The Home Depot store at the former location of Sunset Valley Elementary School.

Cedar Hills Elementary School

Garden Home Elementary School

  • Closed in 1982 and leased to THPRD, who put it to use as the Garden Home Community Center starting later the same year. [33] The building was later sold to THPRD. [32]

Merle Davies Elementary School (named Beaverton Grade School until 1949)

  • Opened in 1938; closed in 1983. [31] Upon closure, the building became an annex to Beaverton High School (located adjacent) until 2024, when the building was demolished to make room for construction of a new building for the high school. [34]

Sunset Valley Elementary School

C. E. Mason Elementary School

Administration

School board

According to the Beaverton School District's website, the school board is "responsible for providing an education program for students living within the District boundaries." [38] The board members for the 2022–23 school year are Susan Greenberg, Sunita Garg, Eric Simpson, Vice Chair Karen Pérez, Ugonna Enyinnaya, Becky Tymchuk and Chair Tom Colett. [39]

Superintendent

The current Beaverton School District superintendent is Dr. Gustavo Balderas, who has served since July 1, 2022.

Demographics

Older Beaverton School District logo, used before 2011 BeavertonSchoolDistrictLogo.png
Older Beaverton School District logo, used before 2011
2011-2014 version of current logo New Beaverton School District logo.jpg
2011–2014 version of current logo

In the 2009 school year, the district had 1114 students classified as homeless by the state's Department of Education, or 3.0% of students in the district. [40] By 2010, the number of homeless students had grown to 1,580, the highest of any school district in the state. [41]

Teacher/student ratios

The following are the district's teacher/student staffing ratios (K–5 numbers have been updated for the 2019–20 school year):[ needs update ]

Student/staff profiles

All information below is as of October 1, 2014.

[42] [43] [44] [45]

See also

References

  1. "Superintendent: Beaverton School District". Beaverton School District. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1656535523/beavertonk12orus/r01zg3jn3xraueushjzo/2022-23AdoptedDocument.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "District Report Card" (PDF). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. Owen, Wendy (October 3, 2015). "Beaverton gains 815 students, Hillsboro loses 120 students". OregonLive. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. "Personnel". Beaverton School District. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Benson, Robert L. (October 19, 1976). "Historic Potpourri: Courthouse fire destroys school records in '20s". Hillsboro Argus . p. 10.
  7. Clark, Taylor (November 12, 2002). "A Picture Is Worth...a Million Bucks?". Willamette Week . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  8. Urenda, Gabby (February 28, 2021). "Renamed Tumwater Middle School honors Chinuk Wawa language". pamplinmedia.com. Portland Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  9. Clerkley, Bryant (September 8, 2021). "New Tumwater Middle School set to open as students return to school in Beaverton". kgw.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. "About Us: Facts and History". Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  11. "Cedar Park History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  12. "BSD Enrollment Forecast". Portland State University.
  13. "Return to in-person instruction" . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  14. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  15. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Multnomah County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Rynerson, Charles (October 2, 2023). "FLO BSD Forecast 2023 to 2032" (PDF). Beaverton School District. FLO Analytics. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  17. "Feeder Schools - Beaverton School District". www.beaverton.k12.or.us. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  18. "Outraged Beaverton Parents Question District's 'Final' Decision To Close Middle Grade Program". opb. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  19. Segar, Sally (April 20, 2022). "Next year is the last for two middle school sites in Beaverton". BeavertonValleyTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  20. "Feeder Schools - Beaverton School District". www.beaverton.k12.or.us. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  21. "Metro League: Schools & Sites".
  22. 1 2 Nakamura, Beth; Hammond, Betsy (September 6, 2017) [published online Sep. 5]. "Beaverton's new $185 million high school, Mountainside, opens". The Oregonian. p. A8. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  23. Balick, Lisa (December 2, 2015). "Beaverton SD boundary changes upsetting parents". KOIN 6 News. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  24. "Boundary Information". Beaverton School District. 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  25. "Beaverton School District: Feeder Schools, 2017–2018" (PDF). Beaverton School District. August 16, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  26. "Principal's Message - Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering". base.beaverton.k12.or.us. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  27. Owen, Wendy (September 25, 2014). "Beaverton's Summa program for highly gifted students continues to grow". OregonLive.
  28. Owen, Wendy (November 18, 2014). "Stoller/Springville crowding solutions top Beaverton School Board meeting". OregonLive. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  29. Owen, Wendy (November 23, 2015). "School gives up computer labs to keep gifted students". OregonLive. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  30. "Cedar Hills Starts Work On New Grade School" (May 7, 1950). The Sunday Oregonian, Section 1, p. 9.
  31. 1 2 Thompson, Carla (May 17, 1983). "Two Beaverton grade schools to close in fall". The Oregonian. p. MW1.
  32. 1 2 Ostergren, Jack (November 18, 1986). "District 48 OKs sale of schools". The Oregonian (West Metro ed.). p. B6.
  33. Graydon, Charlotte (May 6, 1983). "Leased schoolhouse teeming with activity". The Oregonian (West Metro ed.). p. D1.
  34. Bishop, Lauren (February 19, 2024). "Demolition continues on Merle Davies Building ahead of new Beaverton High construction". BeavertonValleyTimes.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  35. 1 2 Varner, Gerald H. (2000). School Days: A History of Public Schools In and Around Beaverton, Oregon, 1856–2000. pp. 21–22, 30–33. ISBN   0-9642353-3-1.
  36. Leeson, Jeanne (April 8, 1980). "Worthwhile experience: Children, industry share school rooms". The Oregonian (Washington County ed.). p. W1.
  37. "Once more with feeling". August 27, 2018.
  38. "School Board". Beaverton School District. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  39. "Board members". Beaverton School District. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  40. "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008–2009" (PDF). The Oregonian . p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  41. "High homeless numbers in Beaverton schools point to outreach". Beaverton Valley Times . January 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2014. Last September, the Oregon Department of Education released the state's homeless student count and Beaverton School District was at the top of that list with 1,580 students, followed by Medford and Portland districts.
  42. "Student and Teacher Profile". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  43. "Beaverton School District Statistics". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  44. "Student Race and Ethnicity" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  45. "Student Gender Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

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