Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0Metzger’s public schools outscore 79% of Oregon districts
On the state math tests, 35% of Metzger’s students scored proficient, above the Oregon average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Metzger, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 81% 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.
Metzger’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 44% and 31% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,015 per student, against $17,749 across Oregon (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Metzger’s grade
A−: better than 79% of Oregon school districts, #35 of 142 Oregon towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Oregon average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Metzger, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Twality Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Hazelbrook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 792 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
Thomas R Fowler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 744 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
7th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Twality Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Hazelbrook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 792 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
Thomas R Fowler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 744 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
8th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Twality Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,006 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Hazelbrook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 792 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
Thomas R Fowler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 744 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
9th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Tigard High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,771 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Tualatin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
10th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Tigard High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,771 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Tualatin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
11th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Tigard High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,771 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Tualatin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
12th grade in Metzger · depends on your address
Tigard High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,771 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Tigard
Tualatin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tualatin
Metzger’s public schools are run by Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J, which also serves Durham, King City, Tigard and Tualatin. Parts of Metzger (5% of its land) are served by Beaverton School District 48J instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Metzger vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Oregon towns that share Metzger’s borders.
Every school in Metzger
16 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 Metzger’s schools
Are Metzger’s schools good?
By Oregon’s own tests, yes: the public schools Metzger children attend outscore 79% of Oregon’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #35 of 142 Oregon towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Metzger in?
Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,342 students in 19 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Metzger are served by Beaverton School District 48J.
Where do Metzger kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Tigard High School and Tualatin High School.
What is Metzger’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J graduated in four years, against 81% across Oregon.
How much does Metzger spend per student?
$18,015 in Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J (FY2024), against $17,749 across Oregon. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Metzger families are saying about school.
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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.