Is Edwin R Opstad Elementary a good school?

Yes. Edwin R Opstad Elementary ranks in the top 6.8% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Edwin R Opstad Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 561 students attended Edwin R Opstad Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Edwin R Opstad Elementary?

Students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Edwin R Opstad Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edwin R Opstad Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Twin Falls Middle School High : Mount Si High School

Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Summary:

Edwin R Opstad Elementary is a public elementary school in North Bend, Washington, serving 561 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Snoqualmie Valley School District.

Edwin R Opstad Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Washington, with exceptional academic performance. The school boasts 75.77% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 78.08% in Math, far exceeding the state averages. Its science scores are also impressive, with 86.75% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.73%. Across all grade levels, the school outperforms both the Snoqualmie Valley School District and the state of Washington in both ELA and Math. The school's student-to-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, and its per-student spending is higher, indicating strong resources and staffing.

When compared to nearby schools within the Snoqualmie Valley School District, such as Fall City Elementary, Timber Ridge Elementary, and North Bend Elementary, Edwin R Opstad Elementary consistently outperforms them on standardized tests, particularly in Math and Science. The school's performance is also strong across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, White students, students with special education needs, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-5

1345 Stilson Ave SE
North Bend, WA 98045-9559

(425) 831-8300

District: Snoqualmie Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
79^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,088

Students who attend Edwin R Opstad Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Falls Middle School
High:	Mount Si High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 561

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edwin R Opstad Elementary ranks better than 93.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.4%), Hispanic (9.4%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Edwin R Opstad Elementary is 15.5. 4 elementary schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Edwin R Opstad Elementary employs 36.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Edwin R Opstad Elementary is $16,088. 3 elementary schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edwin R Opstad Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Edwin R Opstad Elementary 79^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Edwin R Opstad Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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White students:

Snoqualmie Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Snoqualmie Valley School District 8^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Edwin R Opstad Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	50.52	526^th	1026	48.7%
2005	65.31	339^th	1031	67.1%
2006	79.12	152^nd	1051	85.5%
2007	66.28	339^th	1069	68.3%
2008	66.54	344^th	1067	67.8%
2009	69.10	298^th	1072	72.2%
2010	64.80	349^th	1088	67.9%
2011	59.16	443^rd	1092	59.4%
2012	60.26	439^th	1097	60.0%
2013	65.38	379^th	1106	65.7%
2015	78.82	203^rd	1067	81.0%
2016	78.09	214^th	1053	79.7%
2017	79.21	203^rd	1056	80.8%
2018	80.06	197^th	1054	81.3%
2019	84.81	149^th	1130	86.8%
2021	78.52	220^th	1107	80.1%
2022	84.34	174^th	1169	85.1%
2023	89.53	118^th	1169	89.9%
2024	92.50	79^th	1168	93.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.94	293^rd	637	54.0%
2019	79.91	59^th	566	89.6%
2021	55.86	66^th	158	58.2%
2022	39.72	267^th	478	44.1%
2023	61.21	92^nd	308	70.1%
2024	52.20	151^st	339	55.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.55	38^th	835	95.4%
2019	83.26	70^th	979	92.8%
2021	52.75	343^rd	854	59.8%
2022	60.83	313^th	1019	69.3%
2023	72.35	209^th	1013	79.4%
2024	92.32	19^th	1024	98.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	80.52	173^rd	1004	82.8%
2019	87.32	100^th	1068	90.6%
2021	76.43	205^th	1008	79.7%
2022	82.82	171^st	1100	84.5%
2023	90.33	86^th	1094	92.1%
2024	90.55	82^nd	1093	92.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.06	207^th	999	79.3%
2019	81.84	174^th	1075	83.8%
2021	78.07	211^th	1025	79.4%
2022	84.65	156^th	1113	86.0%
2023	86.04	140^th	1099	87.3%
2024	92.92	59^th	1099	94.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	96.42	15^th	540	97.2%
2024	71.69	144^th	651	77.9%

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Rank History for White students at Edwin R Opstad Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	69.05	260^th	833	68.8%
2019	79.48	178^th	1027	82.7%
2021	67.92	289^th	943	69.4%
2022	80.50	176^th	1031	82.9%
2023	86.06	109^th	1011	89.2%
2024	91.61	39^th	1009	96.1%

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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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Our two kids attend Opstad. Great school, with amazing teachers, and just needs to have their facilities updated. Bring on those taxes! :-) Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 25, 2015

My two kids are now in Middle School, but both attended Opstad from K thru 5th grade. Between the two kids, I think they had 10 different teachers. There wasn't a 'bad' one in the bunch, and 90% of them were well above average. Every teacher we dealt with seemed to have the best interests of the kids at heart. The school serves a large area, with a diverse socioeconomic population, and they seem to do a good job of covering the range. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 7, 2009

Great teachers and a real community. Best school our two children have attended...better than the private preschools and Montessori kindergarten schools they went to. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Edwin R Opstad Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	418	2	4	8	13	n/a	n/a	0	445
1990	575	4	6	12	17	n/a	n/a	0	614
1991	590	7	6	12	14	n/a	n/a	0	629
1992	538	9	10	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	581
1993	564	7	13	14	9	n/a	n/a	0	607
1994	577	7	12	16	11	n/a	n/a	0	623
1995	555	9	15	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	603
1996	555	9	15	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	603
1997	528	7	12	15	9	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	516	5	9	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	547
1999	549	6	10	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	589
2000	512	4	9	16	10	n/a	n/a	0	551
2001	497	4	13	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	530
2002	505	4	12	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	541
2003	505	4	12	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	541
2004	506	4	17	9	9	n/a	n/a	0	545
2005	506	2	17	6	7	n/a	n/a	0	538
2006	510	5	16	10	5	n/a	n/a	4	550
2007	498	5	19	15	3	n/a	n/a	11	551
2008	476	2	13	11	6	n/a	n/a	14	522
2009	449	2	15	12	6	n/a	n/a	16	500
2010	436	3	12	12	9	n/a	n/a	18	490
2011	515	1	7	30	10	4	18	0	585
2012	476	1	5	31	6	3	23	0	545
2013	499	5	3	32	2	0	33	0	574
2014	519	9	5	48	3	1	42	0	627
2015	514	9	9	62	6	0	39	0	639
2016	500	9	9	74	3	0	30	0	625
2017	449	11	11	57	5	0	24	0	557
2018	453	7	10	52	4	1	25	0	552
2019	431	6	10	43	4	5	24	0	523
2020	425	5	9	51	2	4	19	0	515
2021	395	5	11	56	4	2	31	0	504
2022	424	7	20	46	4	4	34	0	539
2023	434	4	21	53	1	4	43	1	561

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 Edwin R Opstad Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	445	22.0	20.2	n/a
1990	614	31.3	19.6	0
1991	629	31.8	19.7	n/a
1992	581	28.7	20.2	n/a
1993	607	29.4	20.6	n/a
1994	623	30.4	20.5	n/a
1995	603	29.2	20.7	n/a
1996	603	29.2	20.7	n/a
1997	571	26.6	21.5	n/a
1998	547	26.3	20.8	n/a
1999	589	27.3	21.6	n/a
2000	551	27.3	20.2	n/a
2001	530	25.3	20.9	n/a
2002	541	25.3	21.4	7.8
2003	541	25.3	21.4	7.8
2004	545	26.0	21.0	8.1
2005	538	25.5	21.1	11.3
2006	550	24.5	22.4	10.3
2007	551	24.5	22.5	9.6
2008	522	25.0	20.9	14
2009	500	25.0	20.0	13.6
2010	490	22.7	21.5	16.5
2011	585	26.7	21.9	18.1
2012	545	26.2	20.8	21.1
2013	574	25.0	22.9	22
2014	627	n/a	n/a	21.2
2015	639	36.0	17.7	23.2
2016	625	32.0	19.5	20.2
2017	557	29.0	19.2	20.3
2018	552	30.1	18.3	16.7
2019	523	32.0	16.3	15.3
2020	515	32.0	16.0	10.9
2021	504	32.0	15.7	10.5
2022	539	37.0	14.5	10
2023	561	36.1	15.5	13.4

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 Edwin R Opstad Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	445	22.0	20.2	n/a
1990	614	31.3	19.6	0
1991	629	31.8	19.7	n/a
1992	581	28.7	20.2	n/a
1993	607	29.4	20.6	n/a
1994	623	30.4	20.5	n/a
1995	603	29.2	20.7	n/a
1996	603	29.2	20.7	n/a
1997	571	26.6	21.5	n/a
1998	547	26.3	20.8	n/a
1999	589	27.3	21.6	n/a
2000	551	27.3	20.2	n/a
2001	530	25.3	20.9	n/a
2002	541	25.3	21.4	7.8
2003	541	25.3	21.4	7.8
2004	545	26.0	21.0	8.1
2005	538	25.5	21.1	11.3
2006	550	24.5	22.4	10.3
2007	551	24.5	22.5	9.6
2008	522	25.0	20.9	14
2009	500	25.0	20.0	13.6
2010	490	22.7	21.5	16.5
2011	585	26.7	21.9	18.1
2012	545	26.2	20.8	21.1
2013	574	25.0	22.9	22
2014	627	n/a	n/a	21.2
2015	639	36.0	17.7	23.2
2016	625	32.0	19.5	20.2
2017	557	29.0	19.2	20.3
2018	552	30.1	18.3	16.7
2019	523	32.0	16.3	15.3
2020	515	32.0	16.0	10.9
2021	504	32.0	15.7	10.5
2022	539	37.0	14.5	10
2023	561	36.1	15.5	13.4

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.

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