South Colby Elementary

South Colby Elementary is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Port Orchard, Washington, overseen by South Kitsap School District, teacheing 276 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so South Colby Elementary sits 27% below that benchmark.

Within South Kitsap School District, which oversees 17 schools and 9,326 students, South Colby Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, South Colby Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, South Colby Elementary shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, South Colby Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.5%, the actual is 56.3%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kitsap County indicate the typical household earns roughly $104,158 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Kitsap County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), South Colby Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John Sedgwick Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Colby Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Colby Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.0%.

South Colby Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. South Colby Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 276). The White share of enrollment declined from 75% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.