Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0Cornelius’s public schools outscore 58% of Oregon districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cornelius, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 26% of students in Cornelius’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Oregon average (31%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oregon, not nationally.
From Oregon state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cornelius’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 161 Oregon towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cornelius’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 44% and 31% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Forest Grove School District 15 spends $17,570 per student and Hillsboro School District 1J $17,759, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Swallowtail School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cornelius’s grade
B: better than 58% of Oregon school districts, #71 of 142 Oregon towns. Graduation is above the Oregon average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cornelius, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Cornelius Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 372 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cornelius Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 372 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cornelius Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 372 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cornelius Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 372 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cornelius Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 372 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cornelius Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 372 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Cornelius · depends on your address
Echo Shaw Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 389 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Free Orchards Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 385 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cornelius runs its own schools through grade 12 (Forest Grove School District 15). From grade PK, students attend the Hillsboro School District 1J, shared with Hillsboro and North Plains. Its middle school is in Forest Grove. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Cornelius
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Cornelius vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Cornelius’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelius | B | Forest Grove School District 15 PK–12 · Hillsboro School District 1J PK–12 |
| Forest Grove | C | Forest Grove School District 15 |
Every school in Cornelius
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oregon’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cornelius’s schools
Are Cornelius’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Oregon: the public schools Cornelius children attend outscore 58% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #71 of 142 Oregon towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cornelius in?
Two districts: Forest Grove School District 15 runs grades PK–12, and Hillsboro School District 1J runs grades PK–12, shared with Hillsboro and North Plains.
Where do Cornelius kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Forest Grove High School, Century High School, Glencoe High School, Liberty High School and Hillsboro High School.
What is Cornelius’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Hillsboro School District 1J graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.
How much does Cornelius spend per student?
$17,570 in Forest Grove School District 15 and $17,759 in Hillsboro School District 1J (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Cornelius?
Yes: Swallowtail School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 145 students).
Parents talk
What Cornelius families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cornelius → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oregon. Stars are from neighbors.