Enrollment
42
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Orient, WA
Orient Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Orient Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 530636000948
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Orient Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 65.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 42
- students enrolled
School address
District: Orient School District · Washington
NCES ID 530636000948 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
65.9%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
+46% vs state
What stands out at Orient Elementary School
Orient Elementary School is a higher-need, small elementary school in Orient, Washington, enrolling 42 students.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 65.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 42 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Against 59 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #30.
Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 59.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Orient School District spends $45,219 per pupil, 132% above the Washington average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 24.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Orient School District operates only this one school, so Orient Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 42 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Washington's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Orient Elementary School compares
Orient Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 65.9% | ▲ 46% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 42 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
42
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
65.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 46% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
59.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$45,219
per pupil, district-wide
- above Washington avg of $19,487
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 81.0%
Two or More 11.9%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Largest group: White at 81.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.5, Orient Elementary School is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Orient School District, which includes Orient Elementary School.
$45,219
Per student
+132%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+173%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 4.3%
State 71.7%
Federal 24.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Orient Elementary School
How many students attend Orient Elementary School?
Orient Elementary School has 42 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Orient, WA.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Orient Elementary School?
65.9% of students at Orient Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Orient Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Orient Elementary School is White at 81.0% of enrollment, in Orient, WA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Orient Elementary School?
Orient Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Orient Elementary School a good school?
Orient Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Orient School District?
None reported; Orient School District operates only Orient Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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