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Orchard Heights Elementary School

Port Orchard, WA 98366

Phone: (360) 443-3530
District: South Kitsap School District

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public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 545 students

Orchard Heights Elementary School, a public school located in Port Orchard, WA, serves grades PK-5 in the South Kitsap School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Orchard Heights Elementary School is a public school located in Port Orchard, WA. 545 students attend Orchard Heights Elementary School.

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Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	6/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and using 2025 Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Student Growth	4/10	The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Posted: January 21, 2026

My daughter went here for half of 4th grade and the entire year of 5th grade. She and I had a great experience with the teachers. They made her feel welcomed and they worked with my daughter to make sure she was up to par with her reading.

Posted: January 21, 2026

Posted: March 24, 2024

My son went there for 1st and 2nd grade. The 1st grade teacher didn't really do anything to help him or the kid bullying him. 2nd grade was a little better at least the teacher was more helpful but the Principal doesn't care about the kid getting bullied she even asked my son if he started the fight. How could he when he was being held down by one student and the other student threw a rubber ball at him. That was our final staw we pulled him out and now home school him an he is an A and B student.

Posted: March 24, 2024

Posted: August 18, 2023

The teachers at this school are great overall. The principal is terrible. She is rude, condescending, and can't be bothered even when she is in a meeting that she is supposed to be participating in. She was talking to people in the background during the meeting (Zoom), answered another call, was laughing, and was not focused on the child who was in need of special education services. She needs to retire or quit. I was once in the school picking up a child and was talking poorly about a teacher as well as a student. She is the most unprofessional principal I have ever encountered in my career. If she was not at the school, I believe this school would be one of the best in South kitsap. Unfortunately, since she is still there, it is the worst.

Posted: August 18, 2023

I got PTSD from the KIT program there and they didn't teach me long divition in 5th grade when i was sposed to be learning it instead they gave me a third grade math book. Its a really bad school district and, if you have a kid with specal needs DO NOT SEND THEM HERE!

Posted: August 18, 2023

Posted: March 19, 2023

The poorest rated Elementary in Port Orchard

Posted: March 19, 2023

Posted: May 30, 2019

I love Orchard Heights. The staff are very caring and go out of their way to ensure all children have equal opportunities to learn.

Posted: May 30, 2019

The teachers we have worked with are very knowledgeable and worked amazingly with our daughter.

Posted: May 30, 2019

The Ptso pays for an anti bullying assembly and any bullying is dealt with immediately.

Posted: November 20, 2016

We haven't had any bully issues this far.

Posted: November 20, 2016

Yes they have done a great job addressing my child's differences in learning and behavior

Posted: November 20, 2016

I don't have to go past the teacher to get answers

Posted: November 20, 2016

Lots of new teachers that are up on the latest teaching skills

Posted: November 20, 2016

Homework has changed they read each night and only have homework if they do not complete class work which I like especially since my daughter loves reading

Posted: November 20, 2016

I believe great parenting makes great schools, you support your child's learning and positive behavior they learn and love school. As a parent I have learned you need to communicate to make sure everyone is on the same page. Orchard Heights is doing a great job helping my daughter.
Thanks to the great teachers and staff who help her everyday and say hello when we see them in community.

Posted: September 29, 2015

This is a school that really cares about the success of the students! They know their kids and taylor the instruction to meet student needs.

Posted: May 26, 2015

My child has been here since k. The k teachers always did great with keeping in touch and updating parents. 1st grade they pushed the kiddos to read more and do more thinking about what they read and learned. 2nd grade my child loves school. He is excelling in classes and his teacher has a love of teaching. It shows in how she treats her students. We love oh

Posted: March 2, 2015

Not a very nice Area. Over 12 registered sex offenders nearby. The programs offered are not good. Lots of low income parents.

Posted: July 21, 2013

My daughter has been going here for almost four school years now and I've been less than impressed on several occasions. My son is immersed in the special education class here and I often questions some of the things we've been subjected to over the years. There's not a lot of options here so I am considering homeschooling until we can move.

Posted: March 26, 2013

We have had several bad experiences at Orchard Heights. I'm not sure if the school has just gone downhill in the last few years or what, but many of the parents we know in the area are now opting for home school or another school besides Orchard Heights. Both of our children were lost in their classes and got little help to stay caught up despite our efforts. Our 5th grader had a teacher who was verbally abusive to our son and spend too much of her time in on the internet or on her cell phone. Safety and security is another place where this school lacks greatly. There have been several instances of strange people coming on campus during the day and little is done about it.

Posted: June 12, 2012

My daughter was in 5th grade last year. The teacher didn't care about the class; it was always out of control. We had to pay a lot of money out of pocket for camp. The school could have taken a lesson from other schools in the district. Other schools raised funds to take the burden off families.

Posted: March 24, 2010

So far, we have been very happy with this school and my daughter loves it (1st grade).

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1	Manette	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Bremerton	WA	3 mi
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3	McCormick Woods	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Port Orchard	WA	4.5 mi
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5	Blueberry Meadows	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Bremerton	WA	6.4 mi
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10	Caldart Cottages	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Poulsbo	WA	14.6 mi
11	Woods and Meadows	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Poulsbo	WA	17.4 mi
12	North End	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Tacoma	WA	18.7 mi
13	Stadium District	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Tacoma	WA	19.3 mi
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#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Port Orchard	Port Orchard	WA	1.9 mi
2	East Bremerton	Bremerton	WA	7.4 mi
3	Bainbridge Island	Bainbridge Island	WA	7.8 mi
4	Silverdale	Silverdale	WA	9.2 mi
5	Ridgetop	Silverdale	WA	10.6 mi
6	Naval Base Kitsap	Poulsbo	WA	12.9 mi
7	Downtown Seattle	Seattle	WA	13.6 mi
8	Poulsbo	Poulsbo	WA	14.6 mi
9	Lakeness Meadows/ Vinland Area	Poulsbo	WA	17.4 mi

Base	Distance
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton	3.3 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle	13 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor	14.1 mi.
McChord AFB	28.3 mi.
Fort Lewis	30.7 mi.
Everett Naval Station	36.5 mi.

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