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What's the biggest difference between Silver Ridge Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530108002287
Silver Ridge Elementary
10622 HILLSBORO DR NW, SILVERDALE, WA 98383 · (360) 662-9500 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
141 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.1pp since 2014
Math
49.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 37.6% |
| 2021-22 | 52.1% | 44.3% |
| 2018-19 | 75.6% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 74.0% | 62.4% |
| 2016-17 | 78.6% | 67.9% |
| 2015-16 | 73.8% | 66.7% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Silver Ridge Elementary
Silver Ridge Elementary's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Ridge Elementary this school | 430 | 32.8% | 53.3% |
| Emerald Heights Elementary SILVERDALE | 466 | 32.2% | 73.1% |
| Black Diamond Elementary Black Diamond | 414 | 34.3% | 51.2% |
| Saltars Point Elementary Steilacoom | 437 | 31.6% | 53.9% |
| Tumwater Hill Elementary Tumwater | 400 | 37.5% | 49.9% |
| Illahee Elementary School Camas | 367 | 27.2% | 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 Silver Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #382 of 936 | #19 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #459 of 1,103 ▼ 27 | #20 of 38 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #425 of 1,102 ▲ 12 | #22 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #347 of 928 | #13 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #517 of 1,268 | #13 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #546 of 1,085 | #32 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #318 of 1,088 | #6 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #901 of 1,169 | #30 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #94 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
430
+82 (+24%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 430 | 27.2 | 15.8:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 27.8 | 15.6:1 | 35% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 28.2 | 15.1:1 | 34% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 24.6 | 15.3:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 29 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 29 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (376 to 430); teachers up 10% (24.6 to 27.2).
About Silver Ridge Elementary
Silver Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in SILVERDALE, Washington. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 430 students in 2024-25.
The Central Kitsap School District system has 19 schools and 11,100 students.
About 48% of students at Silver Ridge Elementary are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 21% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 2% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Kitsap County, the White share is about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Silver Ridge Elementary lists 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.8 students per teacher. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 33% of the student body.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Silver Ridge Elementary is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.3%. Predicted: 58.2%.
The county, Kitsap County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $104,158 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kitsap County has 77 public schools with about 34,233 students, including Silver Ridge Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Ridgetop Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Silver Ridge Elementary. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Silver Ridge Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 430, from 348 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Silver Ridge Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kitsap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
277,881
Census ACS
Median income
$104,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
34,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Kitsap School District
- Central Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,564 students
- Olympic High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Klahowya SecondaryHigh · 1,016 students
- Ridgetop Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Central Kitsap Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
Other schools in SILVERDALE
- Central Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,564 students
- Klahowya SecondaryHigh · 1,016 students
- Ridgetop Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Central Kitsap Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Emerald Heights ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other Silver Ridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Silver Ridge Elementary. Silver Ridge Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAVIE, FL · 849 students
- Silver Ridge ElementaryFARR WEST, UT · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgetop Middle School0.1 mi · 784
- Emerald Heights Elementary1.1 mi · 466
- Cottonwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 362
- Central Kitsap High School1.6 mi · 1,564
- Central Kitsap Middle School1.6 mi · 564
- Fairview Middle School1.6 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Silver Ridge Elementary?
Silver Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
Is Silver Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silver Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Silver Ridge Elementary have?
Silver Ridge Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Silver Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Silver Ridge Elementary are roughly 48% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees Silver Ridge Elementary?
Silver Ridge Elementary is overseen by Central Kitsap School District in Kitsap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.