Ocean Shores Elementary

Ocean Shores Elementary, a compact elementary school in Ocean Shores, Washington, run under North Beach School District No. 64, caters to 254 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within North Beach School District No. 64, which oversees 4 schools and 638 students, Ocean Shores Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ocean Shores Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ocean Shores Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

In the area at large, Grays Harbor County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,414 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Ocean Shores Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Grays Harbor County (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Beach Senior High School, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ocean Shores Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.7%.

Ocean Shores Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Ocean Shores Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 254). The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.