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North Bend Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 72.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 70.8% |
| 2022-23 | 71.7% | 69.6% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 73.5% |
| 2018-19 | 71.8% | 64.3% |
| 2017-18 | 73.5% | 65.9% |
| 2016-17 | 71.5% | 68.0% |
| 2015-16 | 74.9% | 71.2% |
| 2014-15 | 69.1% | 65.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% 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%.
Schools most like North Bend Elementary School
North Bend Elementary School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend Elementary School this school | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Gig Harbor | 481 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| Maple Hills Elementary RENTON | 460 | 13.0% | 75.8% |
| Fall City Elementary FALL CITY | 456 | 16.9% | 78.3% |
| Swift Water Elementary Gig Harbor | 519 | 13.5% | 69.1% |
| Loyal Heights Elementary School SEATTLE | 527 | 11.4% | 74.6% |
Where North Bend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #107 of 936 | #79 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #109 of 1,103 ▲ 13 | #72 of 281 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #99 of 1,102 ▲ 18 | #72 of 280 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #258 of 928 | #83 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #401 of 1,268 | #110 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #336 of 1,085 | #78 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #873 of 1,088 | #275 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #1,090 of 1,169 | #230 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #663 of 778 | #190 of 220 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 31.1 | 15.0:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 18% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 14% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 27.1 | 18.2:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 23 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 26 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (494 to 466); teachers up 15% (27.1 to 31.1).
About North Bend Elementary School
North Bend Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in NORTH BEND, Washington. The school had 466 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 23% above that.
North Bend Elementary School is among 13 schools run by Snoqualmie Valley School District, which serves 7,145 students.
White students are the majority at North Bend Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of King County, the White share is about 55%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 31.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 15.0:1 here. Around 14% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in King County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For North Bend Elementary School, the prediction is 71.0% and the result is 73.0%.
King County has about 2,287,171 residents, and the median household income is $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides North Bend Elementary School, King County has 543 other public schools.
The shortest distance from North Bend Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Edwin R Opstad Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Bend Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, North Bend Elementary School's enrollment climbed 4%, to 466.
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