Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 98310

ZIP code 98310 in Bremerton, WA, contains two elementary schools, both in the Bremerton School District: Armin Jahr Elementary serves grades K–5 with 495 students, and View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy serves grades PK–5 with 388 students. The district is ranked 172nd of 238 in Washington, at the 28th percentile with 1 star. The available data cover three years of school ranks, 2025–26 and 2024–25 proficiency, free/reduced lunch, per-student spending, and student-teacher ratios.

For 2025–26, View Ridge is the standout: it ranks 761 of 1,138, in the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, while Armin Jahr ranks 1,045 of 1,138, in the 8th percentile with 0 stars. View Ridge’s all-grade proficiency is higher in every subject: ELA 42.94% vs. 23.35%, Math 35.88% vs. 20.78%, and Science 43.86% vs. 22.89%. View Ridge is above the district in all three subjects but still below the state averages. Armin Jahr is below the district and state in every all-grade subject; its weakest results include 5th grade Math at 8.43%, 3rd grade ELA at 13.83%, 5th grade ELA at 20.48%, and 5th grade Science at 22.89%. View Ridge’s 5th grade ELA score of 54.39% is the only grade-level subject result here above the state average, beating the district’s 46.01% and the state’s 53.87%.

View Ridge also has upward momentum, improving from the 21st percentile in 2024–25 to the 33rd percentile in 2025–26, while Armin Jahr remains in the bottom decile. The schools serve similar free/reduced lunch populations—65.72% at View Ridge and 65.45% at Armin Jahr—but View Ridge has a lower student-teacher ratio, 13.1 vs. 14.6, and higher per-student spending, $21,163 vs. $20,234; with only two schools, these are associations, not proof of cause and effect. For parents, View Ridge is the stronger and improving option in this ZIP code, though it still trails state averages overall. Armin Jahr is significantly behind its district and the state and has urgent needs in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade Math. Because the data cover only two schools and a limited number of years, these findings are descriptive rather than causal.