Summary:
Oak Harbor School District has five elementary schools in the Oak Harbor community, serving students in grades PK–4 or K–4, with about 2,070 students overall and generally similar school sizes.
The schools vary considerably in academic performance. Hillcrest Elementary is the clear standout, ranking 95th of 1,138 Washington schools and earning five stars. It had 75.66% proficiency in both English language arts (ELA) and math, well ahead of every other school. Its fourth-grade results were particularly strong, with 81.82% proficiency in ELA and 85.23% in math. Oak Harbor Elementary is the next strongest overall option, especially in math, where 57.33% of students were proficient—more than 13 percentage points above the district. Its results remain solid, although its statewide ranking has declined over several years. Olympic View Elementary has lower ELA results but improved its statewide ranking substantially and raised math proficiency to 50.90%.
Crescent Harbor Elementary presents a mixed picture: math proficiency was a relatively strong 54.19%, while ELA fell to 47.78%, making literacy the clearest area for improvement. Broad View Elementary improved in ELA to 47.37% but had the lowest math result at 42.76%; its fourth-grade math proficiency was especially low at 40.00%. Across the district, math is generally stronger than ELA, and fourth-grade results tend to exceed third-grade results. Parents comparing schools should note that Hillcrest Elementary is the strongest academic performer, while the other schools have more specific subject-area strengths and needs.
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