Oak Harbor Elementary

Oak Harbor Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Oak Harbor, Washington, overseen by Oak Harbor School District, hosts 411 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Oak Harbor School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,635 students. Oak Harbor Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Oak Harbor Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Island County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Oak Harbor Elementary shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Island County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Oak Harbor Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 62.5%, a residual of +16.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Island County shows median household income runs about $90,551, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Island County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,561 students), Oak Harbor Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Whidbey Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oak Harbor Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Oak Harbor Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 411).

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