Flex Online School, Hillsboro OR

Original Research by School Decision on Flex Online School

FLEX Online School is a full-time public online school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade, operated by Beaverton School District 48J and physically based in Hillsboro. It is a regular public school, not a charter or alternative school, and its entire academic model is remote. For families considering this school, the central question is how a fully virtual, self-paced program fits a student’s learning style, rather than whether the school resembles a traditional building-based campus.

The school enrolls a mid-sized student body for an online program serving all thirteen grades. The grade distribution leans heavily toward the upper grades, with high school students making up a substantial majority of the enrollment. The student population is diverse in its racial and ethnic composition. Very few students are in the primary grades. Data on economic disadvantage, disability status, and English learner classification were not available, so a family should ask the school directly about supports for those student groups.

On state assessments, which are the most recent available test results, proficiency rates show a clear pattern. In English language arts, the school performs above the midpoint among districts in Washington County. At the elementary grade levels, a majority of tested students met the bar, while middle school rates dropped to just under half proficient in seventh and eighth grades. In mathematics, proficiency was lower across the board, with rates declining from a little over half of third graders to just over a quarter of eighth graders. Science results at fifth and eighth grades were in a similar range to the math outcomes. Because these are the first available assessment results for the school — no prior year data was present — there is no trend to examine. A family should note that online school populations can differ from brick-and-mortar schools in ways that affect test participation and results, and it would be reasonable to ask how the school supports students who are below grade level in math.

A graduation rate was not reported, likely because the state does not yet have enough graduating cohorts from this program to publish a rate. Families with high school students should inquire directly about on-time graduation and postsecondary planning.

The school’s home district, Beaverton School District 48J, opened Tumwater Middle School in fall 2021 to relieve overcrowding and adjust feeder patterns. That change is most relevant to families who may also consider in-person schools within the district, but it does not directly affect FLEX Online’s operation or curriculum.

Hillsboro, where the school’s administrative office is located, is a large, fast-growing city west of Portland that anchors Oregon’s high-tech corridor. Major employers like Intel, Nike, and Genentech draw a substantial daily commuter workforce. The city has a historic downtown, a light rail connection to Portland, multiple farmers’ markets, and more than thirty parks. The housing market is expensive, with home values and rents near the top of the state. For families relocating to the area, Hillsboro offers a suburban-to-urban mix with strong job opportunities, but the cost of housing is a real consideration.

FLEX Online School is a fit for a family that wants a K-12 public school education delivered fully virtually, with the flexibility that comes from not attending a physical campus. The strongest academic area based on available data is English language arts at the elementary level. The math scores and the lack of trend data or a graduation rate are open questions a family should discuss with the school. The student body skews heavily toward high school, so a family with a younger child should understand how the school builds community and provides structure for a remote learner. The Hillsboro context is that of an expensive, economically vibrant metro area, but the school itself does not tie a student to a specific neighborhood or attendance boundary.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

80-89%Cohort of 31 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

326 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 48% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 48% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 48% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 41% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 44% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 39% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 50% · ▲ 12 pts above district

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

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 55% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 59% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 51% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 54% · ▼ 9 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 50% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 42% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 33% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

This schoolBeaverton SD 48J, 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.