Vinland Elementary

Set in Poulsbo, Washington, Vinland Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school, one of the schools within North Kitsap School District. It caters to 527 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 380.

North Kitsap School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,330 students. Vinland Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Vinland Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kitsap County (around 41%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Vinland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.4%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Vinland Elementary is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).

North Kitsap High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vinland Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 608 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.