Enrollment
42
Elementary
STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORIENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530636000948
Orient Elementary School
374 4th Avenue, ORIENT, WA 99160 · (509) 684-6873 · Ferry County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL42 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
12.0:1
3 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
32 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 3 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 7% |
Student demographics
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
46.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
WA avg 51.2%
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 7 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.6% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.6% | 47.1% |
| 2018-19 | 45.2% | 19.4% |
| 2017-18 | 36.4% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 22.7% | 18.2% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | N/A |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Where Orient Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42 | #1,220 of 1,268 |
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
42
-8 (-16%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 106
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 | 42 | 3.5 | 12.0:1 | 76% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 34 | N/A | N/A | 41% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 41 | N/A | N/A | 66% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 50 | N/A | N/A | 58% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 3.8 | 9.9:1 | 68% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 3 | 11.0:1 | 67% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 31 | 4 | 7.8:1 | 65% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 4 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 106 | 5 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orient Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (38 to 42); teachers down 9% (3.8 to 3.5).
About Orient Elementary School
Students in ORIENT, Washington, attend Orient Elementary School, a small elementary school. A total of 42 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 89% lower.
Orient Elementary School is listed under Orient School District in federal data.
Most students at Orient Elementary School are White: 81% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Ferry County is roughly 72% White.
Teachers at the school number 3.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Ferry County report 56%.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Orient Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1% for Orient Elementary School. The school posts 39.6%, 10.5 points above the prediction.
Ferry County has about 7,387 residents, and median household income is about $55,614, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 11 public schools in Ferry County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,102.
Curlew Elem & High School is the public school closest to Orient Elementary School, about 18.2 miles away. Orient Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 42 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 50.
Community posts for Orient Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ferry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,387
Census ACS
Median income
$55,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Orient Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Orient Elementary. Orient Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Orient Elementary SchoolOrient, IA · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Curlew Elem & High School18.2 mi · 234
- Onion Creek Elementary18.9 mi · 45
- Northport Elementary School19.1 mi · 105
- Northport Homelink Program19.1 mi · 22
- Northport High School19.1 mi · 58
- Kettle Falls Early Learning Center19.3 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Orient Elementary SchoolHow large is Orient Elementary School?
Orient Elementary School enrolls approximately 42 students in grades KG-08.
Is Orient Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orient Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Orient Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Orient Elementary School.
How diverse is Orient Elementary School?
Orient Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Orient Elementary School?
Orient Elementary School is overseen by Orient School District in Ferry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.