Orcas Island School District, Washington

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Orcas Island School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 767 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Orcas Island School District is a school district in Washington (San Juan County). During the 2024 school year, 767 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Orcas Island School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Greg White2027
Bridget Broderick2025
Pamela Dobie Key2025
Ady Kenady2025
Stefan Maxfield2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,540,000 $2,075 10%
Local: $5,026,000 $6,774 33%
State: $8,507,000 $11,465 56%
Total: $15,073,000 $20,314
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,882,000 $18,708
Total Current Expenditures: $12,373,000 $16,675
Instructional Expenditures: $7,180,000 $9,676 52%
Student and Staff Support: $1,222,000 $1,646 9%
Administration: $2,261,000 $3,047 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,710,000 $2,304 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $523,000 $704
Construction: $22,000 $29
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $605,000 $815


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 39 PS PS 20-29 PS 40-59 45-49
2018-2019 48 <50 20-24 PS 40-59 54
2017-2018 45 <50 20-29 PS 40-59 45-49
2016-2017 48 <50 PS 20-29 PS 40-59 50-54
2015-2016 51 >=50 PS 20-29 PS 60-79 50-54
2014-2015 57 >=50 PS 21-39 PS >=50 55-59
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS <50 65-69
2012-2013 63 >=50 PS 21-39 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 65 >=50 PS <50 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 71 PS PS <50 PS 70-74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 59 PS PS 40-49 PS >=80 60-64
2018-2019 63 >=50 30-39 PS 40-59 69
2017-2018 66 >=50 40-49 PS 60-79 70-74
2016-2017 68 >=50 PS 30-39 PS 60-79 70-74
2015-2016 72 >=50 PS 40-49 PS 60-79 75-79
2014-2015 70 >=50 PS 21-39 PS >=50 70-74
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 79 >=50 PS <50 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 76 >=50 PS <50 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 81 PS PS <50 PS 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 60-69 PS >=50 PS PS 40-59
2019-2020 70-79 >=50 PS 60-69
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS >=80
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=80 >=80
2013-2014 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2012-2013 <=10 PS PS PS PS <=10
2011-2012 60-79 PS PS 60-79
2010-2011 70-79 PS PS 70-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 767 8.6
2022-2023 701 -5.8
2021-2022 742 -5.5
2020-2021 783 -5.5
2019-2020 826 0.1
2018-2019 825 7.0
2017-2018 767 -3.8
2016-2017 796 -5.9
2015-2016 843 -5.6
2014-2015 890 2.4
2013-2014 869 17.4
2012-2013 718 4.7
2011-2012 684 -3.7
2010-2011 709 29.5
2009-2010 500 4.8
2008-2009 476 -1.5
2007-2008 483 -2.9
2006-2007 497 -9.1
2005-2006 542 5.2
2004-2005 514 -0.2
2003-2004 515 -4.3
2002-2003 537 -3.7
2001-2002 557 7.2
2000-2001 517 -7.5
1999-2000 556 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Orcas Island School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 8.9
Black 0.5 4.8
Hispanic 21.8 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Two or More Races 8.1 8.9
White 68.1 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Orcas Island School District had 36.94 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.30
Elementary: 20.12
Secondary: 13.52
Total: 36.94

Orcas Island School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 4.29
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.82
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.50
Other Support Services: 3.20


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Orcas Island School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Oasis K-12320KG-12
Orcas Island Elementary School161KG-5
Orcas Island High School1709-12
Orcas Island Middle School916-8
Orcas Island Montessori Public191-3
Waldron Island School61-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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