Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530816002357
Hidden Creek Elementary School
5455 CONVERSE ROAD SE, PORT ORCHARD, WA 98367 · (360) 443-3050 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
15.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
211 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
60%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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.1pp since 2014
Math
32.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -25.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 41.9% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 38.7% |
| 2018-19 | 67.3% | 65.9% |
| 2017-18 | 59.8% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 55.7% | 47.1% |
| 2015-16 | 53.7% | 51.1% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 57.5% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Hidden Creek Elementary School
Hidden Creek Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Creek Elementary School this school | 439 | 48.1% | 42.5% |
| Whittier Elementary Everett | 422 | 46.2% | 73.5% |
| Cougar Creek Elementary School Arlington | 422 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| McKenna Elementary McKenna | 418 | 49.3% | 51.1% |
| Foothills Elementary Buckley | 470 | 49.8% | 53.0% |
| Blaine Primary School BLAINE | 419 | 45.8% | 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 Hidden Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #571 of 936 | #31 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #831 of 1,103 ▼ 181 | #32 of 38 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #600 of 1,102 ▲ 56 | #30 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #189 of 928 | #9 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #487 of 1,268 | #12 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #365 of 1,085 | #22 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #530 of 1,088 | #20 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #680 of 1,169 | #13 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #711 of 778 | #27 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
439
+83 (+23%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 439 | 29.1 | 15.1:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 29.7 | 13.3:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 29.5 | 13.6:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 33% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 28.3 | 16.0:1 | 41% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 43% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 25 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidden Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (454 to 439); teachers up 3% (28.3 to 29.1).
About Hidden Creek Elementary School
Hidden Creek Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in South Kitsap School District, located in PORT ORCHARD, Washington. It serves 439 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, South Kitsap School District, has 9,326 students enrolled across 17 schools.
Roughly 59% of students at Hidden Creek Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Among people living in Kitsap County, the White share is about 75%. Hidden Creek Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hidden Creek Elementary School operates with 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 48% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Hidden Creek Elementary School is C-. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Hidden Creek Elementary School are 5.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.5% actual, 48.0% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Kitsap County show that the median household income is $104,158, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 77 public schools in Kitsap County, enrolling about 34,233 students in all.
Sidney Glen Elementary School is the public school closest to Hidden Creek Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hidden Creek Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.5% against a local average of 47.8%.
Hidden Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 83 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hidden Creek Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Sidney Glen Elementary School1.7 mi · 502
- East Port Orchard Elementary1.8 mi · 423
- Cedar Heights Middle School2.0 mi · 689
- Orchard Heights Elementary2.2 mi · 529
- Marcus Whitman Middle School2.2 mi · 623
- Discovery2.3 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Hidden Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hidden Creek Elementary School?
Hidden Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hidden Creek Elementary School serve?
Hidden Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hidden Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hidden Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hidden Creek Elementary School?
At Hidden Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Hidden Creek Elementary School public or private?
Hidden Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Kitsap School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.