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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOQUALMIE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530804002239
Edwin R Opstad Elementary
1345 STILSON AVE SE, NORTH BEND, WA 98045 · (425) 831-8300 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
76 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
77.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
77.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +17.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 78.1% |
| 2022-23 | 71.5% | 74.1% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 68.3% |
| 2018-19 | 77.5% | 70.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.6% | 66.5% |
| 2016-17 | 68.0% | 64.6% |
| 2015-16 | 70.9% | 65.8% |
| 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Edwin R Opstad Elementary
Edwin R Opstad Elementary's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin R Opstad Elementary this school | 581 | 13.1% | 77.9% |
| Felida Elementary School VANCOUVER | 561 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Swift Water Elementary Gig Harbor | 519 | 13.5% | 69.1% |
| Loyal Heights Elementary School SEATTLE | 527 | 11.4% | 74.6% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Gig Harbor | 481 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| North Bend Elementary School NORTH BEND | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
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 Edwin R Opstad Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #67 of 936 | #55 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #67 of 1,103 ▼ 10 | #52 of 281 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #81 of 1,102 ▲ 15 | #63 of 280 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #95 of 928 | #22 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #125 of 1,268 | #31 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #739 of 1,085 | #192 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #897 of 1,088 | #280 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #1,098 of 1,169 | #233 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #169 of 257 | #34 of 54 |
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
581
+77 (+15%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 581 | 34.9 | 16.7:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 36.1 | 15.5:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 30.1 | 18.3:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 20% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 26 | 22.5:1 | 18% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 25 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin R Opstad Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (552 to 581); teachers up 16% (30.1 to 34.9).
About Edwin R Opstad Elementary
Edwin R Opstad Elementary is a public large elementary school in NORTH BEND, Washington. Enrollment totals 581 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.
District-wide, Snoqualmie Valley School District has 13 schools and 7,145 students.
The student body at Edwin R Opstad Elementary is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of King County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
Staffing at Edwin R Opstad Elementary comes to 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. On the income side, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in King County averages 38%, higher than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Edwin R Opstad Elementary would be expected to post about 71.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.9%.
In King County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Edwin R Opstad Elementary, King County has 544 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, North Bend Elementary School is closest at about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Edwin R Opstad Elementary comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Edwin R Opstad Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 581, from 504 in 2020-21.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Snoqualmie Valley School District
- Mount Si High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Twin Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Snoqualmie ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Chief Kanim Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Snoqualmie Middle SchoolMiddle · 496 students
Other schools in NORTH BEND
- Twin Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- North Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- North Bend Elementary School1.1 mi · 466
- Twin Falls Middle School2.5 mi · 556
- Snoqualmie Middle School3.4 mi · 496
- Snoqualmie Parent Partnership Program3.4 mi · 203
- Snoqualmie Elementary3.6 mi · 547
- Mount Si High School3.8 mi · 2,152
Frequently asked questions
About Edwin R Opstad ElementaryHow many students attend Edwin R Opstad Elementary?
Edwin R Opstad Elementary enrolls approximately 581 students in grades KG-05.
Is Edwin R Opstad Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edwin R Opstad Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Edwin R Opstad Elementary?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Edwin R Opstad Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary?
At Edwin R Opstad Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Edwin R Opstad Elementary public or private?
Edwin R Opstad Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Snoqualmie Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.