Orca K-8 School

Orca K-8 School operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in SEATTLE, Washington, run under Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 278 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Seattle School District No. 1 runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 50,773 students. Orca K-8 School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Orca K-8 School lists that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, King County reports that median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orca K-8 School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Rainier Valley Leadership Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 54% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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