Olympic View Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.3% | 49.7% |
| 2021-22 | 57.8% | 43.4% |
| 2018-19 | 72.2% | 60.4% |
| 2017-18 | 64.7% | 63.8% |
| 2016-17 | 63.4% | 61.0% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 68.2% |
| 2014-15 | 68.7% | 61.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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%.
Schools most like Olympic View Elementary School
Olympic View Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic View Elementary School this school | 341 | 39.3% | 55.2% |
| Viewlands Elementary School SEATTLE | 290 | 42.1% | 62.4% |
| Green Lake Elementary School SEATTLE | 367 | 36.2% | 54.5% |
| Crestwood Elementary School Covington | 386 | 38.9% | 56.0% |
| Parkwood Elementary Shoreline | 390 | 43.3% | 65.5% |
| Brookside Elementary Lake Forest Park | 372 | 33.9% | 65.7% |
Where Olympic View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #342 of 936 | #148 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #337 of 1,103 ▲ 69 | #140 of 281 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #385 of 1,102 ▼ 64 | #145 of 280 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #254 of 928 | #63 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #823 of 1,268 | #223 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #234 of 1,085 | #60 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #264 of 1,088 | #141 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #807 of 1,169 | #135 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #211 of 778 | #77 of 220 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 341 | 23.5 | 14.5:1 | 39% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 45% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 23.5 | 15.4:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 36% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 27.9 | 16.1:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 22 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (448 to 341); teachers down 16% (27.9 to 23.5).
About Olympic View Elementary School
Olympic View Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in SEATTLE, Washington. The school's 341 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Seattle School District No. 1 is the district for Olympic View Elementary School. It has 107 schools and 50,773 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Olympic View Elementary School is White (46%). Other students are 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 55% White share among all King County residents. By the diversity index, Olympic View Elementary School comes in at 71%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.5:1, with 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. That is close to the 38% average for public schools in King County.
The model predicts 53.8% for a school in Washington with Olympic View Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Olympic View Elementary School posts 55.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in King County, median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 544 public schools operate in King County, serving about 278,492 students.
The closest public school, Sacajawea Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from Olympic View Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Olympic View Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 341, 14% below the 397 of 2020-21.
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