📍 5215 46 Ave S, Seattle, King County, 98118
Orca K-8 School is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Seattle, King County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seattle School District No. 1 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orca K-8 School enrolls 398 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 32% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 127 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 11% |
| Asian | 25 | 6.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 398 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Orca K-8 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Orca K-8 School is one of 109 schools in Seattle School District No. 1, based in SEATTLE, Washington. The district serves 50,773 students district-wide and employs 3,165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 398 students, Orca K-8 School is close to the district average of about 466 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large