Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530816001356
South Colby Elementary
3281 Banner Road SE, Port Orchard, WA 98366 · (360) 443-3000 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
118 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
47%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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -17.7pp since 2014
Math
54.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -18.3pp 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 54 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 60.3% |
| 2022-23 | 54.5% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | 62.1% | 65.4% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 74.2% |
| 2017-18 | 73.5% | 65.2% |
| 2016-17 | 71.3% | 70.0% |
| 2015-16 | 76.7% | 72.4% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 72.4% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 South Colby Elementary
South Colby Elementary's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Colby Elementary this school | 276 | 42.8% | 56.3% |
| Minter Creek Elementary Gig Harbor | 272 | 40.4% | 56.8% |
| Olalla Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 315 | 39.7% | 65.9% |
| Harmony Elementary BELLINGHAM | 288 | 46.5% | 43.1% |
| Indian Trail Elementary Spokane | 303 | 38.0% | 49.5% |
| Clear Lake Elementary School Clear Lake | 314 | 40.4% | 56.0% |
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 South Colby Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #315 of 936 | #13 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #364 of 1,103 ▼ 107 | #12 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #459 of 1,102 ▼ 134 | #25 of 38 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #31 of 928 | #2 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,016 of 1,268 | #36 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #107 of 1,085 | #7 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #824 of 1,088 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #762 of 1,169 | #18 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #347 of 778 | #8 of 32 |
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
276
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 276 | 20.4 | 13.5:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 18.8 | 15.7:1 | 38% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 19.5 | 14.9:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 22% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | 26% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 23 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Colby Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (337 to 276); teachers up 7% (19 to 20.4).
About South Colby Elementary
The public elementary school South Colby Elementary is located in Port Orchard, Washington. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 276 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.
The 17 schools in South Kitsap School District enroll 9,326 students altogether, South Colby Elementary among them.
South Colby Elementary is 71% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
South Colby Elementary's 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.5:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 43%. For comparison, public schools in Kitsap County average 41%.
South Colby Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kitsap County, the median household income is $104,158, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. South Colby Elementary is one of 77 public schools in the county.
John Sedgwick Middle School is located about 1.1 miles from South Colby Elementary. The five-mile area around South Colby Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 46.0% proficiency; South Colby Elementary posts 56.3%.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 276, a 4% decrease from 288 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at South Colby Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 South Kitsap School District
- South Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 2,448 students
- John Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Orchard Heights ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Port Orchard
- South Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 2,448 students
- John Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Cedar Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Orchard Heights ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- John Sedgwick Middle School1.1 mi · 731
- Manchester Elementary School2.3 mi · 458
- Orchard Heights Elementary2.6 mi · 529
- Madrona Heights2.7 mi · 56
- Discovery2.7 mi · 224
- Marcus Whitman Middle School2.8 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About South Colby ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South Colby Elementary?
South Colby Elementary enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does South Colby Elementary serve?
South Colby Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at South Colby Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at South Colby Elementary.
What is the student diversity at South Colby Elementary?
Student demographics at South Colby Elementary are roughly 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is South Colby Elementary in?
South Colby Elementary is part of South Kitsap School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.