Friday Harbor Elementary School

Friday Harbor Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington, run under San Juan Island School District, hosts 329 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in San Juan Island School District (797 students total), Friday Harbor Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Friday Harbor Elementary School lists that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, San Juan County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Friday Harbor Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 51.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Juan County indicate median household income runs about $84,800, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Juan County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,817 students), Friday Harbor Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Griffin Bay School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Friday Harbor Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Friday Harbor Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 68%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.