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What's the most underrated thing about Salish Coast Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT TOWNSEND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530684001005
Salish Coast Elementary
1637 Grant St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 · (360) 680-5706 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
270 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Port Townsend School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.7pp since 2014
Math
46.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 48.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 43.5% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 51.3% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 62.4% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 63.7% |
| 2015-16 | 65.6% | 63.2% |
| 2014-15 | 61.9% | 58.8% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Salish Coast Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #379 of 936 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #493 of 1,103 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #464 of 1,102 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #399 of 928 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #219 of 1,268 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #795 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #894 of 1,088 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #616 of 1,169 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.8% | #5 of 257 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
528
+140 (+36%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 528 | 31.2 | 16.9:1 | 51% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 35.1 | 13.1:1 | 53% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 32.2 | 13.7:1 | 51% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 25.2 | 13.5:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 53% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 47% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 19 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 22 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salish Coast Elementary.
About Salish Coast Elementary
Salish Coast Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Port Townsend, Washington. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 528 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Washington have about 380 students on average; enrollment here is 39% higher.
In Port Townsend School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,277 students.
More than half of enrollment at Salish Coast Elementary is White: 75%. Next come 12% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Salish Coast Elementary scores 42%.
Salish Coast Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1, with 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at Salish Coast Elementary. Public schools in Jefferson County average a similar 49%.
Salish Coast Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.5%) and its predicted rate (45.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,048 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Jefferson County number 13, with about 2,670 students.
Port Townsend High School sits about 1.2 miles from Salish Coast Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.3%, lower than Salish Coast Elementary's 53.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Salish Coast Elementary as Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 528 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 388. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 16.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Salish Coast Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Port Townsend School District
- Port Townsend High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Blue Heron Middle SchoolMiddle · 222 students
- OCEANCombined · 144 students
Other schools in Port Townsend
- Port Townsend High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Blue Heron Middle SchoolMiddle · 222 students
- OCEANCombined · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Port Townsend High School1.2 mi · 383
- OCEAN1.3 mi · 144
- Blue Heron Middle School1.3 mi · 222
- Chimacum Creek Primary School5.6 mi · 147
- Chimacum Junior/Senior High School7.0 mi · 251
- PI Program7.0 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Salish Coast ElementaryHow large is Salish Coast Elementary?
Salish Coast Elementary enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
Is Salish Coast Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salish Coast Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Salish Coast Elementary have?
Salish Coast Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Salish Coast Elementary?
Student demographics at Salish Coast Elementary are roughly 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Salish Coast Elementary?
Salish Coast Elementary is overseen by Port Townsend School District in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.