The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenway Elementary School
Greenway Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Beaverton School District in Washington County, Oregon. It is a regular public school located on SW Downing Drive in Beaverton, a mid-sized city in the Portland metropolitan area that serves as both a major economic center and a residential community with distinct neighborhoods. The school draws from the surrounding suburban residential areas that characterize much of Beaverton’s housing stock.
The school is a mid-sized elementary for its grade band. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. The largest groups are white students and Hispanic students, with smaller shares identifying as two or more races, Black, and Asian; the remaining representation includes Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a higher-need economic context compared to many schools in the district. Data on the share of students with individualized education programs and English learner status was not available in this profile.
On the 2024-2025 Oregon statewide assessments, proficiency rates across tested subjects and grade levels fell in a range that placed overall proficiency above the midpoint relative to other districts in Washington County. However, the rates themselves point to areas where a family may want to understand the school’s academic program more closely. In English language arts, the share of students meeting the state proficiency benchmark varied by grade, with the highest rate in fifth grade and the lowest in third grade. In mathematics, proficiency rates were lower across the board, ranging from a share in fourth grade to a share in fifth grade. Science, tested only in fifth grade, had a proficiency rate that fell between the math and English results.
Because only one year of assessment data was available, there is no trend to report on whether scores are improving or declining over time. This single snapshot gives a starting point but not a trajectory.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, discipline data, chronic absenteeism rates, and staffing information were not available in the data provided. These gaps often reflect what is reported at the district level rather than the school level, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about school climate, teacher turnover, and attendance patterns.
Beaverton as a community has a strong civic and economic identity. It hosts major technology companies as part of the broader Silicon Forest, and it is the headquarters of Nike. The city has concentrated development around its MAX Light Rail stations, with a downtown core that includes a performing arts center, a library, a farmer’s market, and food cart pods. Much of the city remains suburban and car-dependent, with walkable street life centered around the downtown and transit center rather than spread evenly.
The Beaverton School District recently opened a new middle school in 2021, which redrew some feeder patterns and could affect which middle school Greenway students eventually attend. Families looking ahead to the transition from elementary to middle school may want to confirm the current feeder pathway for Greenway.
Housing in the area carries a price that places it above the state median, reflecting the broader Portland regional market. Rents are consistent with that pattern. The local unemployment rate and median household income align with national trends, though the affordability of homeownership relative to income is stretched, as it is across much of the metro area.
Greenway Elementary presents as a school with a diverse student body and a higher proportion of students from lower-income households. Its academic results on the most recent state assessments were mixed, with English language arts proficiency stronger than mathematics, and the overall proficiency profile ranking above the midpoint among the county’s districts. Families considering the school will want to look into the specific instructional supports in math and how the school addresses the learning needs of its population, particularly given that only single-year data is available. The surrounding community offers the amenities of a mid-sized city with strong transit connections and a mix of suburban residential life and downtown activity.
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