The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Terra Linda Elementary School
Terra Linda Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Portland, Oregon, within the Beaverton School District 48J. For a parent or resident looking at this school, the first thing to know is that the state test results from the most recent school year place it well above the midpoint among districts in Washington County. The overall proficiency rate across math, English language arts, and science landed in the top quartile of the county, a strong signal that students here, taken as a whole, are performing at a level that exceeds most other schools in the area.
Looking at the subjects individually, English language arts scores are the school’s clearest strength, with a notably high share of students meeting the state benchmark. Math proficiency is also solid, though it varies a bit by grade, with one grade level pulling the average down slightly. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a smaller but still respectable share of students proficient. The school has only one year of the current state assessment data, so there is no trend to point to yet, but the single snapshot is encouraging. A parent may want to ask the school how they address the dip in math for a particular grade and whether they see that as a pattern or a one-year blip.
Student enrollment in the school is modest for a K-5 building. The student body is majority white, with a significant Hispanic population and a notable presence of Asian students and students of two or more races; African American students are a very small share, and there are no Native American or Native Hawaiian students reported. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a meaningful but not overwhelming portion. The school did not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent who wants to understand how the school serves those populations would need to follow up directly.
The neighborhood around the school sits in a high-cost housing market. Home values in the zip code are far above the state and national medians, and rents are similarly elevated. This points to an affluent area, though the free-and-reduced-lunch rate suggests that not every family is in the same economic situation. The broader context is Portland’s west side, a part of the metropolitan region that has seen significant tech and athletic-brand employment growth, along with upward pressure on housing over the past few decades. The school itself is in a largely residential, suburban-style pocket within the city limits.
The district, Beaverton School District, is one of the larger in Oregon. A recent noteworthy change was the opening of Tumwater Middle School in 2021, which shifted feeder patterns for some elementary schools. Terra Linda likely feeds into one of the district’s middle schools, so a family with a young child might want to consider which middle school path their address is on.
The school has no high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Civil rights and discipline data, plus staffing and attendance information, were not available in the data provided. The school is not a charter or magnet, and there is no Title I status indicated. For a family seeking a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade option in a high-performing district and a costly housing market, Terra Linda’s test results are a clear positive. The gaps in student support data mean that families with children with disabilities or language needs will want to ask direct questions before deciding.
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