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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530594000900

Crescent Harbor Elem

330 E. Crescent Harbor Rd., Oak Harbor, WA 98277 · (360) 279-5650 · Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
202 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8721%
Grade 16516%
Grade 29523%
Grade 38821%
Grade 48420%

This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (84).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
22854%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
10224%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
297%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
143%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
389%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
51%
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
22253%
Female
19747%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Crescent Harbor Elem→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
56.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
53.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.7pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.3%53.3%
2023-2444.6%47.5%
2022-2351.5%54.7%
2021-2244.9%49.1%
2018-1955.3%53.2%
2017-1852.7%55.8%
2016-1750.9%50.2%
2015-1654.0%54.6%
2014-1547.9%49.6%
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% 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 Crescent Harbor Elem

Crescent Harbor Elem's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Crescent Harbor Elem this school41948.2%50.4%
Lake View Elementary School
AUBURN
41349.9%47.9%
Clear Creek Elementary School
SILVERDALE
44849.1%49.5%
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary
VANCOUVER
38650.0%N/A
Oak Harbor Elementary
Oak Harbor
41150.4%62.5%
Kitsap Lake Elementary
Bremerton
33646.7%53.7%
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 Crescent Harbor Elem ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Island County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.4%#423 of 936#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.3%#381 of 1,103
▲ 106
#3 of 9
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.3%#382 of 1,102
▲ 230
#4 of 9
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.8pp#139 of 928#4 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
419#553 of 1,268#4 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.2:1#171 of 1,085#3 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.0%#461 of 1,088#4 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.2%#677 of 1,169#4 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.0%#431 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
419
0 (0%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541929.614.2:148% (202)
2023-2446329.615.7:155% (256)
2022-234813414.2:162% (300)
2020-214192914.4:149% (206)
2017-1849329.816.5:152% (257)
2015-165513217.2:157% (312)
2010-115112619.6:157% (293)
2000-014832024.1:1N/A
1990-914892321.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Harbor Elem.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (493 to 419); teachers down 1% (29.8 to 29.6).

About Crescent Harbor Elem

Crescent Harbor Elem is a public mid-sized elementary school in Oak Harbor, Washington. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 419 students.

Oak Harbor School District has a total of 11 schools and 5,635 students, Crescent Harbor Elem among them.

The largest group at Crescent Harbor Elem is White students, at 54%. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Island County residents are about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

The school has 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Of all students at Crescent Harbor Elem, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Crescent Harbor Elem is 2.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.4% versus 47.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.

In the surrounding county, Island County, median household income comes to about $90,551, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 8,561 students.

Crescent Harbor Elem's nearest public school is Olympic View Elem (about 1.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Crescent Harbor Elem. By average proficiency, Crescent Harbor Elem is 3rd among 6 schools close by.

The federal government classifies Crescent Harbor Elem's location as Town: Distant.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 419 in 2020-21, 419 in 2024-25.

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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
Crescent Harbor Elem
District
Oak Harbor School District
Address
330 E. Crescent Harbor Rd., Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Phone
(360) 279-5650
County
Island County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
419
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
202 (48%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
530594000900
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Crescent Harbor Elem
What is the total enrollment at Crescent Harbor Elem?
Crescent Harbor Elem enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Crescent Harbor Elem serve?
Crescent Harbor Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crescent Harbor Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crescent Harbor Elem is approximately 14.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crescent Harbor Elem?
At Crescent Harbor Elem, the student body is approximately 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Crescent Harbor Elem?
Crescent Harbor Elem is overseen by Oak Harbor School District in Island County.
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