Is Hidden Creek Elementary School a good school?

Hidden Creek Elementary School ranks 698 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hidden Creek Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 399 students attended Hidden Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hidden Creek Elementary School?

Students at Hidden Creek Elementary School are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Hidden Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hidden Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Marcus Whitman Middle School High : South Kitsap High School

Hidden Creek Elementary School

Summary:

Hidden Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Port Orchard, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 399 and is part of the South Kitsap School District.

While Hidden Creek has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. The school's performance varies significantly across different student groups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but White students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the bottom 25% of Washington elementary schools. Additionally, the school's special education and military-connected students perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 5% and 25% of Washington elementary schools, respectively. Despite its relatively high spending per student, Hidden Creek's performance has declined significantly over the years, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 2-star rating in the most recent years.

Interestingly, Hidden Creek is located in close proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools within the same district, such as Mullenix Ridge Elementary and South Colby Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 25% of Washington elementary schools. This highlights the need for Hidden Creek to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices to better support student learning and address the persistent achievement gaps among its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

5455 Converse Road SE
Port Orchard, WA 98367

(360) 443-3050

District: South Kitsap School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,452

Students who attend Hidden Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marcus Whitman Middle School
High:	South Kitsap High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 399

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hidden Creek Elementary School ranks worse than 59.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the South Kitsap School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.64. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.9%), Hispanic (18.8%), two or more races (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hidden Creek Elementary School is 13.5, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the South Kitsap School District! (See more...)

Compare Hidden Creek Elementary School employs 29.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hidden Creek Elementary School is $20,452. 5 elementary schools in the South Kitsap School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hidden Creek Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hidden Creek Elementary School 698^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Hidden Creek Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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South Kitsap School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Kitsap School District 108^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hidden Creek Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.93	319^th	1026	68.9%
2005	71.26	265^th	1031	74.3%
2006	68.11	288^th	1051	72.6%
2007	72.69	240^th	1069	77.5%
2008	72.88	247^th	1067	76.9%
2009	79.09	160^th	1072	85.1%
2010	74.27	227^th	1088	79.1%
2011	69.49	301^st	1092	72.4%
2012	75.87	217^th	1097	80.2%
2013	66.52	365^th	1106	67.0%
2015	67.33	320^th	1067	70.0%
2016	52.49	498^th	1053	52.7%
2017	53.32	500^th	1056	52.7%
2018	56.68	454^th	1054	56.9%
2019	76.03	255^th	1130	77.4%
2021	43.20	586^th	1107	47.1%
2022	40.18	677^th	1169	42.1%
2023	43.17	646^th	1169	44.7%
2024	38.64	698^th	1168	40.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.54	148^th	303	51.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	63.31	161^st	637	74.7%
2019	49.83	222^nd	566	60.8%
2022	16.35	456^th	478	4.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.54	232^nd	835	72.2%
2019	87.98	35^th	979	96.4%
2021	62.90	235^th	854	72.5%
2022	50.71	464^th	1019	54.5%
2023	37.04	665^th	1013	34.4%
2024	23.68	855^th	1024	16.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.84	343^rd	1004	65.8%
2019	79.53	197^th	1068	81.6%
2021	33.23	650^th	1008	35.5%
2022	37.65	679^th	1100	38.3%
2023	44.93	585^th	1094	46.5%
2024	35.70	701^st	1093	35.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	69.86	9^th	50	82.0%
2023	44.37	34^th	48	29.2%
2024	34.62	31^st	39	20.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.87	515^th	999	48.4%
2019	68.39	329^th	1075	69.4%
2021	50.65	453^rd	1025	55.8%
2022	41.58	614^th	1113	44.8%
2023	39.97	644^th	1099	41.4%
2024	40.55	648^th	1099	41.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	93.62	21^st	697	97.0%
2022	44.19	357^th	694	48.6%
2023	62.75	191^st	633	69.8%
2024	55.93	278^th	651	57.3%

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Rank History for White students at Hidden Creek Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.11	471^st	833	43.5%
2019	65.01	362^nd	1027	64.8%
2021	31.55	671^st	943	28.8%
2022	27.27	806^th	1031	21.8%
2023	30.04	753^rd	1011	25.5%
2024	27.71	773^rd	1009	23.4%

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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

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Enrollment information for Hidden Creek Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	513	14	27	14	8	n/a	n/a	0	576
1992	503	18	40	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	578
1993	531	22	43	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	617
1994	493	24	49	15	7	n/a	n/a	0	588
1995	489	20	35	10	14	n/a	n/a	0	568
1996	489	20	35	10	14	n/a	n/a	0	568
1997	514	20	51	15	15	n/a	n/a	0	615
1998	490	15	59	20	18	n/a	n/a	0	602
1999	473	14	61	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	571
2000	459	18	51	15	9	n/a	n/a	0	552
2001	450	11	52	13	14	n/a	n/a	0	540
2002	443	23	44	14	12	n/a	n/a	0	536
2003	443	23	44	14	12	n/a	n/a	0	536
2004	430	19	47	16	9	n/a	n/a	0	521
2005	465	22	63	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	573
2006	455	19	61	24	5	n/a	n/a	4	568
2007	423	17	59	16	2	n/a	n/a	8	525
2008	424	13	50	27	1	n/a	n/a	17	532
2009	451	12	43	30	5	n/a	n/a	23	564
2010	430	12	42	26	7	n/a	n/a	28	545
2011	405	5	20	78	4	6	51	0	569
2012	398	2	21	71	5	3	52	0	552
2013	383	4	20	82	6	4	60	0	559
2014	370	3	23	69	6	4	64	0	539
2015	378	1	21	77	6	7	66	0	556
2016	358	3	20	69	7	8	62	0	527
2017	358	1	18	66	8	7	54	0	512
2018	313	6	12	61	5	2	55	0	454
2019	289	9	9	67	7	0	66	0	447
2020	272	9	7	68	8	1	55	0	420
2021	219	8	6	59	9	1	54	0	356
2022	238	8	14	65	5	2	37	0	369
2023	247	7	14	75	10	5	41	0	399

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 Hidden Creek Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	576	25.9	22.2	n/a
1992	578	29.9	19.3	n/a
1993	617	30.0	20.6	n/a
1994	588	29.5	19.9	n/a
1995	568	26.7	21.3	n/a
1996	568	26.7	21.3	n/a
1997	615	29.3	21.0	n/a
1998	602	29.5	20.4	n/a
1999	571	30.1	19.0	n/a
2000	552	29.3	18.8	n/a
2001	540	28.1	19.2	n/a
2002	536	31.1	17.2	28.2
2003	536	31.1	17.2	28.2
2004	521	30.0	17.4	29.8
2005	573	30.5	18.8	26.7
2006	568	30.8	18.4	27.5
2007	525	29.7	17.7	29
2008	532	28.0	19.0	25.8
2009	564	28.0	20.1	28.5
2010	545	29.2	18.6	32.7
2011	569	28.6	19.8	26.5
2012	552	27.4	20.0	38.4
2013	559	29.0	19.2	29
2014	539	n/a	n/a	38
2015	556	32.0	17.3	37.6
2016	527	29.0	18.1	42.5
2017	512	29.3	17.4	43.2
2018	454	28.3	16.0	41.4
2019	447	27.3	16.3	40.7
2020	420	29.5	14.2	38.8
2021	356	28.5	12.4	33.1
2022	369	27.9	13.1	37.4
2023	399	29.4	13.5	46.4

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 Hidden Creek Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	576	25.9	22.2	n/a
1992	578	29.9	19.3	n/a
1993	617	30.0	20.6	n/a
1994	588	29.5	19.9	n/a
1995	568	26.7	21.3	n/a
1996	568	26.7	21.3	n/a
1997	615	29.3	21.0	n/a
1998	602	29.5	20.4	n/a
1999	571	30.1	19.0	n/a
2000	552	29.3	18.8	n/a
2001	540	28.1	19.2	n/a
2002	536	31.1	17.2	28.2
2003	536	31.1	17.2	28.2
2004	521	30.0	17.4	29.8
2005	573	30.5	18.8	26.7
2006	568	30.8	18.4	27.5
2007	525	29.7	17.7	29
2008	532	28.0	19.0	25.8
2009	564	28.0	20.1	28.5
2010	545	29.2	18.6	32.7
2011	569	28.6	19.8	26.5
2012	552	27.4	20.0	38.4
2013	559	29.0	19.2	29
2014	539	n/a	n/a	38
2015	556	32.0	17.3	37.6
2016	527	29.0	18.1	42.5
2017	512	29.3	17.4	43.2
2018	454	28.3	16.0	41.4
2019	447	27.3	16.3	40.7
2020	420	29.5	14.2	38.8
2021	356	28.5	12.4	33.1
2022	369	27.9	13.1	37.4
2023	399	29.4	13.5	46.4

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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