# Beaverton School District

The Beaverton School District (BSD 48J) is a school district in and around Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It serves students throughout Beaverton, Hillsboro, Aloha, and unincorporated neighborhoods of Portland, OR. The Beaverton Elementary School District 48 was established in 1876, with other elementary districts later merged into the district. The elementary district was later merged with the high school district (10J) to create a unified school district. It is the third-largest school district in the state, with an enrollment of 39,180 students as of 2022. For the 2022–2023 school year, the district had a total budget of $622.8 million.
The district employs over 2,100 teachers at its 34 elementary, nine middle, and six high schools as well as several option schools. Mountainside High School, the district's sixth high school, opened in 2017. Tumwater Middle School (previously Timberland), the district's ninth middle school, opened in the fall of 2021.

## History

District 48 was established in 1876 as the "Beaverton Elementary School District", serving grades 1–8. Over the years it merged with other elementary districts and finally, in July 1960, merged with the Beaverton High School District to create one unified school district. The district has followed the trends throughout the US, establishing schools for 7th–9th grades in the mid-1960s (to make a 6-3-3 system) and then in 1994 moving 6th grade into middle school and 9th grade back into high school to form the current 5-3-4 configuration.
The Beaverton School District's school-age population grew by 44% in the 1990s, but by only 14% in the 2000s. The median age in the district increased from 33.3 in 2000 to 35.3 in 2010. The total population of the area under the district's jurisdiction was 253,198 as of the 2010 census.
From March 2020 - March 2021, all students were instructed remotely either through online learning or through comprehensive distance learning. Return to in-person instruction began in April, 2021 with a hybrid model. About half of the district's students chose in-person hybrid instruction with the rest choosing to continue comprehensive distance learning

## Boundary

Its service area in Washington County includes: Almost all of Beaverton, portions of Hillsboro and Tigard, all of the census-designated places of Cedar Hills, Garden Home–Whitford, Marlene Village, and Oak Hills, and portions of the census-designated places of Aloha, Bethany, Cedar Mill, Metzger, Raleigh Hills, Rockcreek, and West Slope.
The district extends into Multnomah County, where it includes a small portion of Portland.

## Schools
### Elementary schools

| School | Enrollment* | Mascot | Principal | Feeder to |
| Aloha-Huber Park** | 893 | Cougar | Sarita Amaya | Mountain View |
| Barnes | 590 | Bobcat | Edgar Solares | Meadow Park |
| Beaver Acres | 708 | Beaver | Angela Tran | Meadow Park |
| Bethany | 528 | Bobcat | Toni Rosenquist | Five Oaks |
| Bonny Slope | 655 | Bobcat | Cary Meier | Tumwater |
| Cedar Mill | 428 | Lumberjack | Amy Chamberlain | Tumwater |
| Chehalem | 459 | Mustang | Melissa Holz | Cedar Park, Mountain View |
| Cooper Mountain | 461 | Cougar | Ali Montelongo | Highland Park, Mountain View |
| Elmonica | 550 | Engineer | Kalay McNamee | Five Oaks, Meadow Park |
| Errol Hassell | 426 | Hornet | Paul Marietta | Mountain View |
| Findley | 636 | Dragon | Sherry Marsh | Tumwater |
| Fir Grove | 387 | Furry Grover | Erin Miles | Highland Park |
| Greenway | 318 | Cougar | Jennifer Whitten | Conestoga |
| Hazeldale | 467 | Hawk | Bao Vang | Highland Park, Mountain View |
| Hiteon | 634 | Hawk | Janet Maza | Conestoga |
| Jacob Wismer | 727 | Eagles | Laurie Huntwork | Stoller |
| Kinnaman | 599 | Coyote | Ashlee Hudson | Mountain View |
| McKay | 269 | Wolf | Erin Kollings | Conestoga, Whitford |
| McKinley | 634 | Mountain Lion | Brian Curl | Five Oaks, Meadow Park |
| Montclair | 319 | Red-Tailed Hawk | Angee Sillian | Whitford |
| Nancy Ryles | 630 | Crocodile | Monica Arbow | Conestoga, Highland Park |
| Oak Hills | 551 | Otter | Thao Do Gwilliam | Five Oaks, Tumwater |
| Raleigh Hills** | 522 | Panther | Jennifer DeMartino | Whitford |
| Raleigh Park | 332 | Tiger | Aki Mori | Whitford |
| Ridgewood | 410 | Roadrunner | Meghan Warren | Cedar Park |
| Rock Creek | 632 | Rocket | Tiffany Wiencken | Five Oaks |
| Sato | 649 | Raccoon | Annie Pleau | Stoller |
| Scholls Heights | 571 | Knight | Tracy Bariao-Arce | Conestoga |
| Sexton Mountain | 511 | Eagle | Cherie Reese | Highland Park |
| Springville** | 884 | Wolf | Christy Batsell | Stoller |
| Terra Linda | 349 | Tiger | Wendy Bernard | Tumwater |
| Vose | 693 | Owl | Monique Singleton | Whitford |
| West Tualatin View | 336 | All-Star | Scarlet Valentine | Cedar Park |
| William Walker | 487 | Wildcat | Derek Johnston | Cedar Park |
*Enrollment numbers are for 2019-2020 school year.
**Springville and Raleigh Hills were previously K-8 schools, with a choice for students in grades 6-8 to remain but were transitioned to K-5 in the 2023-2024 school year. Aloha-Huber Park remains a K-8 for dual language immersion students.

### Middle schools

The Beaverton School District operates nine middle schools housing 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Prior to the 1994–95 school year they housed students in grades 7–9, as a part of the district's 6-3-3 plan established in the 1960s.
| Name | Enrollment* | Mascot | Principal | Feeder to |
| Cedar Park | 941 | Timberwolf | Shannon Anderson | Beaverton High School |
| Conestoga | 975 | Cougar | Jared Freeman | Mountainside, Southridge |
| Five Oaks | 1,010 | Falcon | Kelly Laverne | Westview High School |
| Highland Park | 777 | Raider | Curtis Semana | Mountainside, Southridge |
| Meadow Park | 834 | Eagle | Johanna Castillo | Aloha, Beaverton, Sunset |
| Mountain View | 853 | Mountaineer | Wendy Rider | Aloha, Mountainside |
| Stoller | 924 | Jaguar | Kelly Angelina | Sunset, Westview |
| Tumwater | 998 | Rapids | Matthew Smith | Sunset High School |
| Whitford | 706 | Wildcat | Zan Hess | Beaverton, Southridge |
*Enrollment numbers are for 2019-2020 school year.

### High schools

High schools in Beaverton are part of the 6A-2 Metro League for interscholastic athletics and activities. The newest, Mountainside High School, opened in September 2017 for freshmen and sophomores. As a result, the district began planning to alter its high school boundaries. The boundary changes were approved in June 2017 and went into effect at the beginning of the 2017–2018 school year.
| School | Enrollment* | Mascot | Principal | Feeder schools |
| Aloha High School | 1.751 | Warrior | Matt Casteel | Meadow Park Middle School Mountain View Middle School |
| Beaverton High School | 1,469 | Beaver | Andrew Kearl | Cedar Park Middle School Meadow Park Middle School Whitford Middle School |
| Mountainside High School | 1,787 | Maverick | Todd Corsetti | Conestoga Middle School Highland Park Middle School Mountain View Middle School |
| Southridge High School | 1,380 | Skyhawk | David Nieslanik | Conestoga Middle School Highland Park Middle School Whitford Middle School |
| Sunset High School | 1,971 | Apollo | Elisa Schorr | Meadow Park Middle School Stoller Middle School Tumwater Middle School |
| Westview High School | 2,382 | Wildcat | Matt Pedersen | Five Oaks Middle School Stoller Middle School |
*Enrollment numbers are for 2019-2020 school year.

### Option schools
#### Arts & Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA)

* Focuses on the arts for 6th through 12th grade students. Principal: Bjorn Paige.

#### Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering (BASE)

* A merger of the former schools Beaverton Health & Science School and School of Science and Technology. Principal: Diane Fitzpatrick.

#### International School of Beaverton (ISB)

* Offers the International Baccalaureate program for 6th through 12th grade students. Principal: Andrew Gillford.

#### Merlo Station High School (MSHS)

* Houses Community School, Merlo Station Night School, and School of Science and Technology. Principal: Rachel Sip.

#### Rachel Carson Environmental Middle School (RCEMS)

* Located at Cedar Park Middle School, it focuses on environmental science for 6th through 8th grade students. Principal: Shirley Brock.

#### Summa

* Programs at Meadow Park, Whitford, Stoller and Tumwater middle schools for talented and gifted students. 795 students were enrolled in Summa classes at five middle schools for the 2014–2015 school year.
* In November 2014 a plan to move Summa students who attend Stoller Middle School to the newly constructed Tumwater middle school as a solution to overcrowding was proposed, but was delayed in November 2015 due to opposition from parents and school administration.

### Closed schools
#### Cedar Hills Elementary School

* Built in the early 1950s; closed in 1983. The building was repurposed as the Cedar Hills Recreation Center of the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD), initially leased from BSD, but sold to THPRD circa late 1986.

#### Garden Home Elementary School

* Closed in 1982 and leased to THPRD, who put it to use as the Garden Home Community Center starting later the same year. The building was later sold to THPRD.

#### Merle Davies Elementary School (named Beaverton Grade School until 1949)

* Opened in 1938; closed in 1983. Upon closure, the building became an annex to Beaverton High School (located adjacent) until 2024, when the building was demolished to make room for construction of a new building for the high school.

#### Sunset Valley Elementary School

* Opened in 1948, and closed in 1980. The building and property were purchased in 1979 by Electro Scientific Industries, which used it until the mid-1990s. That building was since razed and replaced by a Home Depot.

#### C. E. Mason Elementary School

* The building is now used as Arts & Communication Magnet Academy.

## Administration
### School board

According to the Beaverton School District's website, the school board is "responsible for providing an education program for students living within the District boundaries." The board members for the 2022–2023 school year are Susan Greenberg, Sunita Garg, Eric Simpson, Vice Chair Karen Pérez, Ugonna Enyinnaya, Becky Tymchuk and Chair Tom Colett.

### Superintendent

The current Beaverton School District superintendent is Dr. Gustavo Balderas, who has served since July 1, 2022.

## Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 1114 students classified as homeless by the state's Department of Education, or 3.0% of students in the district. By 2010, the number of homeless students had grown to 1,580, the highest of any school district in the state.

### Teacher/student ratios

The following are the district's teacher/student staffing ratios (K-5 numbers have been updated for the 2019–2020 school year):
* Kindergarten - 1:26.95
* Grades 1–5 - 1:30.48
* Grades 6–8 - 1:35.50
* Grades 9–12 - 1:26.4

### Student/staff profiles

All information below is as of October 1, 2014.
* Ethnicity:
** 13% Asian
** 3% Black
** 24% Hispanic or Latino
** 1% Native American/Alaska Native
** 1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
** 52% White
** 7% Other (includes students identifying with more than one of the categories above or students not identifying with any of the categories above)
* Number of primary languages spoken in students' homes: 94
* Percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch: 36.6%
* Percentage of students qualifying for special education services: 12.1%
* Percentage of Talented and Gifted students: 13.5%
* Percentage of ESL students: 13.3%
* Percentage of male students: 51%
* Percentage of female students: 49%
* High school dropout rate: 2.7% as of 2013–14, lower than Oregon's average of 3.9%
* Graduation rate: 79.7%, higher than Oregon's average of 72%
* Number of staff:
** Teachers: 2,330
** Classified employees: 1,710
** School administration: 92
** District administration: 30
** Total number: 4,162
* Teachers with a master's degree or higher: 87%
* Average years teaching experience: 14.6
* Salary range: $39,100 - $80,253