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Friday Harbor Elementary School

Summary:

Friday Harbor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Friday Harbor, Washington, with 321 students and a racial makeup that is predominantly White (around 74%) and Hispanic (around 19%). The school is part of the San Juan Island School District, which is ranked 37 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Friday Harbor Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grades, with a 56.63% ELA proficiency rate in 2023-2024 compared to the state's 52.63%, and a 47.27% Math proficiency rate compared to the state's 41.68%. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with a 53.7% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, higher than the state's 49.73%. Notably, the school's Hispanic students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 177 out of 651 Washington elementary schools for ELA in 2023-2024, and its special education students also perform relatively well, ranking in the top 149 out of 478 Washington elementary schools for ELA in 2021-2022.

While Friday Harbor Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Orcas Island Elementary School, the nearby Island View Elementary and Mount Erie Elementary in the Anacortes School District outperform Friday Harbor Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grades. Additionally, despite having a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (38.32% in 2022-2023), the school's low-income students perform well, ranking in the top 306 out of 1,013 Washington elementary schools for ELA in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public K-5

 95 Grover Street
       Friday Harbor, WA  98250

(360) 378-5209

District: San Juan Island School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
491st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,688 Help


Students who attend Friday Harbor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Friday Harbor Middle School
High:    Friday Harbor High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  321

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.8%
Hispanic:
18.7%
Two or more races:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.3% Help


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Compare Details Friday Harbor Elementary School ranks better than 58% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.8%), Hispanic (18.7%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Friday Harbor Elementary School is 13.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Friday Harbor Elementary School is $17,688.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Friday Harbor Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Friday Harbor Elementary School 491st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Friday Harbor Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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San Juan Island School District:

SchoolDigger ranks San Juan Island School District 37th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Friday Harbor Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.85 387th 1026 62.3%
2005 64.82 346th 1031 66.4%
2006 70.36 267th 1051 74.6%
2007 65.87 351st 1069 67.2%
2008 70.86 278th 1067 73.9%
2009 71.83 258th 1072 75.9%
2010 80.65 147th 1088 86.5%
2011 67.21 331st 1092 69.7%
2012 74.39 236th 1097 78.5%
2013 73.01 263rd 1106 76.2%
2015 77.12 222nd 1067 79.2%
2016 65.65 357th 1053 66.1%
2017 62.77 400th 1056 62.1%
2019 66.44 374th 1130 66.9%
2021 58.42 429th 1107 61.2%
2022 57.44 453rd 1169 61.2%
2023 61.12 421st 1169 64.0%
2024 55.65 491st 1168 58.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.34 264th 566 53.4%
2021 50.19 75th 158 52.5%
2022 56.59 149th 478 68.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.89 470th 835 43.7%
2019 71.95 175th 979 82.1%
2021 81.83 75th 854 91.2%
2022 59.28 341st 1019 66.5%
2023 64.41 306th 1013 69.8%
2024 48.14 531st 1024 48.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.94 609th 1004 39.3%
2019 66.87 350th 1068 67.2%
2021 59.05 378th 1008 62.5%
2022 58.14 429th 1100 61.0%
2023 54.92 463rd 1094 57.7%
2024 49.60 526th 1093 51.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.26 357th 1075 66.8%
2021 54.86 406th 1025 60.4%
2022 56.54 439th 1113 60.6%
2023 64.95 353rd 1099 67.9%
2024 59.49 420th 1099 61.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.88 164th 501 67.3%
2024 67.67 177th 651 72.8%
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Rank History for White students at Friday Harbor Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.71 421st 1027 59.0%
2021 59.74 350th 943 62.9%
2022 62.20 372nd 1031 63.9%
2023 55.41 438th 1011 56.7%
2024 47.10 534th 1009 47.1%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Friday Harbor Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 380 2 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 388
1989 374 1 5 5 1 n/a n/a 0 386
1990 367 1 4 5 9 n/a n/a 0 386
1991 414 1 7 13 2 n/a n/a 0 437
1992 445 1 6 16 11 n/a n/a 0 479
1993 408 1 9 16 7 n/a n/a 0 441
1994 433 1 9 16 10 n/a n/a 0 469
1995 454 3 11 23 3 n/a n/a 0 494
1996 454 3 11 23 3 n/a n/a 0 494
1997 431 0 8 19 5 n/a n/a 0 463
1998 427 1 9 20 8 n/a n/a 0 465
1999 431 1 12 18 7 n/a n/a 0 469
2000 395 3 8 17 4 n/a n/a 0 427
2001 485 2 11 17 5 n/a n/a 0 520
2002 362 4 7 14 3 n/a n/a 0 390
2003 362 4 7 14 3 n/a n/a 0 390
2004 330 5 9 19 3 n/a n/a 0 366
2005 318 14 15 36 4 n/a n/a 0 387
2006 306 8 13 43 4 n/a n/a 5 379
2007 306 6 12 52 3 n/a n/a 5 384
2008 306 6 11 39 3 n/a n/a 6 371
2009 299 6 10 40 2 n/a n/a 7 364
2010 351 4 6 53 1 n/a n/a 14 429
2011 331 1 5 71 4 0 16 0 428
2012 330 1 5 82 2 0 20 0 440
2013 327 1 5 80 2 0 13 0 428
2014 298 0 5 73 2 0 15 0 393
2015 273 1 3 74 2 0 18 0 371
2016 282 1 3 75 4 0 19 0 384
2017 294 1 2 73 3 0 18 0 391
2018 238 1 3 58 4 0 12 0 316
2019 248 2 1 63 2 0 13 0 329
2020 265 2 3 67 1 0 20 1 359
2021 211 0 2 64 1 0 16 2 296
2022 226 0 2 60 1 1 13 0 303
2023 237 0 3 60 2 1 18 0 321

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Friday Harbor Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 388 17.0 22.8 0
1989 386 18.0 21.4 n/a
1990 386 17.6 21.9 0
1991 437 19.8 22.0 n/a
1992 479 22.0 21.7 n/a
1993 441 24.0 18.4 n/a
1994 469 24.7 19.0 n/a
1995 494 22.2 22.3 n/a
1996 494 22.2 22.3 n/a
1997 463 23.2 20.0 n/a
1998 465 22.6 20.6 n/a
1999 469 21.1 22.2 n/a
2000 427 20.0 21.4 n/a
2001 520 20.8 25.0 n/a
2002 390 19.5 20.0 23.3
2003 390 19.5 20.0 23.3
2004 366 19.0 19.3 22.4
2005 387 18.6 20.8 29.5
2006 379 17.7 21.4 28.3
2007 384 18.2 21.1 30.6
2008 371 18.7 19.8 29
2009 364 18.7 19.5 31.4
2010 429 19.8 21.6 38.1
2011 428 21.8 19.5 40.4
2012 440 21.9 20.0 42
2013 428 21.9 19.5 45.6
2014 393 n/a n/a 50.4
2015 371 24.0 15.4 55
2016 384 23.0 16.6 48.7
2017 391 25.4 15.3 45.5
2018 316 20.9 15.0 46.5
2019 329 22.7 14.4 39.5
2020 359 20.5 17.4 37.3
2021 296 21.5 13.7 32.1
2022 303 21.5 14.0 33.3
2023 321 23.0 13.9 38.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Friday Harbor Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 388 17.0 22.8 0
1989 386 18.0 21.4 n/a
1990 386 17.6 21.9 0
1991 437 19.8 22.0 n/a
1992 479 22.0 21.7 n/a
1993 441 24.0 18.4 n/a
1994 469 24.7 19.0 n/a
1995 494 22.2 22.3 n/a
1996 494 22.2 22.3 n/a
1997 463 23.2 20.0 n/a
1998 465 22.6 20.6 n/a
1999 469 21.1 22.2 n/a
2000 427 20.0 21.4 n/a
2001 520 20.8 25.0 n/a
2002 390 19.5 20.0 23.3
2003 390 19.5 20.0 23.3
2004 366 19.0 19.3 22.4
2005 387 18.6 20.8 29.5
2006 379 17.7 21.4 28.3
2007 384 18.2 21.1 30.6
2008 371 18.7 19.8 29
2009 364 18.7 19.5 31.4
2010 429 19.8 21.6 38.1
2011 428 21.8 19.5 40.4
2012 440 21.9 20.0 42
2013 428 21.9 19.5 45.6
2014 393 n/a n/a 50.4
2015 371 24.0 15.4 55
2016 384 23.0 16.6 48.7
2017 391 25.4 15.3 45.5
2018 316 20.9 15.0 46.5
2019 329 22.7 14.4 39.5
2020 359 20.5 17.4 37.3
2021 296 21.5 13.7 32.1
2022 303 21.5 14.0 33.3
2023 321 23.0 13.9 38.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Friday Harbor Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201671.4%0.0%5.4%1.8%78.6%83.9%83.9%75.0%83.9%83.9%
201739.3%1.8%1.8%1.8%1.8%60.7%62.5%75.0%60.7%64.3%60.7%
201870.2%0.0%4.3%6.4%0.0%80.9%85.1%95.7%80.9%87.2%85.1%
201973.3%0.0%2.2%4.4%3.3%83.3%88.9%87.8%88.9%87.8%88.9%
202088.5%0.0%1.9%0.0%3.9%88.5%90.4%90.4%90.4%90.4%96.2%96.2%96.2%90.4%
202193.8%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%95.8%93.8%100.0%100.0%93.8%95.8%95.8%95.8%93.8%
202290.9%0.0%2.3%0.0%2.3%93.2%93.2%100.0%90.9%93.2%93.2%93.2%93.2%93.2%
202387.5%0.0%2.1%4.2%0.0%87.5%93.8%97.9%91.7%93.8%93.8%93.8%93.8%93.8%
202494.6%2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%97.3%97.3%100.0%94.6%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201985.3%1.3%2.0%4.6%93.9%94.8%93.8%95.1%94.9%94.8%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Friday Harbor Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $881 (6.2%) $13,305 (93.8%) $14,187
2020 $443 (4.1%) $10,342 (95.9%) $10,785
2021 $575 (3.2%) $17,143 (96.7%) $17,719
2022 $1,194 (6.8%) $16,494 (93.2%) $17,688

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Friday Harbor Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 374th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 421st of 1169 Elementary schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Friday Harbor Elementary School)63.351
 12.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (San Juan Island School District)63.351
 12.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Friday Harbor Elementary School)71.753.9
 17.8%
   3rd Grade Math (San Juan Island School District)71.753.9
 17.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Friday Harbor Elementary School)6966
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (San Juan Island School District)6966
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Friday Harbor Elementary School)6961.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade Math (San Juan Island School District)6961.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Friday Harbor Elementary School)60.551.9
 8.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (San Juan Island School District)60.551.9
 8.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Friday Harbor Elementary School)56.842.3
 14.5%
   5th Grade Math (San Juan Island School District)56.843.4
 13.4%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Friday Harbor Elementary School)52.354.7
 2.5%
   5th Grade Science (San Juan Island School District)52.355.6
 3.3%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Friday Harbor Elementary School)64.656
 8.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (San Juan Island School District)67.353.1
 14.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Friday Harbor Elementary School)66.752.3
 14.4%
   All Grades Math (San Juan Island School District)60.743.3
 17.3%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Friday Harbor Elementary School)52.354.7
 2.5%
   All Grades Science (San Juan Island School District)57.454.8
 2.6%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students329321
 2.4%
African American20
 100%
American Indian22
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic6360
 4.8%
Pacific Islander01
White248237
 4.4%
Two or More Races1318
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.5%38.3%
 1.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Friday Harbor Elementary School

Students at Friday Harbor Elementary School are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Friday Harbor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Friday Harbor Middle School
High : Friday Harbor High School

Friday Harbor Elementary School ranks 491st of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 321 students attended Friday Harbor Elementary School.


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