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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530594000905
Olympic View Elem
380 NE Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98277 · (360) 279-5150 · Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
236 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 35% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Oak Harbor School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
43.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 40.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.3% | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 32.9% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 36.2% |
| 2017-18 | 45.4% | 41.1% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 36.3% |
| 2015-16 | 38.8% | 33.5% |
| 2014-15 | 41.9% | 33.5% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Olympic View Elem
Olympic View Elem's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic View Elem this school | 411 | 57.4% | 45.6% |
| Collins Elementary Tacoma | 466 | 55.4% | 42.4% |
| Karshner Elementary Puyallup | 405 | 53.8% | 33.1% |
| Edward Zeiger Elem Puyallup | 500 | 57.4% | 44.1% |
| Burton Elementary School Vancouver | 452 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Chambers Prairie Elementary School Lacey | 490 | 57.8% | 43.3% |
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 Olympic View Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #510 of 936 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #572 of 1,103 ▲ 52 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #613 of 1,102 ▼ 145 | #7 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #87 of 928 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #599 of 1,268 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #45 of 1,085 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #238 of 1,088 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #494 of 1,169 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #572 of 778 | 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
411
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 411 | 32.5 | 12.6:1 | 57% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 32.6 | 13.5:1 | 60% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 33.5 | 13.2:1 | 64% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 29.8 | 15.3:1 | 50% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 56% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 51% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 21 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 23 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympic View Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (454 to 411); teachers up 9% (29.8 to 32.5).
About Olympic View Elem
Olympic View Elem operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Oak Harbor, Washington. The school enrolls 411 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Olympic View Elem is one of 11 schools in Oak Harbor School District, which enrolls 5,635 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Olympic View Elem, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. Among people living in Island County, the White share is about 78%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Olympic View Elem counts 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 41% for public schools in Island County.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Olympic View Elem receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.7%.
Island County census figures show that the median household income is $90,551, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Island County is home to 26 public schools and about 8,561 public school students.
The closest other public school is Oak Harbor Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Olympic View Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Olympic View Elem ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.6% against a local average of 49.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (403) to 2024-25 (411).
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Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,836
Census ACS
Median income
$90,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Harbor School District
- Oak Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- North Whidbey Middle SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Crescent Harbor ElemElementary · 419 students
- Oak Harbor ElementaryElementary · 411 students
Other schools in Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- North Whidbey Middle SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Crescent Harbor ElemElementary · 419 students
- Oak Harbor ElementaryElementary · 411 students
Other Olympic View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Olympic View Elementary. Olympic View Elem is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Olympic View ElementaryLacey, WA · 552 students
- Olympic View Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 547 students
- Olympic View Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 341 students
- Olympic View ElementaryChula Vista, CA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Harbor Elementary0.6 mi · 411
- North Whidbey Middle School0.7 mi · 705
- Special Education1.1 mi · 135
- Homeconnection1.1 mi · 385
- Oak Harbor Intermediate School1.3 mi · 767
- Broad View Elementary1.6 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Olympic View ElemHow large is Olympic View Elem?
Olympic View Elem enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Olympic View Elem serve?
Olympic View Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Olympic View Elem?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Olympic View Elem.
How diverse is Olympic View Elem?
Olympic View Elem reports a student body of 41% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Olympic View Elem?
Olympic View Elem is overseen by Oak Harbor School District in Island County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.