City View Charter School, Hillsboro OR

Original Research by School Decision on City View Charter School

City View Charter School is a small K-8 charter school serving a corner of Hillsboro, within the larger Hillsboro School District. As a charter, it operates with some independence from the district’s standard programming, though it is still a regular public school in structure. The enrollment is modest, with each grade from kindergarten through eighth grade housing roughly similar-sized groups. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller but noticeable share of Hispanic students and even smaller representations of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About one-fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is relatively low for the area and suggests a less economically stressed peer environment than many schools in the region.

Academically, City View Charter posts results that stand out among its Washington County peers. On the state assessments administered during the 2024-2025 school year, proficiency in English language arts and math generally rises as students move through the grades. In the primary grades, just under half of students met the bar in both subjects, but by sixth grade a clear majority were proficient in each. By eighth grade, the proficiency rate in ELA crossed well above three-quarters of students, and math saw a similar climb, with roughly seven in ten meeting the standard. Science results are lower, especially at fifth grade, where about a third of students were proficient, though eighth-grade science was closer to half. Overall, when the school’s performance is averaged across all tested subjects and grades, it places in the top quarter of all districts in Washington County. That is a genuine strength, though it is important to note that only a single year of testing data is available, so there is no trend line to show whether this is a stable level or a one-year snapshot.

Because the school only serves kindergarten through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate, college readiness data, or chronic absenteeism measure to report. A parent looking for high school pathways would need to look ahead to the Hillsboro district’s high schools or other options. The school’s own program offerings, staffing ratios, and disciplinary statistics are not included in the data, which limits a full picture of the daily experience.

Set in Hillsboro, the school sits in a city that blends suburban residential neighborhoods, a historic downtown, and enormous high-tech campuses like Intel and Genentech. Hillsboro is growing steadily, with a mix of new housing developments and established neighborhoods. The housing market in the school’s zip code is expensive relative to national norms: home values are above the state median, and rents are high, though they have softened slightly. A typical household would need a strong income to live comfortably here. The district itself has invested in modernizing facilities, with new elementary schools opened in recent years, and has adopted a strategic plan focused on post-secondary preparation and student experience.

For whom does City View Charter fit? A family looking for a small, charter-run elementary and middle school within a large suburban district will find it here. The academic record, based on the most recent state tests, shows a school that performs above many of its county neighbors, particularly in the upper grades. The demographic profile is less diverse than the city as a whole, and the relatively low share of students in poverty may appeal to some families while others may want to know more about how the school serves students with disabilities or English learners, for which no data was available. The lack of any multi-year academic trends means a parent should ask the school directly about its consistency over time. This is a school that, based on what is reported, offers a solid academic foundation through eighth grade in a growing, economically vibrant city.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 39% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 35% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 27% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 29% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 29% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 28% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 37% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 39% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 41% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 666%

School 66% · District 44% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 767%

School 67% · District 37% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 37% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 27% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 26% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

This schoolHillsboro SD 1J, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.