J W Poynter Middle School

Summary:

J W Poynter Middle School is a public middle school located in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 654 students. The school is part of the Hillsboro School District 1J, which is ranked 56 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While J W Poynter Middle School has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, such as African American and Multi-racial students, it has struggled in other areas. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 96th out of 383 Oregon middle schools in 2015-2016 to its current ranking of 220th out of 371 in 2023-2024, indicating a decline in overall performance. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the district and state averages. When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as R.A. Brown Middle School, J W Poynter Middle School tends to underperform.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.39% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance. To address these challenges, the school and Hillsboro School District 1J may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to support student learning and improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1535 NE Grant St
       Hillsboro, OR  97124-3421


(503) 844-1580

District: Hillsboro School District 1J

SchoolDigger Rank:
220th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,256 Help


Students who attend J W Poynter Middle School usually attend:

High:    Liberty High School

Feeder schools for J W Poynter Middle School:

Elementary:    Eastwood Elementary School
    Lenox Elementary School
    Mooberry Elementary School
    Orenco Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  654

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.4%
White:
39.0%
Two or more races:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details J W Poynter Middle School ranks worse than 59.3% of middle schools in Oregon. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Hillsboro School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.79. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details J W Poynter Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Hillsboro School District 1J. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.4%), White (39%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J W Poynter Middle School is 19.1, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Hillsboro School District 1J! (See more...)
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Compare J W Poynter Middle School employs 34.1 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at J W Poynter Middle School is $18,256. 2 middle schools in the Hillsboro School District 1J spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J W Poynter Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks J W Poynter Middle School 220th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See J W Poynter Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Hillsboro School District 1J:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillsboro School District 1J 56th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for J W Poynter Middle School

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Rank History for all students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 56.64 112th 270 58.5%
2005 40.63 168th 271 38.0%
2006 39.81 188th 285 34.0%
2007 36.29 217th 295 26.4%
2008 38.31 220th 315 30.2%
2009 27.22 262nd 323 18.9%
2010 40.89 219th 343 36.2%
2011 52.50 177th 357 50.4%
2012 32.12 309th 395 21.8%
2013 44.64 230th 377 39.0%
2014 44.77 226th 382 40.8%
2015 66.06 109th 381 71.4%
2016 68.04 96th 383 74.9%
2017 56.93 142nd 382 62.8%
2018 57.35 141st 384 63.3%
2019 45.10 202nd 379 46.7%
2022 33.91 239th 367 34.9%
2023 45.66 179th 380 52.9%
2024 37.79 220th 371 40.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.78 31st 137 77.4%
2019 40.18 67th 115 41.7%
2022 43.03 54th 110 50.9%
2023 70.34 22nd 114 80.7%
2024 68.37 27th 125 78.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.51 124th 206 39.8%
2019 42.25 69th 156 55.8%
2022 55.51 44th 143 69.2%
2023 32.38 106th 150 29.3%
2024 33.64 105th 153 31.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.89 152nd 325 53.2%
2019 29.23 208th 282 26.2%
2022 34.14 235th 364 35.4%
2023 38.42 195th 312 37.5%
2024 29.78 183rd 244 25.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.98 15th 26 42.3%
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Rank History for Female students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.65 131st 342 61.7%
2019 42.77 167th 277 39.7%
2022 32.46 216th 310 30.3%
2023 45.19 161st 323 50.2%
2024 35.29 198th 313 36.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.80 53rd 93 43.0%
2023 54.27 60th 103 41.7%
2024 41.67 74th 103 28.2%
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Rank History for Male students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.07 141st 341 58.7%
2019 40.85 169th 291 41.9%
2022 37.10 180th 312 42.3%
2023 48.86 131st 318 58.8%
2024 40.56 184th 323 43.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.96 24th 61 60.7%
2019 45.97 22nd 39 43.6%
2022 57.87 16th 41 61.0%
2023 46.52 20th 42 52.4%
2024 47.95 20th 39 48.7%
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Rank History for African American students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.89 10th 21 52.4%
2024 57.76 8th 23 65.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.22 146th 210 30.5%
2019 29.71 144th 191 24.6%
2022 20.03 179th 194 7.7%
2023 34.02 134th 201 33.3%
2024 21.11 171st 196 12.8%
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Rank History for White students at J W Poynter Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.94 82nd 357 77.0%
2019 65.17 107th 344 68.9%
2022 58.40 124th 355 65.1%
2023 67.33 83rd 360 76.9%
2024 62.51 106th 349 69.6%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for J W Poynter Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 511 1 21 196 6 n/a n/a 0 735
1998 453 6 28 120 6 n/a n/a 0 613
1999 447 14 19 133 7 n/a n/a 0 620
2000 438 16 27 152 2 n/a n/a 0 635
2001 419 18 35 164 6 n/a n/a 0 642
2002 444 21 35 200 4 n/a n/a 0 704
2003 444 21 35 200 4 n/a n/a 0 704
2004 481 19 31 230 6 n/a n/a 1 768
2005 446 13 37 268 2 n/a n/a 4 770
2006 404 13 43 259 3 n/a n/a 0 722
2007 401 19 37 299 1 n/a n/a 9 766
2008 394 20 35 319 1 n/a n/a 31 800
2009 392 20 43 276 2 n/a n/a 37 770
2010 381 17 37 204 7 n/a n/a 26 672
2011 391 12 39 212 4 2 37 0 697
2012 344 24 36 236 8 3 43 0 694
2013 367 26 34 255 10 6 25 0 723
2014 382 14 36 262 10 9 29 0 742
2015 378 16 51 265 8 7 47 0 772
2016 350 20 51 269 7 7 42 0 746
2017 347 17 54 277 8 10 39 0 752
2018 373 9 47 263 8 8 56 0 764
2019 341 16 44 283 9 7 55 1 756
2020 332 25 41 271 12 8 51 0 740
2021 263 15 29 281 10 8 52 0 658
2022 275 19 33 269 6 5 58 1 666
2023 255 21 39 277 4 5 51 2 654

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J W Poynter Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 735 40.1 18.3 29.7
1998 613 32.0 19.2 22
1999 620 29.4 21.1 33.7
2000 635 31.9 19.9 40
2001 642 34.4 18.7 33.8
2002 704 35.2 20.0 40.3
2003 704 35.2 20.0 40.3
2004 768 33.4 23.0 43.5
2005 770 36.8 20.9 48
2006 722 35.0 20.6 49.3
2007 766 42.9 17.9 48.3
2008 800 38.4 20.8 50.8
2009 770 37.7 20.4 53.1
2010 672 30.6 21.9 50.8
2011 697 32.0 21.7 44.3
2012 694 26.4 26.2 49
2013 723 28.3 25.5 46.2
2014 742 29.2 25.3 48.9
2015 772 33.0 23.3 44.4
2016 746 32.0 23.3 42.1
2017 752 32.2 23.2 46
2018 764 32.8 23.2 43.1
2019 756 33.7 22.3 41.7
2020 740 29.2 25.2 47.4
2021 658 28.1 23.4 n/a
2022 666 33.3 19.9 n/a
2023 654 34.1 19.1 62.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J W Poynter Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 735 40.1 18.3 29.7
1998 613 32.0 19.2 22
1999 620 29.4 21.1 33.7
2000 635 31.9 19.9 40
2001 642 34.4 18.7 33.8
2002 704 35.2 20.0 40.3
2003 704 35.2 20.0 40.3
2004 768 33.4 23.0 43.5
2005 770 36.8 20.9 48
2006 722 35.0 20.6 49.3
2007 766 42.9 17.9 48.3
2008 800 38.4 20.8 50.8
2009 770 37.7 20.4 53.1
2010 672 30.6 21.9 50.8
2011 697 32.0 21.7 44.3
2012 694 26.4 26.2 49
2013 723 28.3 25.5 46.2
2014 742 29.2 25.3 48.9
2015 772 33.0 23.3 44.4
2016 746 32.0 23.3 42.1
2017 752 32.2 23.2 46
2018 764 32.8 23.2 43.1
2019 756 33.7 22.3 41.7
2020 740 29.2 25.2 47.4
2021 658 28.1 23.4 n/a
2022 666 33.3 19.9 n/a
2023 654 34.1 19.1 62.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for J W Poynter Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $12,456
2020 n/a n/a $12,291
2021 n/a n/a $13,587
2022 $861 (5.3%) $15,267 (94.7%) $16,128
2023 $1,144 (6.3%) $17,112 (93.7%) $18,256

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on J W Poynter Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 202nd of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 179th of 380 Middle schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (J W Poynter Middle School)54.447.2
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hillsboro School District 1J)55.543.2
 12.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (J W Poynter Middle School)38.737.5
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hillsboro School District 1J)40.629.7
 10.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (J W Poynter Middle School)48.440
 8.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hillsboro School District 1J)51.737.5
 14.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (J W Poynter Middle School)39.523.1
 16.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hillsboro School District 1J)36.921.9
 15%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (J W Poynter Middle School)33.520.4
 13.1%
   8th Grade Science (Hillsboro School District 1J)32.221.6
 10.6%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students756654
 13.5%
African American1621
 31.3%
American Indian94
 55.6%
Asian4439
 11.4%
Hispanic283277
 2.1%
Pacific Islander75
 28.6%
White341255
 25.2%
Two or More Races5551
 7.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.7%62.4%
 20.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about J W Poynter Middle School

Students who attend J W Poynter Middle School usually go on to attend Liberty High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 654 students attended J W Poynter Middle School.

Students at J W Poynter Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

J W Poynter Middle School ranks 220th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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