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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354000535
Marvista Elementary
19800 Marine View Dr SW, Normandy Park, WA 98166 · (206) 631-4200 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
217 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
57.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
50.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 53.6% | 50.4% |
| 2021-22 | 57.4% | 52.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 50.6% |
| 2017-18 | 61.6% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 59.6% |
| 2015-16 | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2014-15 | 57.6% | 55.4% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Marvista Elementary
Marvista Elementary's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvista Elementary this school | 532 | 40.8% | 54.6% |
| Sunset Primary UNIVERSITY PLACE | 548 | 37.8% | 59.9% |
| Geiger Montessori School Tacoma | 521 | 39.7% | 56.3% |
| University Place Primary UNIVERSITY PLA | 522 | 41.0% | 72.8% |
| Horizons Elementary Lacey | 580 | 38.8% | 53.5% |
| Frank Brouillet Elem Puyallup | 541 | 42.3% | 59.5% |
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 Marvista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #354 of 936 | #149 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #430 of 1,103 ▼ 22 | #162 of 281 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #343 of 1,102 ▲ 61 | #138 of 280 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #362 of 928 | #114 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #208 of 1,268 | #55 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #593 of 1,085 | #144 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #205 of 1,088 | #113 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #789 of 1,169 | #132 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #506 of 778 | #154 of 220 |
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
532
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 532 | 33.3 | 16.0:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 40% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 37% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 36% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 33.2 | 18.4:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 41% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 25% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 21 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 19 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marvista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (609 to 532); teachers unchanged (33.2 to 33.3).
About Marvista Elementary
Marvista Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Normandy Park, Washington. It teaches 532 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
The Highline School District system has 36 schools and 18,072 students.
The biggest share of students at Marvista Elementary, 42%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Pacific Islander. In King County overall, about 55% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marvista Elementary scores 73%.
The school had 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%.
Test results at Marvista Elementary are 1.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.6% actual, 52.8% predicted).
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 Marvista Elementary, King County has 544 public schools.
North Hill Elementary, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Marvista Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 533 students in 2020-21 and 532 in 2024-25.
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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 Highline School District
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Highline High SchoolHigh · 1,423 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Tyee High SchoolHigh · 644 students
Nearby schools
- North Hill Elementary0.7 mi · 518
- Maritime High School0.7 mi · 126
- Big Picture School1.0 mi · 233
- CHOICE Academy1.2 mi · 176
- Highline Home School Center1.2 mi · 10
- Puget Sound Skills Center1.4 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Marvista ElementaryHow many students attend Marvista Elementary?
Marvista Elementary enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marvista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marvista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marvista Elementary have?
Marvista Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Marvista Elementary?
Marvista Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Marvista Elementary in?
Marvista Elementary is part of Highline School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.