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Sand Hill Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Sand Hill Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 537 students in Belfair, Washington, as part of the North Mason School District, which ranks among the lowest-performing districts in the state.

Academic performance at Sand Hill is significantly below state averages, with less than a third of students proficient in core subjects like English and Math, and the school's statewide ranking has fallen sharply over the past decade. The school serves a high-need population, with nearly two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate higher than most nearby schools. Interestingly, despite relatively high per-student spending, outcomes lag behind neighboring schools in other districts, such as Grapeview Elementary & Middle School and Green Mountain Elementary, which achieve stronger results with similar demographic challenges.

Key areas for attention include a notable performance gap between Sand Hill and the other elementary in its own community, Belfair Elementary, as well as inconsistent science scores and weaker performance among certain grade levels. The analysis suggests the school could benefit from examining the successful strategies of higher-performing peers within the region to better support all students.

537

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,939

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

NE 791 Sand Hill Rd.
Belfair, WA 98528

(360) 277-2330

District: North Mason School District

Students who attend Sand Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hawkins Middle School
High:	North Mason Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

32.6%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Washington avg48%

1,060^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the North Mason School District

219^th of 247North Mason School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1060 of 1160	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	939 of 1168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	919 of 1169	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1006 of 1169	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	998 of 1107	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	970 of 1130	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	801 of 1054	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	817 of 1056	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	722 of 1053	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	571 of 1067	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	586 of 1106	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	678 of 1097	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.0	760 of 1092	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.7	863 of 1088	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	812 of 1072	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	853 of 1067	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	807 of 1069	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	814 of 1051	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.8	857 of 1031	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.1	640 of 1026	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1040 of 1092	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1051 of 1093	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	993 of 1094	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	934 of 1100	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	942 of 1008	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	958 of 1068	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	694 of 1004	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	619 of 659	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	574 of 651	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	527 of 633	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	629 of 694	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	686 of 697	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	454 of 540	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	947 of 1013	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	806 of 1024	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	811 of 1013	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	826 of 1019	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	762 of 854	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	873 of 979	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	592 of 835	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	977 of 1098	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	712 of 1099	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	699 of 1099	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	926 of 1113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	930 of 1025	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	891 of 1075	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	804 of 999	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	287 of 339	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	404 of 566	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	972 of 1007	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	872 of 1009	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	880 of 1011	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	919 of 1031	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	892 of 943	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	934 of 1027	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	693 of 833	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)15th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Science26%-23 vs state

Math26%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sand Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	NE 791 Sand Hill Rd.	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 277-2330	537	35	15.1	63.5%	305 (56.8%)	3 (0.6%)	175 (32.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.8%)	12.3	1060^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.6%		21.9	939^th of 1168 public elementary schools	19.6%	121	26.1		26.1	34.0	25.3	28.4				29.7	31.3	21.6	22.7				25.7	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.2	$19,939	$934	$19,006
Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	22871 NE Sr 3	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 275-5207	54	1	54.0	57.4%	29 (53.7%)	1 (1.9%)	17 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.1%)								(n/a)																												$8,412	$301	$8,111
Belfair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	NE 22900 Hwy 3	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 277-2233	392	27	14.6	57.4%	222 (56.6%)	1 (0.3%)	118 (30.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.2%)	29.8	827^th of 1160 public elementary schools	28.7%		28.9	835^th of 1168 public elementary schools	28.5%	8	47.7		47.7	41.4	36.1	41.5				39.3	34.5	36.1	36.9				35.9	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	75.4	$20,657	$1,023	$19,634
Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4183 Sunnyslope Rd SW	Port Orchard	98367	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3470	503	33	15.0	41.7%	295 (58.6%)	11 (2.2%)	100 (19.9%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)	65 (12.9%)	61.7	416^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.1%		57.3	480^th of 1168 public elementary schools	58.9%	64	58.1		58.1	55.2	47.7	64.5				56.7	56.2	53.9	49.5				53.2	95.8	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$16,959	$466	$16,493
Vaughn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17521 Hall Road KPN	Vaughn	98394	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4700	326	22	15.1	46.0%	241 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.3%)	51.1	548^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.8%		67.9	339^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.0%	209	51.7		51.7	49.1	61.9	46.7				51.6	49.1	50.0	41.7				46.5	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	94.4	91.7	91.7	91.7	$22,171	$929	$21,241
Minter Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	12617 118th Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98329	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4300	272	17	16.1	40.4%	206 (75.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.8%)	64.7	380^th of 1160 public elementary schools	67.2%		63.7	399^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.8%	19	63.8		63.8	51.2	61.4	52.1				54.8	53.5	63.6	52.1				56.3	82.5	87.5	90.0	90.0	90.0	85.0	90.0	87.5	85.0	85.0	$19,445	$911	$18,535
Burley Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 SW Lakeway Blvd	Port Orchard	98367	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3110	452	28	16.3	42.0%	323 (71.5%)	3 (0.7%)	52 (11.5%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.6%)	60.3	427^th of 1160 public elementary schools	63.2%		56.2	487^th of 1168 public elementary schools	58.3%	60	58.3		58.3	54.1	63.8	52.8				57.1	55.4	65.0	33.3				51.8	92.6	92.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	92.6	96.3	93.8	92.6	92.6	$16,280	$383	$15,896
Sidney Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 SW Birch Rd	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 443-3400	502	37	13.7	42.2%	272 (54.2%)	18 (3.6%)	89 (17.7%)	23 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	84 (16.7%)	52.1	532^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	54.1%		43.2	644^th of 1168 public elementary schools	44.9%	112	41.3		41.3	47.0	61.0	52.0				53.8	58.2	59.3	34.7				50.7	93.6	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	96.2	93.6	94.9	94.9	$20,457	$944	$19,512
Green Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Boundary Trail NW	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-8700	360	22	16.3	38.6%	285 (79.2%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.5%)	58.3	453^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	60.9%		61.8	422^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	63.9%	31	53.3		53.3	49.2	76.6	59.7				60.5	60.7	55.3	22.1				43.2	91.7	91.7	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.7	95.0	95.0	91.7	91.7	$17,551	$511	$17,040
Grapeview Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	822 E Mason Benson Rd	Grapeview	98546	Mason County	Grapeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-4921	224	15	15.1	50.0%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	51.5	543^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	53.2%		49.7	566^th of 1168 public elementary schools	51.5%	23	50.0	56.0	52.8	45.8	47.6	46.4	58.3	40.9	56.0	49.3	37.5	66.7	35.7	54.2	22.7	56.0	45.1	87.5	87.5	95.8	95.8	95.8	87.5	91.7	91.7	87.5	87.5	$18,232	$1,015	$17,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Hill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sand Hill Elementary?

Students at Sand Hill Elementary are 57% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sand Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sand Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawkins Middle School
High : North Mason Senior High School

Is Sand Hill Elementary a good school?

Sand Hill Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Sand Hill Elementary in?

North Mason School District

How many students attend Sand Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Sand Hill Elementary.

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