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Orcas Island School District

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Orcas Island School District is located in northwest Washington. Orcas Island School District has 71.24 square miles of land area and 157.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Orcas Island School District population is 5,251. Orcas Island School District median household income is $47,596 in 2010-2014. Orcas Island School District median house value is $494,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Orcas Island School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (35 out of 238, top 15%) Elementary/Middle School: (97 out of 274, top 35%)* Rank: #82
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	5,251 (2010-2014), rank #159
Population Growth	13.61% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	22.97/sq mi, rank #168
Median Household Income:	$47,596 at 2010-2014—-11.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #171
Median House Price:	$494,400 at 2010-2014—-6.54% increase since 2005-2009, rank #6
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	71.24 sq mi, rank #208
Water Area:	157.39 sq mi (68.84%), rank #7
State:	Washington
County:	San Juan County
City:	Blakely Island, Deer Harbor, Eastsound, Orcas, Friday Harbor, Waldron, Olga
Zip:	98222, 98243, 98245, 98280, 98250, 98297, 98279

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Orcas Island School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

557 School Rd

Eastsound WA, 98245, San Juan County

Phone: 360-376-2284

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	869	718	684	709	500	476	483
English Language Learner Students:	23	0	16	16	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	45.26	44.00	44.87	44.75	35.89	34.00	34.40
Prekindergarten:	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	1.60	2.00	2.68	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.10
Elementary:	21.86	24.37	20.53	24.13	17.13	16.10	20.40
Secondary:	21.30	17.03	21.66	18.22	16.26	16.90	11.90
Ungraded:	0.00	0.60	0.00	0.40	1.50	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	34.19	30.02	28.71	33.06	27.26	23.30	24.60
Instructional Aides:	5.86	5.63	5.58	6.64	4.57	5.50	5.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.42	1.06	0.70	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.30	1.05	1.30	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.25	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.75	0.27	0.63	0.90	0.64	0.90	0.70
District Administrators:	1.00	0.50	1.00	2.45	0.51	0.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	4.75	4.75	4.50	4.10	2.25	1.70	1.40
School Administrators:	2.00	1.90	0.40	1.90	1.68	1.40	1.80
School Administrative Support:	4.19	4.18	3.24	3.36	2.39	2.50	2.40
Student Support Services:	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.19	1.20	1.10
Other Support Services:	12.38	9.78	10.10	10.89	12.17	8.60	9.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.20	16.32	15.24	15.84	13.93	14.00	14.04

Schools

Oasis K-12	Kindergarten to Grade 12	557 School Rd, Eastsound WA 98245
Orcas Island Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	611 School Rd, Eastsound WA 98245
Orcas Island High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	715 School Rd, Eastsound WA 98245
Orcas Island Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	715 School Rd, Eastsound WA 98245
Waldron Island School	Kindergarten to Grade 12	1 School Rd, Waldron WA 98297

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	83.3%	64.1%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	87.7%	81.7%
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	74.1%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	83.8%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	89.2%	80.7%
2011	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	96.4%	72.9%
2012	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	77.8%	79.1%
2013	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	96.2%	89.4%
HSPE Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	55.6%	41.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.7%	78.8%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.2%	82.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.3%	81.1%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.7%	83.5%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37.9%	44.7%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	49.7%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	92.9%	85.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.4%	86%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	85.2%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	73.0%	84.9%
MSP Test
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	37.7%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44.4%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	39.7%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	35.1%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.1%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43.1%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.9%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	38.5%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.2%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	30.9%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	34.7%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.7%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	45.5%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50.0%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44.7%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.4%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	41.8%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.5%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.8%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.5%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	37.5%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	31.8%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.1%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.9%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.9%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.6%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26.5%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.4%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.2%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	48.9%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40.4%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.6%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.8%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.1%	71.4%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	55.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	56.9%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	59.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	35.6%	63.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	63.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.2%	56.4%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.7%	71.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	40.0%	68.7%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	70.2%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56%	71%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.8%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	42.4%	71.0%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.7%	51.5%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	50.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.4%	55.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.0%	53.2%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50%	69.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	67.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.0%	66.2%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.3%	54.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.9%	61.5%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.6%	66.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71.9%	43.9%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59.2%	47.5%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	60.7%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71.1%	50.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82.9%	49.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43.6%	45.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	64.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	72.9%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.2%	81.9%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.9%	80.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80.9%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	31.6%	32.2%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44.9%	35.8%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48.3%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71.1%	36.3%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62.8%	39.7%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46.7%	38.6%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.2%	65.2%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.7%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.9%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	92.1%	83.6%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87.8%	86.2%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	91.5%	86.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.2%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54.5%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.9%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.6%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.6%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	54.3%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64.3%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.3%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.9%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	73.9%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.5%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.4%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.1%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.2%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.8%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72%	54.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	50.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52%	51.8%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.1%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	68.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	62.8%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	59.3%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	92.1%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	84%	68.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74%	69.7%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	69.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.3%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	51.5%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	50.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.9%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	65.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	67.5%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.1%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.7%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.9%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.1%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	47.9%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	51.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$8,278,000	$12,102		$7,207,000	$10,165		$6,504,000	$13,008
Federal:	$492,000	$719	5.9%	$611,000	$862	8.5%	$707,000	$1,414	10.9%
State:	$4,947,000	$7,232	59.8%	$4,431,000	$6,250	61.5%	$3,783,000	$7,566	58.2%
Local:	$2,839,000	$4,151	34.3%	$2,165,000	$3,054	30.0%	$2,014,000	$4,028	31.0%
Total Expenditures:	$8,768,000	$12,819		$7,837,000	$11,054		$6,462,000	$12,924
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,981,000	$10,206		$7,293,000	$10,286		$6,301,000	$12,602
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,526,000	$6,617	64.8%	$4,798,000	$6,767	65.8%	$3,885,000	$7,770	61.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$505,000	$738	7.2%	$524,000	$739	7.2%	$517,000	$1,034	8.2%
Administration:	$959,000	$1,402	13.7%	$903,000	$1,274	12.4%	$873,000	$1,746	13.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$991,000	$1,449	14.2%	$1,068,000	$1,506	14.6%	$1,026,000	$2,052	16.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,753,000	$2,563		$510,000	$719		$50,000	$100
Construction:	$1,737,000	$2,539		$480,000	$677		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$34,000	$50		$34,000	$48		$111,000	$222

Total Salary:	$4,199,000	$6,139		$4,308,000	$6,076		$3,736,000	$7,472
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,947,000	$4,308	70.2%	$3,078,000	$4,341	71.4%	$2,601,000	$5,202	69.6%
Other Salary:	$1,252,000	$1,830	29.8%	$1,230,000	$1,735	28.6%	$1,135,000	$2,270	30.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,514,000	$2,213		$1,487,000	$2,097		$1,259,000	$2,518
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,014,000	$1,482	67.0%	$1,007,000	$1,420	67.7%	$820,000	$1,640	65.1%
Other Benefit:	$500,000	$731	33.0%	$480,000	$677	32.3%	$439,000	$878	34.9%

* Orcas Island School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.