📍 1535 NE Grant St, Hillsboro, Washington County, 97124
J W Poynter Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hillsboro, Washington County. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsboro SD 1J school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J W Poynter Middle School enrolls 654 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 277 | 42% |
| White | 255 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 39 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 654 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J W Poynter Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
J W Poynter Middle School is one of 36 schools in Hillsboro SD 1J, based in Hillsboro, Oregon. The district serves 18,781 students district-wide and employs 1,022 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 654 students, J W Poynter Middle School is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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