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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530108002251
Cougar Valley Elementary
13200 OLYMPIC VIEW RD NW, SILVERDALE, WA 98383 · (360) 662-8400 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
150 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%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
56.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.5pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -19.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 53.1% | 42.2% |
| 2021-22 | 54.8% | 37.4% |
| 2018-19 | 75.1% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 77.8% | 66.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.3% | 59.5% |
| 2015-16 | 69.9% | 63.7% |
| 2014-15 | 71.1% | 60.3% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Cougar Valley Elementary
Cougar Valley Elementary's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar Valley Elementary this school | 397 | 37.8% | 48.4% |
| Crestwood Elementary Bonney Lake | 393 | 38.7% | 65.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Tacoma | 358 | 38.0% | 68.2% |
| Emerald Elementary School Vancouver | 440 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Harmony Elementary School Vancouver | 467 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Maplewood Elementary Puyallup | 371 | 37.2% | 52.0% |
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 Cougar Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #454 of 936 | #25 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #634 of 1,103 no change | #29 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #373 of 1,102 ▲ 46 | #17 of 38 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #391 of 928 | #16 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #648 of 1,268 | #18 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #357 of 1,085 | #21 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #649 of 1,088 | #25 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #831 of 1,169 | #26 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #460 of 778 | #13 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
397
+87 (+28%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 397 | 26.3 | 15.1:1 | 38% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 26.2 | 14.8:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 29.3 | 14.0:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 26.6 | 17.4:1 | 19% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 32% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 26 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cougar Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (462 to 397); teachers down 1% (26.6 to 26.3).
About Cougar Valley Elementary
Cougar Valley Elementary is an elementary school located in SILVERDALE, Washington, in Kitsap County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 397 students in pre-K through 5.
Cougar Valley Elementary sits within Central Kitsap School District, which has 19 schools and 11,100 students.
Cougar Valley Elementary's enrollment is 64% White. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 75% of Kitsap County residents are White. By the diversity index, Cougar Valley Elementary comes in at 55%.
Federal staffing data show 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cougar Valley Elementary and a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Kitsap County.
Test results at Cougar Valley Elementary are 6.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.4% actual, 54.9% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Kitsap County show that median household income is about $104,158, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cougar Valley Elementary is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County, which together enroll about 34,233 students.
Nearest public school: Clear Creek Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Cougar Valley Elementary ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 397, 28% above the 310 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.5 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Clear Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 448
- Central Kitsap Middle School2.3 mi · 564
- Central Kitsap High School2.3 mi · 1,564
- Silverdale Elementary2.7 mi · 413
- Emerald Heights Elementary2.9 mi · 466
- Ridgetop Middle School3.2 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Cougar Valley ElementaryHow large is Cougar Valley Elementary?
Cougar Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cougar Valley Elementary serve?
Cougar Valley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cougar Valley Elementary have?
Cougar Valley Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cougar Valley Elementary?
At Cougar Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Cougar Valley Elementary?
Cougar Valley Elementary is overseen by Central Kitsap School District in Kitsap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.