The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Edward Byrom Elementary School
Edward Byrom Elementary School serves students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Tigard-Tualatin School District, a suburban Portland district. The school is located in Tualatin, a city described by its own government as having a balanced mix of residential, commercial, and industrial land. Tualatin lacks a traditional downtown; its civic and commercial life is spread across destinations like Tualatin Commons, the Tualatin Public Library, and large retail centers such as Bridgeport Village. The city is auto-oriented, built around interstate and highway access, though it has a substantial network of parks and trails. Major employers include semiconductor manufacturing, a hospital, and consumer goods companies, giving the local economy an industrial and professional mix.
Byrom Elementary is one of five district schools within Tualatin city limits. The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its enrollment is small for a PK-5 building, with a student body that is predominantly White. Hispanic students make up the second largest group, and the remainder is split among students who identify as two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a moderate share of families with lower household income. Data on the share of students with individualized education plans or who are English learners was not reported.
On state assessments for the 2024-2025 school year, Byrom’s results show a varied picture across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency rates rose from third grade through fifth, with the fifth-grade figure notably stronger than the lower grades. In math, the rates declined slightly as students moved up from third to fifth grade, with each grade below half of students meeting the proficiency bar. Fifth-grade science proficiency fell just below the half mark. When taken together as a single composite index, Byrom’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint among schools in Washington County. The school’s proficiency trend data covers only one year, so there is no basis for seeing whether performance is heading up or down over time. Byrom does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The school’s student composition and academic results suggest a few things for a family considering this school. The mixed proficiency data, particularly the lower math scores in the upper elementary grades, is a soft spot that a parent may want to look into further with the school. The strongest area appears to be fifth-grade English language arts. Because grade-level testing begins in third, the school’s approach to early literacy and math in the primary grades is not visible in the state data alone. The school is part of a district for which the brief turned up little in the way of recent major changes or strategic initiatives, meaning no notable district-level disruptions or new programs were identified in the public record.
For housing context, the area around the school has seen home values modestly decline year over year, while rents have also slightly dropped. The cost of buying a home in the 97062 ZIP code is well above the state benchmark for Oregon, and the estimated monthly mortgage is notably higher than the typical rent. This makes the school zone one where renting is substantially cheaper than buying at current interest rates. The national unemployment rate and median household income data in the brief are national figures, not specific to Tualatin, so a local economic comparison is not available from this data. The district brief did not surface any notable boundary or program changes, so families should verify the attendance area for Byrom directly with the district.
Overall, Edward Byrom Elementary is a mid-sized suburban elementary school with a largely White student body, a moderate level of economic diversity, and academic performance that centers around the middle to upper-middle range of Washington County schools. The school’s early grades are not covered by state testing, and math results in grades three through five are a weaker area relative to its reading scores. For a family already living in or moving to Tualatin, Byrom offers a regular public school pathway in a community that is suburban, car-dependent, and has seen recent growth, with the usual considerations around housing costs.
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