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Olympic View Elementary School

504 NE 95 ST, SEATTLE, WA 98115 · (206) 252-5500 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
134 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6318%
Grade 15316%
Grade 25215%
Grade 35115%
Grade 45416%
Grade 56820%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
15646%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
7321%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
4413%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
329%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
288%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
17351%
Female
16548%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
56.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.5pp since 2014
Math
55.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.5pp since 2014

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.1%55.2%
2023-2458.8%51.6%
2022-2356.3%49.7%
2021-2257.8%43.4%
2018-1972.2%60.4%
2017-1864.7%63.8%
2016-1763.4%61.0%
2015-1671.0%68.2%
2014-1568.7%61.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Olympic View Elementary School this school34139.3%55.2%
Viewlands Elementary School
SEATTLE
29042.1%62.4%
Green Lake Elementary School
SEATTLE
36736.2%54.5%
Crestwood Elementary School
Covington
38638.9%56.0%
Parkwood Elementary
Shoreline
39043.3%65.5%
Brookside Elementary
Lake Forest Park
37233.9%65.7%
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 Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
341
-56 (-14%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534123.514.5:139% (134)
2023-243512215.9:145% (158)
2022-2336123.515.4:140% (146)
2020-213972814.2:136% (143)
2017-1844827.916.1:134% (154)
2015-164552518.2:131% (143)
2010-114882519.5:127% (134)
2000-014792221.8:1N/A
1990-914352120.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympic View Elementary School.

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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King County at a glance

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Population
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students

Quick facts

School name
Olympic View Elementary School
District
Seattle School District No. 1
Address
504 NE 95 ST, SEATTLE, WA 98115
Phone
(206) 252-5500
County
King County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
341
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
134 (39%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
530771001229
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Olympic View Elementary schools

4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Olympic View Elementary. Olympic View Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Olympic View Elementary School
How many students attend Olympic View Elementary School?
Olympic View Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Olympic View Elementary School serve?
Olympic View Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Olympic View Elementary School have?
Olympic View Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Olympic View Elementary School?
Olympic View Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Olympic View Elementary School?
Olympic View Elementary School is overseen by Seattle School District No. 1 in King County.
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