Marvista Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Normandy Park, Washington
Marvista Elementary in Normandy Park, Washington enrolled 532 students in 2024-25 with 33.3 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
536 students in 2022-23, 547 students in 2023-24, 532 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 33.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 536 | 29.0 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 31.0 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 532 | 33.3 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 521 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marvista Elementary enrolled 521 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 521 of the 521 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent33.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.4% of students were White, 24.7% Hispanic, 14.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White42.4%
- Hispanic24.7%
- Two or more races14.7%
- Black9.2%
- Pacific Islander5.5%
- Asian3.2%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Marvista Elementary scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 59% | 37% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 23% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Marvista Elementary
- North Hill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 518 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Madrona ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 317 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Marvista Elementary with North Hill ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Highline Public Schools spends per student$20,594 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,594
- The largest public schools in WashingtonMarvista Elementary is the number 210 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#210 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.16.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Marvista Elementary
How many students attend Marvista Elementary?
532 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 536 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Normandy Park, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marvista Elementary?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Marvista Elementary a Title I school?
Marvista Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Marvista Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Marvista Elementary scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Marvista Elementary in?
Highline Public Schools, NCES district ID 5303540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530354000535 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.