Hillsboro Online Academy - Oak Street Campus in Hillsboro, Oregon on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Hillsboro Online Academy - Oak Street Campus is an urban public school in Hillsboro, Oregon that is part of Hillsboro School District 1j. It serves 322 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 46.0:1. Its teachers have had 24 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

322 Students

7 Teachers

440 SE Oak Street

Hillsboro, OR 97123 View local requests

https://hillonline.hsd.k12.or.us/

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Hillsboro Online Academy - Oak Street Campus Demographics

53%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

30%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Hillsboro Online Academy - Oak Street Campus Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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