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About this school
Tamarack Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Hillsboro, Oregon that is part of Hillsboro School District 1j.
It serves 243 students
in grades K - 6.
Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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61%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Mar 17, 2026
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Tamarack Elementary School
$8,131
raised using DonorsChoose
13
projects
funded
8
teachers
funded
67
donors
3
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
Tamarack Elementary School has received support from
57 individuals from Oregon and
10 individuals out-of-state.
