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PI Program

91 West Valley Rd, Chimacum, WA 98325 · (360) 302-5855 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL49 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
49
Combined
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 204
Student : Teacher
30.1:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
35 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 212%
Grade 336%
Grade 412%
Grade 624%
Grade 712%
Grade 836%
Grade 924%
Grade 10918%
Grade 111224%
Grade 121531%
Student demographics
White
3776%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
510%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
12%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
612%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9% · US 5%
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
2653%
Female
2347%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
19.2%
own-school result
Math
15.4%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2519.2%15.4%
2023-2438.1%19.1%
2022-2334.9%11.6%
2021-2231.1%15.6%
2018-1935.5%19.4%
2017-1859.5%37.8%
2016-1763.2%33.3%
2015-1652.2%27.1%
2014-1546.1%34.6%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where PI Program ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Washington
Enrollment
ranked largest first
49#87 of 116
Ranked against other public K-12 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
49
-20 (-29%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 45
Student : Teacher
30.1:1
was 34.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25491.630.1:171% (35)
2023-24411.921.8:168% (28)
2022-23572.820.3:167% (38)
2020-2169234.5:136% (25)
2017-18633.120.7:140% (25)
2015-1676325.3:153% (40)
2010-1187N/AN/A28% (24)
2000-0145N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PI Program.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (63 to 49); teachers down 47% (3.1 to 1.6).

About PI Program

In Chimacum, Washington, PI Program is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. Enrollment totals 49 students across kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 204.

Chimacum School District counts 704 students in its 4 schools, and PI Program is one of them.

Of every 100 students at PI Program, about 76 are White. It is also 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Jefferson County's residents are about 86% White, 10 points above the school's share.

Staffing at PI Program comes to 1.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 30.1:1. Combined schools in Washington have an average ratio of 33.2:1. On the income side, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in Jefferson County.

Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $74,048 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting PI Program, Jefferson County has 13 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, PI Program is closest to Chimacum Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.

PI Program has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.

The school shrank from 69 students in 2020-21 to 49 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 34.5:1 to 30.1:1.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
33,577
Census ACS
Median income
$74,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,670 students

Quick facts

School name
PI Program
District
Chimacum School District
Address
91 West Valley Rd, Chimacum, WA 98325
Phone
(360) 302-5855
County
Jefferson County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
49
Teachers (FTE)
2
Student–teacher ratio
30.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
35 (71%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
530129002630
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PI Program
How large is PI Program?
PI Program enrolls approximately 49 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does PI Program serve?
PI Program serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PI Program?
Approximately 30.1:1 students per teacher at PI Program.
How diverse is PI Program?
PI Program reports a student body of 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is PI Program in?
PI Program is part of Chimacum School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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