Tigard-Tualatin Proposes Closing Alberta Rider Elementary
District leaders recommend shuttering the west-side school starting in the 2028-29 school year due to declining enrollment.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Administration
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Tigard-Tualatin School District leaders have recommended closing Alberta Rider Elementary School beginning in the 2028-29 school year. Superintendent Iton Udosenata cited declining enrollment as the reason for the proposal.
Why it matters
The proposal reflects enrollment decline across the district, and Tigard families with students at Alberta Rider would face school reassignments. Several other Oregon districts have consolidated schools or are considering similar plans.
Alberta Rider enrolls just over 300 students, according to the Oregon Department of Education, and the Tigard-Tualatin district ranks among the state's 10 largest. The board has not yet voted on the proposal.
The players
Tigard-Tualatin School District
The Oregon school district serving Tigard and Tualatin, which is among the state's 10 largest districts and is proposing the closure.
Iton Udosenata
The superintendent of the Tigard-Tualatin School District, who cited declining enrollment as the reason for the proposal.
The details
Under the plan, Alberta Rider students would shift to Deer Creek or Art Rutkin elementaries in 2028-29, while students from other district elementaries would move into Alberta Rider during two years of renovations. Alberta Rider sits on the west side between Oregon 99 and Southwest Scholls Ferry Road, and officials chose it partly because fewer students would need to change schools.
Timeline
Nov. 9, 2026: School board hears more about the proposal at a scheduled meeting.
2026-27 school year: Next year's kindergarten students enroll at their newly assigned schools.
June 2028: Alberta Rider Parent-Student Organization plans a closing celebration.
2028-29 school year: Remaining Alberta Rider students shift to new schools and the closure begins.
Season Trajectory
Tigard-Tualatin joins Portland, Salem-Keizer, Newberg, Corvallis, Bethel and Beaverton, which have already consolidated schools or are weighing similar plans. The proposal signals that enrollment pressures reaching the state's largest districts are now prompting school-level closures across Oregon.
Families with children at Alberta Rider would see their students reassigned to Deer Creek or Art Rutkin in 2028-29, and next year's kindergarten students would enroll at their newly assigned schools. Parents in the Tigard area can follow the board's upcoming discussions and community listening sessions to weigh in before any decision is made.
The takeaway
Enrollment trends drive decisions like this one, so parents should track school board agendas and attend listening sessions to understand how changes could affect their children's schooling.
What happens next
The school board will hear more about the proposal at its Nov. 9, 2026 meeting, and no vote will occur at that session.
Further reading
Explore more on Administration to see how school districts make decisions like this one.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Oregon Live.
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