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What's something East Port Orchard Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530816001347
East Port Orchard Elementary
2649 HOOVER AVE SE, PORT ORCHARD, WA 98366 · (360) 443-3170 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Washington public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
282 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
44.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.8pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 53.2% | 53.2% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 58.9% |
| 2015-16 | 59.7% | 55.1% |
| 2014-15 | 56.1% | 54.2% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 East Port Orchard Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Port Orchard Elementary this school | 423 | 66.7% | 39.2% |
| Minnehaha Elementary School VANCOUVER | 474 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Harry S Truman Elementary School VANCOUVER | 480 | 64.4% | N/A |
| Dry Creek Elementary PORT ANGELES | 393 | 63.4% | N/A |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary Graham | 430 | 60.9% | 46.4% |
| Shiloh Hills Elementary SPOKANE | 465 | 70.8% | 42.5% |
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 East Port Orchard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #645 of 936 | #33 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #612 of 1,103 ▲ 168 | #28 of 38 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #642 of 1,102 ▲ 173 | #33 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #171 of 928 | #8 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #541 of 1,268 | #14 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #169 of 1,085 | #12 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #488 of 1,088 | #17 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #324 of 1,169 | #3 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #242 of 257 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
423
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 423 | 29.9 | 14.2:1 | 67% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 32.1 | 13.0:1 | 84% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 31.6 | 15.0:1 | 89% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 51% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 26.4 | 15.9:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 54% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 31 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Port Orchard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (419 to 423); teachers up 13% (26.4 to 29.9).
About East Port Orchard Elementary
East Port Orchard Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in PORT ORCHARD, Washington. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 423 students.
South Kitsap School District, which runs East Port Orchard Elementary, has 17 schools and 9,326 students.
The share of White students at East Port Orchard Elementary is 57%, a majority. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Kitsap County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at East Port Orchard Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The school has 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 3.1 students per teacher. In all, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kitsap County is 41%.
Among Washington public elementary schools, East Port Orchard Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
East Port Orchard Elementary scores 39.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.5%.
For the population of Kitsap County, the median household earns about $104,158 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Kitsap County has 77 public schools with about 34,233 students, including East Port Orchard Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Explorer Academy, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, East Port Orchard Elementary is 5th among 6 schools close by.
East Port Orchard Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 423, starting from 424. The school's ratio increased from 12.8:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 South Kitsap School District
- South Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 2,448 students
- John Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Orchard Heights ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in PORT ORCHARD
- South Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 2,448 students
- John Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Orchard Heights ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Explorer Academy0.9 mi · 286
- South Kitsap High School0.9 mi · 2,448
- Marcus Whitman Middle School1.2 mi · 623
- Discovery1.3 mi · 224
- Madrona Heights1.3 mi · 56
- Orchard Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About East Port Orchard ElementaryHow many students attend East Port Orchard Elementary?
East Port Orchard Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does East Port Orchard Elementary serve?
East Port Orchard Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Port Orchard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Port Orchard Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Port Orchard Elementary?
Student demographics at East Port Orchard Elementary are roughly 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees East Port Orchard Elementary?
East Port Orchard Elementary is overseen by South Kitsap School District in Kitsap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.