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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530816001353
Orchard Heights Elementary
2288 FIRCREST DR SE, PORT ORCHARD, WA 98366 · (360) 443-3530 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
307 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.9pp since 2014
Math
43.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.3pp 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 down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 49.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.2% | 51.6% |
| 2018-19 | 66.8% | 68.5% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.6% | 60.5% |
| 2015-16 | 66.3% | 61.5% |
| 2014-15 | 57.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Orchard Heights Elementary
Orchard Heights Elementary's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Heights Elementary this school | 529 | 58.0% | 50.3% |
| Betz Elementary CHENEY | 535 | 61.1% | 47.8% |
| Minnehaha Elementary School VANCOUVER | 474 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Fort Stevens Elementary Yelm | 462 | 58.2% | 55.1% |
| Eagleridge Elementary Ferndale | 457 | 58.6% | 35.8% |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary Graham | 430 | 60.9% | 46.4% |
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 Orchard Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #426 of 936 | #23 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #564 of 1,103 ▼ 105 | #25 of 38 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #589 of 1,102 ▼ 153 | #28 of 38 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #81 of 928 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #217 of 1,268 | #1 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #77 of 1,085 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #500 of 1,088 | #18 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #481 of 1,169 | #8 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #240 of 778 | #4 of 32 |
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
529
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 992
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 529 | 40.1 | 13.2:1 | 58% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 41.2 | 13.4:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | 50% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 40% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 41.6 | 16.4:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 51% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 31% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 43 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 51 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (682 to 529); teachers down 4% (41.6 to 40.1).
About Orchard Heights Elementary
Orchard Heights Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in PORT ORCHARD, Washington. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 529 students. That is 39% bigger than the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
South Kitsap School District runs 17 schools with a combined 9,326 students. Orchard Heights Elementary is one of them.
The share of White students at Orchard Heights Elementary is 58%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander, and 3% Black. Census figures show Kitsap County is about 75% White. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Orchard Heights Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Orchard Heights Elementary, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Kitsap County average 41%.
Orchard Heights Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Washington public elementary schools.
Test results at Orchard Heights Elementary are 9.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.3% actual, 41.3% predicted).
The county, Kitsap County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $104,158 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kitsap County has 77 public schools with about 34,233 students, including Orchard Heights Elementary.
Madrona Heights, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Orchard Heights Elementary places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 30 students, from 559 to 529.
The allk12 page for Orchard Heights Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kitsap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
277,881
Census ACS
Median income
$104,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
34,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Kitsap School District
- South Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 2,448 students
- John Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Sidney Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
Other schools in PORT ORCHARD
- South Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 2,448 students
- John Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Sidney Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Madrona Heights0.1 mi · 56
- Discovery0.2 mi · 224
- Marcus Whitman Middle School0.2 mi · 623
- Explorer Academy1.1 mi · 286
- East Port Orchard Elementary1.3 mi · 423
- South Kitsap High School1.4 mi · 2,448
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Orchard Heights Elementary?
Orchard Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
Is Orchard Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Orchard Heights Elementary have?
Orchard Heights Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orchard Heights Elementary?
At Orchard Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Orchard Heights Elementary public or private?
Orchard Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Kitsap School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.