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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530594000898

Broad View Elementary

473 SW Fairhaven Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98277 · (360) 279-5250 · Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
178 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8122%
Grade 16417%
Grade 27019%
Grade 39024%
Grade 46417%

This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (64).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
18550%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
9927%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
267%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
4412%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
19152%
Female
17748%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Broad View Elementary→Oak Harbor Intermediate School→North Whidbey Middle School
Based on grade levels within Oak Harbor School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
39.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -19.9pp since 2014
Math
48.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.5%48.4%
2023-2438.8%43.5%
2022-2349.6%47.2%
2021-2259.2%54.0%
2018-1974.7%73.1%
2017-1873.4%62.8%
2016-1766.2%63.6%
2015-1669.8%64.6%
2014-1559.4%63.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Broad View Elementary

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Broad View Elementary this school36948.2%42.8%
Hearthwood Elementary School
Vancouver
36051.4%N/A
Woodlands Elementary
BREMERTON
37948.0%45.7%
Pinecrest Elementary
BREMERTON
41049.3%41.2%
Riverview Elementary School
Vancouver
32249.1%N/A
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary
VANCOUVER
38650.0%N/A
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 Broad View Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Island County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#560 of 936#8 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.4%#477 of 1,103
▲ 80
#5 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.5%#765 of 1,102
▲ 4
#9 of 9
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-12.7pp#16 of 928#1 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
369#742 of 1,268#9 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#118 of 1,085#2 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.5%#403 of 1,088#3 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.2%#676 of 1,169#3 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.0%#430 of 778N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
369
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536927.113.6:148% (178)
2023-2437626.214.4:149% (184)
2022-2338027.613.8:146% (174)
2020-213672614.1:140% (148)
2017-1843426.716.3:133% (143)
2015-165302818.9:140% (210)
2010-114922222.4:137% (182)
2000-014382219.9:1N/A
1990-915852523.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broad View Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (434 to 369); teachers up 2% (26.7 to 27.1).

About Broad View Elementary

Broad View Elementary sits in Oak Harbor, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 369 students, from kindergarten through 4.

Oak Harbor School District has 5,635 students in 11 schools, and Broad View Elementary is one of those schools.

Broad View Elementary's enrollment is 50% White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. By comparison, Island County residents are about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Broad View Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.

A ratio of 13.6:1 comes from the school's 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 48% of students at Broad View Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

After adjusting for student poverty, Broad View Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.8%; the prediction is 47.8%.

In Island County (population about 86,836), median household income is about $90,551, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Broad View Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Island County, which together enroll about 8,561 students.

The nearest other public school, Oak Harbor Intermediate School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Broad View Elementary. Broad View Elementary places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Broad View Elementary had 367 students in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Island County at a glance

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Population
86,836
Census ACS
Median income
$90,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,561 students

Quick facts

School name
Broad View Elementary
District
Oak Harbor School District
Address
473 SW Fairhaven Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Phone
(360) 279-5250
County
Island County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
369
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
178 (48%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
530594000898
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Broad View Elementary
How many students attend Broad View Elementary?
Broad View Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Broad View Elementary serve?
Broad View Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Broad View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Broad View Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Broad View Elementary?
Broad View Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Broad View Elementary?
Broad View Elementary is overseen by Oak Harbor School District in Island County.
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