Orting Elementary School

Orting Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Orting, Washington, overseen by Orting School District. Current enrollment sits at 567 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% above the state mean of about 380.

Orting Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Orting School District, a district that teaches 2,809 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Orting Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Orting Elementary School reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Orting Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.0%; Orting Elementary School posts 39.6%, -14.5 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Pierce County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Orting Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Orting High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orting Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orting Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Orting Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 587 (now 567). The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.