Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530576000855
Suquamish Elementary School
18950 Park Ave NE, Suquamish, WA 98392 · (360) 396-3850 · Kitsap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
175 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
47.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.8pp since 2014
Math
45.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 44.6% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.8% | 45.6% |
| 2018-19 | 73.1% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 55.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.9% | 55.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.3% | 53.1% |
| 2014-15 | 60.6% | 57.8% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where Suquamish Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #517 of 936 | #29 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #515 of 1,103 | #24 of 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #566 of 1,102 | #27 of 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #522 of 928 | #20 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #916 of 1,268 | #31 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #441 of 1,085 | #27 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #357 of 1,088 | #8 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #529 of 1,169 | #10 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #262 of 778 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
314
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 314 | 20.4 | 15.4:1 | 56% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 21.4 | 15.2:1 | 56% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 21.2 | 15.5:1 | 52% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 22.8 | 17.5:1 | 47% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 50% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 27 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Suquamish Elementary School.
About Suquamish Elementary School
This page covers Suquamish Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Suquamish, Washington. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 314 students.
North Kitsap School District is the district for Suquamish Elementary School. It has 13 schools and 5,330 students.
The largest group at Suquamish Elementary School is White students, at 49%. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 10% Native American. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Kitsap County residents. The diversity index for Suquamish Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Suquamish Elementary School totals 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Federal data show 56% of students (175) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kitsap County average 41%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.8% at Suquamish Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.3%.
In the surrounding county, Kitsap County, median household income comes to about $104,158, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 77 public schools and about 34,233 students.
Suquamish Elementary School's nearest public school is Chief Kitsap Academy (about 2.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Suquamish Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 North Kitsap School District
- North Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Poulsbo Middle SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Kingston High SchoolHigh · 602 students
- Vinland ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Poulsbo Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Kingston Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Chief Kitsap Academy2.3 mi · 74
- Poulsbo Elementary School2.9 mi · 487
- Poulsbo Middle School3.1 mi · 713
- North Kitsap High School3.2 mi · 1,098
- Halilts Elementary School4.3 mi · 353
- Kingston Middle School4.4 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Suquamish Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Suquamish Elementary School?
Suquamish Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Suquamish Elementary School serve?
Suquamish Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Suquamish Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Suquamish Elementary School.
How diverse is Suquamish Elementary School?
Suquamish Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Suquamish Elementary School?
Suquamish Elementary School is overseen by North Kitsap School District in Kitsap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.