Chimacum Elementary School

As an intimate elementary school in Chimacum, Washington, Chimacum Elementary School educates 257 students from grades 2 through 6, part of Chimacum School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Chimacum Elementary School sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.

Chimacum School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 704 students; Chimacum Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Chimacum Elementary School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Chimacum Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Jefferson County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chimacum Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,048, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,670 students), Chimacum Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Chimacum Elementary School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 29%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 13% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.