J W Poynter Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Hillsboro, Oregon
J W Poynter Middle School in Hillsboro, Oregon enrolled 703 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 21.7 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
654 students in 2022-23, 687 students in 2023-24, 703 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.1 to 32.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 654 | 34.1 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 36.7 | 18.7 |
| 2024-25 | 703 | 32.3 | 21.7 |
21.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Oregon middle schools
Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 666 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J W Poynter Middle School enrolled 666 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 75 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 666 of the 666 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions75
- Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.3% of students were Hispanic, 36.3% White, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic45.3%
- White36.3%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Asian4.6%
- Black4.1%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at J W Poynter Middle School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 39% | 42% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 29% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Hillsboro
4 public middle schools in Hillsboro report 2024-25 enrollment; J W Poynter Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Jr High School | 728 | 21.0 | 67.4% |
| J W Poynter Middle School | 703 | 21.7 | 69.1% |
| South Meadows Middle School | 696 | 20.5 | 70.7% |
| R A Brown Middle School | 653 | 20.7 | 67.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about J W Poynter Middle School
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 728 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- South Meadows Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 696 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare J W Poynter Middle School with Evergreen Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hillsboro School District spends per student$16,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,743
- The largest public schools in OregonJ W Poynter Middle School is the number 38 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#38 of 207
- Oregon schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.21.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about J W Poynter Middle School
How many students attend J W Poynter Middle School?
703 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 654 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hillsboro, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at J W Poynter Middle School?
21.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is J W Poynter Middle School a Title I school?
J W Poynter Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at J W Poynter Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at J W Poynter Middle School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is J W Poynter Middle School in?
Hillsboro School District, NCES district ID 4100023. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410002301251 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.