Suquamish Elementary School

Suquamish Elementary School is a primary school of modestly sized scale in Suquamish, Washington, one of the schools within North Kitsap School District, caters to 314 students in grades pre-K through 5.

North Kitsap School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,330 students; Suquamish Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Suquamish Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 10% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Suquamish Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kitsap County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Suquamish Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.8%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of +2.4 points.

In the area at large, Kitsap County reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,158 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suquamish Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chief Kitsap Academy, around 2.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Suquamish Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Suquamish Elementary School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 314). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.