Summary
Northport Elementary School serves 105 students in grades K–8 in the small Northport, Washington, community, with nearby comparison schools located roughly 9 to 19 miles away. Because Northport includes middle-school grades, comparisons with Orient Elementary, Selkirk Elementary School, and Onion Creek Elementary are not exact. Northport is part of the Northport School District, which ranks in the 55th percentile statewide. The school has a favorable 10:1 student-teacher ratio, but it also serves a relatively high-need population, with 82.86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.
Mathematics is Northport’s clearest current strength. In 2025–26, 49.35% of students were proficient in math, compared with 43.11% statewide and 26.47% to 30.91% at the three nearby comparison schools. Northport’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 50.65%, close to the state’s 52.81% and higher than Orient and Selkirk, though slightly below Onion Creek. Science is the main concern: 40.63% of Northport students were proficient, compared with 50.95% statewide. Grade-level results vary considerably. Eighth grade was a relative strength, with ELA at 56.25%, math at 43.75%, and science at 50%, all at or above state rates. Fifth grade was much weaker across all three subjects—31.25% in ELA and science and 25% in math.
Northport’s overall statewide ranking has fallen sharply, from the 77th percentile in 2022–23 to the 29th percentile in 2025–26. The decline deserves attention, particularly because science dropped from 60.87% to 40.63% in one year, while math has remained comparatively stable and ELA is near the state average. The school’s higher-need population, small enrollment, and year-to-year changes in tested groups can affect results, so families should look beyond the single ranking. The most important questions for the school are how it plans to strengthen fifth-grade instruction and science while maintaining its strong math performance. State-suppressed grade-level results should be treated as unknown, not as evidence of low achievement.
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