Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530576000856
David Wolfle Elementary
27089 Highland Rd NE, Kingston, WA 98346 · (360) 396-3700 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
180 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
35.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -31.0pp since 2014
Math
28.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -30.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 31 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 30 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 31.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 44.4% | 32.7% |
| 2018-19 | 62.2% | 52.7% |
| 2017-18 | 60.9% | 47.4% |
| 2016-17 | 51.5% | 48.5% |
| 2015-16 | 60.4% | 48.5% |
| 2014-15 | 66.2% | 59.2% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 David Wolfle Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Wolfle Elementary this school | 288 | 62.5% | 35.9% |
| Everson Elementary Everson | 288 | 59.0% | 44.5% |
| Alderwood Elementary School Bellingham | 305 | 65.6% | 28.8% |
| Mill Plain Elementary School Vancouver | 354 | 59.6% | N/A |
| George C Marshall Elementary VANCOUVER | 313 | 67.1% | N/A |
| Forks Elementary School Forks | 368 | 62.5% | 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 David Wolfle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #704 of 936 | #35 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #895 of 1,103 ▼ 72 | #34 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #855 of 1,102 ▼ 81 | #36 of 38 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #103 of 928 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #992 of 1,268 | #33 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #426 of 1,085 | #26 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #251 of 1,088 | #3 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #397 of 1,169 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #179 of 778 | #2 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
288
0 (0%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 288 | 18.8 | 15.3:1 | 63% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 19.5 | 15.0:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 50% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 26.1 | 14.9:1 | 51% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 57% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 33 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Wolfle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (389 to 288); teachers down 28% (26.1 to 18.8).
About David Wolfle Elementary
At 27089 Highland Rd NE in Kingston, Washington, David Wolfle Elementary operates as a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 288 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students.
In North Kitsap School District, 13 schools enroll a combined 5,330 students.
Enrollment at David Wolfle Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. The school is also 32% Hispanic, 17% Native American, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Kitsap County residents. By the diversity index, David Wolfle Elementary comes in at 71%.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 63%. That is higher than the 41% average for public schools in Kitsap County.
David Wolfle Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.9% is 2.4 points below the 38.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Kitsap County has these Census figures: median household income is about $104,158, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. David Wolfle Elementary is among the 77 public schools in Kitsap County.
The closest public school to David Wolfle Elementary is North Kitsap Options, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of David Wolfle Elementary, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, David Wolfle Elementary is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show 288 students in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 North Kitsap School District
- North Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Poulsbo Middle SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Kingston High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Vinland ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Poulsbo Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Kingston Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Other schools in Kingston
- Kingston High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Kingston Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Richard Gordon ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- North Kitsap OptionsElementary · 87 students
- North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted LearningCombined · 58 students
- Choice AcademyHigh · 54 students
Nearby schools
- North Kitsap Options0.0 mi · 87
- Kingston Middle School1.5 mi · 455
- Kingston High School1.6 mi · 602
- Richard Gordon Elementary1.7 mi · 361
- North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted Learning1.9 mi · 58
- Choice Academy1.9 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About David Wolfle ElementaryHow many students attend David Wolfle Elementary?
David Wolfle Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does David Wolfle Elementary serve?
David Wolfle Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at David Wolfle Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at David Wolfle Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at David Wolfle Elementary?
At David Wolfle Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees David Wolfle Elementary?
David Wolfle Elementary is overseen by North Kitsap School District in Kitsap County.
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