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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530108000176
Brownsville Elementary
8795 ILLAHEE RD NE, SILVERDALE, WA 98311 · (360) 662-8000 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
137 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
63.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 65.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 72.9% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 76.4% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 75.9% | 74.1% |
| 2016-17 | 74.9% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 78.3% | 72.8% |
| 2014-15 | 69.8% | 67.5% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Brownsville Elementary
Brownsville Elementary's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Elementary this school | 422 | 32.5% | 67.1% |
| Chinook Elementary School VANCOUVER | 440 | 32.3% | N/A |
| Geneva Elementary School Bellingham | 412 | 32.0% | 55.5% |
| Cedarhome Elementary School STANWOOD | 433 | 33.0% | 55.9% |
| Black Lake Elementary Olympia | 382 | 33.8% | 56.1% |
| Salmon Creek Elementary VANCOUVER | 409 | 30.3% | 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 Brownsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #171 of 936 | #8 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #221 of 1,103 ▼ 48 | #9 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #219 of 1,102 ▲ 10 | #8 of 38 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #425 of 928 | #18 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #543 of 1,268 | #15 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #494 of 1,085 | #28 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #762 of 1,088 | #29 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #904 of 1,169 | #31 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #629 of 778 | #21 of 32 |
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
422
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 32% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 34% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 26.9 | 16.9:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 27% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 18% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 25 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 26 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (454 to 422); teachers unchanged (26.9 to 27).
About Brownsville Elementary
Located in SILVERDALE, Washington, Brownsville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 422 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Central Kitsap School District counts 19 schools and 11,100 students, including Brownsville Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Brownsville Elementary is White: 68%. Enrollment also includes 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Its staff includes 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. Brownsville Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 32%. It compares with 41% for public schools in Kitsap County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brownsville Elementary is 8.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 67.1%. Predicted: 58.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kitsap County show that the median household earns about $104,158 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kitsap County has 77 public schools with about 34,233 students, including Brownsville Elementary.
Esquire Hills Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Brownsville Elementary. Brownsville Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 67.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (412) and 2024-25 (422).
This page is set up for the Brownsville Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Central Kitsap School District
- Central Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,564 students
- Olympic High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Klahowya SecondaryHigh · 1,016 students
- Ridgetop Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Central Kitsap Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
Other schools in SILVERDALE
- Central Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,564 students
- Klahowya SecondaryHigh · 1,016 students
- Ridgetop Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Central Kitsap Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Emerald Heights ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other Brownsville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brownsville Elementary. Brownsville Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Brownsville ElementaryCrozet, VA · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Esquire Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 288
- Barker Creek Community School1.8 mi · 551
- Cottonwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 362
- Woodlands Elementary2.1 mi · 379
- Fairview Middle School2.1 mi · 620
- Pinecrest Elementary2.4 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Brownsville ElementaryHow large is Brownsville Elementary?
Brownsville Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brownsville Elementary serve?
Brownsville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Brownsville Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Brownsville Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brownsville Elementary?
At Brownsville Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Brownsville Elementary public or private?
Brownsville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Kitsap School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.