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Orca K-8 School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
5215 46 Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone
(206) 252-6900
District
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
394
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.7% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Orca K-8 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
48%
45%
47%
50%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
47%
52%
49%
47%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
45%
56%
52%
41%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
39%
31%
44%
34%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
43%
28%
51%
27%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
41%
25%
49%
14%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
12
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 43 10.9%
Grade 1 46 11.7%
Grade 2 52 13.2%
Grade 3 47 11.9%
Grade 4 48 12.2%
Grade 5 53 13.5%
Grade 6 39 9.9%
Grade 7 40 10.2%
Grade 8 26 6.6%
Total 394 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.4% 52.2% 55.0%
Black 31.6% 17.0% 5.3%
Hispanic 14.3% 15.3% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.7% 14.5% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.9% 2.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.0% 29.6% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 28.9% 24.7% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 4.9% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 726,822 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,150.8 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.3% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 48.3% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 337,626 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 65.8% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.1% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.9% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.9% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,339 $578,839,254 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,245 $69,702,570 6.2%
Staff $1,279 $71,606,094 6.3%
General Administration $179 $10,021,494 0.9%
School Administration $1,054 $59,009,244 5.2%
Operation $1,222 $68,414,892 6.0%
Transportation $752 $42,101,472 3.7%
Other $840 $47,028,240 4.2%
Total Support $6,571 $367,884,006 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,303 $184,921,758 16.3%
Total Expenditures $20,213 $1,131,645,018 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,986 $9,744,631,794 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,217 $1,319,633,091 6.3%
Staff $1,134 $1,230,185,842 5.8%
General Administration $148 $160,712,680 0.8%
School Administration $902 $978,095,459 4.6%
Operation $1,153 $1,250,589,826 5.9%
Transportation $569 $616,642,523 2.9%
Other $696 $755,170,389 3.6%
Total Support $5,820 $6,311,213,282 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,630 $5,021,166,137 23.8%
Total Expenditures $19,436 $21,077,045,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%