Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 64·NCES 530570000844
Ocean Shores Elementary
300 Mt. Olympus Way, Ocean Shores, WA 98569 · (360) 289-2147 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
13.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
179 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Beach School District No. 64. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 24.8% |
| 2018-19 | 41.7% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 56.3% | 50.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.5% | 57.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.6% | 47.6% |
| 2014-15 | 37.8% | 35.4% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Ocean Shores Elementary
Ocean Shores Elementary's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Shores Elementary this school | 254 | 70.5% | 35.9% |
| Broadway Elementary Spokane Valley | 282 | 71.3% | 42.7% |
| Seth Woodard Elementary SPOKANE | 262 | 67.2% | 45.9% |
| Ridgeview Elementary Spokane | 301 | 72.8% | 39.3% |
| Ness Elementary SPOKANE | 243 | 75.3% | 56.0% |
| Hough Elementary School VANCOUVER | 238 | 66.0% | 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 Ocean Shores Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #702 of 936 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #816 of 1,103 ▲ 21 | #8 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #893 of 1,102 ▼ 54 | #9 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #176 of 928 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #1,043 of 1,268 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #141 of 1,085 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #707 of 1,088 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #255 of 1,169 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #219 of 257 | N/A |
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
254
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 254 | 18.2 | 13.9:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 75% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 18.2 | 13.2:1 | 76% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 62% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 13.6 | 18.2:1 | 72% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 14 | 17.8:1 | 76% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 64% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 8 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Shores Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (248 to 254); teachers up 34% (13.6 to 18.2).
About Ocean Shores Elementary
Ocean Shores Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Ocean Shores, Washington. The school reports 254 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
Ocean Shores Elementary is part of a district of 4 schools: North Beach School District No. 64, with 638 students.
Ocean Shores Elementary's enrollment is 66% White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Grays Harbor County, the White share is about 79%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ocean Shores Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 70% of students at Ocean Shores Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Ocean Shores Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ocean Shores Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.9% and a predicted 32.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grays Harbor County show that median household income is about $64,414, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 46 public schools in Grays Harbor County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,564.
The nearest public school is North Beach Senior High School, at about 2.9 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ocean Shores Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 255 in 2020-21, 254 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.0:1 to 13.9:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Grays Harbor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,053
Census ACS
Median income
$64,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
10,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Beach School District No. 64
- North Beach Senior High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- North Beach Junior High SchoolMiddle · 95 students
- Pacific Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Ocean Shores
- North Beach Senior High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- North Beach Junior High SchoolMiddle · 95 students
Nearby schools
- North Beach Senior High School2.9 mi · 198
- North Beach Junior High School2.9 mi · 95
- Ocosta ALE8.3 mi · 7
- Ocosta Elementary School8.3 mi · 321
- Ocosta Junior - Senior High8.3 mi · 272
- Hoquiam High School11.5 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Shores ElementaryHow many students attend Ocean Shores Elementary?
Ocean Shores Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Ocean Shores Elementary serve?
Ocean Shores Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ocean Shores Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Ocean Shores Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Ocean Shores Elementary?
Student demographics at Ocean Shores Elementary are roughly 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Ocean Shores Elementary in?
Ocean Shores Elementary is part of North Beach School District No. 64.
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