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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MASON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530579002220
Sand Hill Elementary
NE 791 Sand Hill Rd., Belfair, WA 98528 · (360) 277-2330 · Mason County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
341 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
56%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sand Hill Elementary→Hawkins Middle School
Based on grade levels within North Mason School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -22.7pp since 2014
Math
25.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 30 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 down about 23 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 26.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 30.7% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 25.2% |
| 2018-19 | 38.1% | 34.8% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 37.7% |
| 2016-17 | 36.3% | 41.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.1% | 45.4% |
| 2014-15 | 52.3% | 47.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Sand Hill Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill Elementary this school | 537 | 63.5% | 30.1% |
| Rochester Primary School Rochester | 488 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Grand Mound Elementary Rochester | 507 | 66.5% | 45.8% |
| Marcus Whitman Elementary Richland | 467 | 59.7% | N/A |
| Mary Purcell Elementary School Sedro-Woolley | 465 | 64.7% | 34.9% |
| Jason Lee Elementary School Richland | 518 | 62.2% | N/A |
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 Sand Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Mason County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #799 of 936 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #955 of 1,103 ▼ 22 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #948 of 1,102 ▼ 79 | #7 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #351 of 928 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #201 of 1,268 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #377 of 1,085 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #603 of 1,088 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #379 of 1,169 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #83 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. 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
537
+79 (+17%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 537 | 35.4 | 15.2:1 | 64% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 35.7 | 15.3:1 | 59% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 37.3 | 14.3:1 | 57% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 47% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 31.9 | 14.5:1 | 60% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 68% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 30 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 20 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (462 to 537); teachers up 11% (31.9 to 35.4).
About Sand Hill Elementary
In Belfair, Washington, part of Mason County, Sand Hill Elementary is an elementary school. The school serves 537 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 41% above that.
District-wide, North Mason School District has 7 schools and 2,337 students.
Roughly 57% of students at Sand Hill Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Mason County's residents are about 77% White, 20 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Sand Hill Elementary operates with 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 64% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Mason County average 63%.
A school with Sand Hill Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 37.6%. Sand Hill Elementary scores 30.1%, 7.5 points below that line.
Sand Hill Elementary is located in Mason County, where the median household income is $83,270, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Sand Hill Elementary, Mason County has 25 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center, about 1.5 miles away. Sand Hill Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sand Hill Elementary at 4th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Sand Hill Elementary is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment grew 17% from its 2020-21 level of 458.
Discussions about Sand Hill Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,982
Census ACS
Median income
$83,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Mason School District
- North Mason Senior High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Hawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Belfair ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- North Mason Homelink ProgramCombined · 73 students
- James A. Taylor High SchoolHigh · 61 students
- Mary E. Theler Early Learning CenterElementary · 54 students
Other schools in Belfair
- North Mason Senior High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Hawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Belfair ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- North Mason Homelink ProgramCombined · 73 students
- James A. Taylor High SchoolHigh · 61 students
- Mary E. Theler Early Learning CenterElementary · 54 students
Other Sand Hill Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sand Hill Elementary. Sand Hill Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Sand Hill ElementarySummerville, SC · 1,169 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolGuyton, GA · 881 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 733 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolDallas, WV · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 54
- Belfair Elementary1.5 mi · 392
- North Mason Homelink Program2.9 mi · 73
- James A. Taylor High School2.9 mi · 61
- North Mason Senior High School3.0 mi · 735
- Hawkins Middle School3.1 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Hill ElementaryHow large is Sand Hill Elementary?
Sand Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sand Hill Elementary serve?
Sand Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sand Hill Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Sand Hill Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sand Hill Elementary?
At Sand Hill Elementary, the student body is approximately 57% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sand Hill Elementary?
Sand Hill Elementary is overseen by North Mason School District in Mason County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.