Grade Trends

Orca K-8 School

Grades K–8 Public Alternative District: Seattle School District No. 1

5215 46 Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 Map

Math (met standard)
48%
+2 state 45% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
49%
−2 state 51% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
46%
−6 state 52% · 2025-26
Low income
39%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
278
2024-25
Students per teacher
11.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 56% state 53% · 2025-26 55% state 49% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 72% state 50% · 2025-26 59% state 50% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 52% state 43% · 2025-26 62% state 54% · 2025-26 59% state 55% · 2025-26
Grade 6 32% state 40% · 2025-26 25% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 21% state 41% · 2025-26 30% state 53% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 33% state 39% · 2025-26 46% state 51% · 2025-26 31% state 49% · 2025-26
All grades 48% state 45% · 2025-26 49% state 51% · 2025-26 46% state 52% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 48% state 45% 49% state 51% 46% state 52%
2024-25 41% state 44% 49% state 52% 47% state 50%
2023-24 40% state 44% 43% state 51% 46% state 52%
2022-23 42% state 43% 42% state 51% 42% state 49%
2021-22 42% state 42% 47% state 51% 52% state 49%
2018-19 47% state 52% 66% state 59% 42% state 54%
2017-18 43% state 53% 62% state 59% 59% state 56%
2016-17 49% state 53% 55% state 57% —
2015-16 45% state 52% 54% state 59% —
2014-15 35% state 51% 52% state 56% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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0.5 mi
10%
23%
−28 vs state
31%
−18 vs state
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Grades 6–8 · Seattle School District No. 1
0.6 mi
37%
−3 vs state
46%
−5 vs state
42%
−7 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 57% 817 Black 30%
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Grades PK–5 · Seattle School District No. 1
0.7 mi
39%
−10 vs state
43%
−8 vs state
41%
−14 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 38% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 47% 266 White 27%
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Grades PK–5 · Seattle School District No. 1
0.9 mi
66%
+17 vs state
71%
+20 vs state
67%
+12 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 58% in 2022-23 → 68% in 2025-26 26% 393 White 50%
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Grades PK–5 · Seattle School District No. 1
0.9 mi
30%
−19 vs state
31%
−20 vs state
38%
−17 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 73% 289 Black 49%
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Grades PK–5 · Seattle School District No. 1
1.0 mi
63%
+14 vs state
53%
+2 vs state
49%
−6 vs state
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1.3 mi
36%
−13 vs state
35%
−16 vs state
46%
−9 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 67% 385 Black 54%
John Muir Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Seattle School District No. 1
1.5 mi
39%
−9 vs state
45%
−6 vs state
52%
−3 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 56% 308 Black 41%
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Grades PK–5 · Seattle School District No. 1
1.7 mi
25%
−24 vs state
41%
−10 vs state
28%
−27 vs state
16% Average of math, English and science: 47% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 72% 334 Black 51%
Mercer International Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Seattle School District No. 1
1.8 mi
57%
+17 vs state
65%
+14 vs state
58%
+10 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 60% in 2025-26 60% 753 Asian 40%