Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530066000135
Armin Jahr Elementary
800 Dibb Street, Bremerton, WA 98310 · (360) 473-4100 · Kitsap County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Washington public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
324 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Armin Jahr Elementary→Mountain View Middle School
Based on grade levels within Bremerton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
26.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.7pp since 2014
Math
22.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 25.5% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 30.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.2% | 23.2% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 26.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.6% | 34.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.4% | 38.7% |
| 2015-16 | 37.4% | 38.7% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 30.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Armin Jahr Elementary
Armin Jahr Elementary's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armin Jahr Elementary this school | 495 | 65.5% | 27.6% |
| Lydia Hawk Elementary Lacey | 496 | 66.9% | 33.4% |
| Harney Elementary School VANCOUVER | 538 | 69.0% | N/A |
| East Valley Elementary Yakima | 562 | 69.2% | 48.3% |
| Lucille Umbarger Elementary BURLINGTON | 619 | 66.6% | 19.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary Mount Vernon | 445 | 71.0% | 33.7% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Armin Jahr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #834 of 936 | #38 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,002 of 1,103 ▼ 56 | #38 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,006 of 1,102 ▼ 103 | #38 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #308 of 928 | #15 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #304 of 1,268 | #5 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #271 of 1,085 | #17 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #472 of 1,088 | #16 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #345 of 1,169 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #74 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
+104 (+27%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 495 | 33.7 | 14.7:1 | 65% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 30.1 | 16.2:1 | 73% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 83% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 69% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 28.6 | 14.7:1 | 74% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 77% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 70% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 16 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armin Jahr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (421 to 495); teachers up 18% (28.6 to 33.7).
About Armin Jahr Elementary
At 800 Dibb Street in Bremerton, Washington, Armin Jahr Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 495 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 30% above that.
The 12 schools in Bremerton School District enroll 4,383 students altogether, Armin Jahr Elementary among them.
At Armin Jahr Elementary, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. It is also 26% White, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Kitsap County is roughly 9% Hispanic. Armin Jahr Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Armin Jahr Elementary counts 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 65% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Kitsap County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Armin Jahr Elementary is F. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Washington, Armin Jahr Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.6% actual against a predicted 36.3%.
Kitsap County census figures show that the median household income is $104,158, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 77 public schools in Kitsap County, enrolling about 34,233 students in all.
View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy is located about 0.4 miles from Armin Jahr Elementary. The five-mile area around Armin Jahr Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Armin Jahr Elementary comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 27% enrollment increase, from 391 in 2020-21 to 495 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.5:1 to 14.7:1.
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Kitsap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
277,881
Census ACS
Median income
$104,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
34,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bremerton School District
- Bremerton High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- View Ridge Elementary Arts AcademyElementary · 388 students
- Kitsap Lake ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Crownhill Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- West Hills S.T.E.M. AcademyElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Bremerton
- Bremerton High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Olympic High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Barker Creek Community SchoolCombined · 551 students
- Catalyst Public SchoolsCombined · 504 students
Nearby schools
- View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy0.4 mi · 388
- Mountain View Middle School1.3 mi · 856
- Bremerton High School1.4 mi · 1,263
- Pinecrest Elementary1.4 mi · 410
- Naval Avenue Elementary School1.7 mi · 269
- Catalyst Public Schools1.8 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Armin Jahr ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Armin Jahr Elementary?
Armin Jahr Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Armin Jahr Elementary serve?
Armin Jahr Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Armin Jahr Elementary have?
Armin Jahr Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Armin Jahr Elementary?
Armin Jahr Elementary reports a student body of 26% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Armin Jahr Elementary public or private?
Armin Jahr Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bremerton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.