The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Middleton Elementary School
Middleton Elementary School serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade five and is one of four elementary schools in the Sherwood School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet school, and it sits within a residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland. The student body is small for an elementary school serving this grade span, and the composition is predominantly white, with a modest share of students who identify as two or more races, a smaller share who are Hispanic, and smaller shares across other groups. A relatively low share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, meaning the school serves a population with comparatively low economic need.
State assessment results are available for the most recent testing year. In English language arts, proficiency rates across third, fourth, and fifth grades range from a solid majority to a strong majority, with the highest rate in fifth grade. In math, proficiency rates also vary by grade, with fourth graders showing the highest rate and fifth graders showing a dip relative to the earlier grades. Science, which is tested only in fifth grade, shows a rate that falls below the majority mark. Taken together, across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile when compared to other districts in Washington County. This is a strong showing for a school whose student demographics are not high-poverty, but it still reflects a meaningful gap in science achievement that a parent may want to explore further with the school.
The school offers Pre-Kindergarten on site, which is a program the district has expanded to three of its four elementary schools. The district also has a Dual Language Immersion program, but it is housed at a different elementary school, not at Middleton. The school's grade band stops at grade five, so there is no high school graduation data to report, nor any chronic absenteeism data available in this profile. Staffing and discipline data are also absent from the record.
Sherwood itself is a primarily residential suburb that experienced rapid growth from the 1990s through the 2010s, though the most recent estimate shows a slight decline in population. The housing market in the area carries a price well above the national median, and the cost of a home relative to income is elevated, making this a community where housing is expensive. The school sits within a district that recently made a major investment in its high school campus, opening a new facility with modern academic and career-technical facilities. That investment signals a long-term commitment to the upper grade levels, but it does not directly affect the elementary experience.
A parent considering Middleton Elementary should see a school with a comfortable size, a low-poverty student body, and academic proficiency that is generally above the county average, particularly in English and math through fourth grade. The fifth grade math dip and the science proficiency rate are the main soft spots in an otherwise solid academic picture. The community is suburban and family-oriented, with a historic downtown, parks, and local events, but the housing market is expensive and the built environment is largely auto-dependent outside the small downtown core. The school does not host the district's bilingual program, so families seeking that option would need to look at Hawks View Elementary instead.
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