Ocosta Elementary School

Ocosta Elementary School, a close-knit elementary-level community in Westport, Washington, one of the schools within Ocosta School District, enrolls 321 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Within Ocosta School District, which oversees 3 schools and 600 students, Ocosta Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ocosta Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ocosta Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at Ocosta Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Grays Harbor County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ocosta Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Grays Harbor County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,414 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grays Harbor County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), of which Ocosta Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Ocosta ALE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ocosta Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ocosta Elementary School's enrollment has rose 8% since 2018, when it stood at 298 (now 321). The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Ocosta Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.