East Port Orchard Elementary

East Port Orchard Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in PORT ORCHARD, Washington, operated by South Kitsap School District. The school caters to 423 students in grades pre-K through 5.

South Kitsap School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 9,326 students; East Port Orchard Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, East Port Orchard Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, East Port Orchard Elementary reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kitsap County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Port Orchard Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 39.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Kitsap County shows the typical household earns roughly $104,158 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Kitsap County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), of which East Port Orchard Elementary is one.

Explorer Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Port Orchard Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Port Orchard Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.8%.

East Port Orchard Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. East Port Orchard Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 423). The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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