The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in English language arts. The lowest is 48% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hawks View Elementary School
Hawks View Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Sherwood, part of the Sherwood School District. The school is a regular public elementary school, not a charter, and sits in a suburban community southwest of Portland. Sherwood blends a historic Old Town with modern amenities and has seen rapid population growth over the last several decades before a recent leveling off. The housing market in the area is expensive; home values and rents are well above national averages, reflecting the broader Portland-area market. A substantial share of households are owner-occupied, and the community is family-oriented.
The student body of nearly 450 students is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population that makes up about one-fifth of the school. A significant share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners in the available data, so those proportions are unknown; a parent may want to ask the school directly about its special education and English language support services.
Academically, Hawks View Elementary performs above the midpoint when compared with other schools across Washington County. In fact, it lands in the top quartile among all districts in the county on a combined proficiency index. State test results from the most recent year show proficiency rates that climb across grade levels in English language arts, with the strongest results in fifth grade. Math proficiency rates are more modest, declining slightly from third to fifth grade, though they remain at a level where a majority of students in each tested grade meet the standard. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows just under half of students proficient. These are single-year results, so there is no trend data available to say whether performance is rising or falling. A parent should consider these scores alongside the fact that the school is a regular public elementary serving a generally middle- to upper-middle-income community, and the proficiency pattern is consistent with a school that performs solidly but not at the top end of the region.
The school offers a Dual Language Immersion program, which was publicly reported as an expansion within the district. Pre-kindergarten is also available at Hawks View, a relatively uncommon offering at the elementary level that gives families an early childhood option within the school building. The district recently opened a new high school campus, but that is a secondary-level investment and does not directly affect the elementary experience.
Civil rights data, discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, and staffing ratios were not available in the data provided. Without those, it is not possible to assess school climate or whether certain groups of students experience the school differently. A parent interested in those areas would need to visit the school and ask about its approach to student support and behavior.
The school is one of four elementary schools in a compact district. Each elementary feeds into a single middle school and a single high school, so the pathway through the Sherwood schools is straightforward. For families who value a consistent feeder pattern and the option of a dual language track starting in elementary school, Hawks View offers both. The community context is suburban, with auto-dependent commercial strips and a historic downtown core that provides some walkability. The school sits on its own campus, not clustered downtown, and the surrounding neighborhoods are largely single-family homes. This is a setting that suits families looking for a stable, middle-class suburban school environment with solid academic performance and a clear district pathway, rather than a school with standout national recognition or a highly diverse student body.
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