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Bremerton High School

1500 13th Street, Bremerton, WA 98337 · (360) 473-0800 · Kitsap County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,263 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,263
High
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
706 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
285
Grade 10
318
Grade 11
334
Grade 12
326
Student demographics
White
53642%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
33827%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 27%
Black
786%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Asian
706%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Two+
19015%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 9%
Native American
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
282%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
68354%
Female
56645%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
43.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +25.2pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.3pp since 2014
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,263
+86 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 18.7:1
% White
42%
was 52%
% Hispanic
27%
was 17%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Bremerton High School

Bremerton High School is an expansive high school in Bremerton, Washington, one of the schools within Bremerton School District. The school works with 1,263 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 120% above the state mean of about 573.

Bremerton School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,383 students; Bremerton High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bremerton High School logs that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kitsap County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bremerton High School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.7%; Bremerton High School posts 25.6%, -17.1 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kitsap County) records that median household income runs about $104,158, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Kitsap County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), of which Bremerton High School is one.

Naval Avenue Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bremerton High School. On composite proficiency, Bremerton High School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.

Bremerton High School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bremerton High School has increased 7%, going from 1,177 students in 2018 to 1,263 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Bremerton High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Kitsap County at a glance

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Population
277,881
Census ACS
Median income
$104,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
34,233 students

Quick facts

School name
Bremerton High School
District
Bremerton School District
Address
1500 13th Street, Bremerton, WA 98337
Phone
(360) 473-0800
County
Kitsap County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,263
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
706 (56%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
530066000139
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bremerton High School
How many students attend Bremerton High School?
Bremerton High School enrolls approximately 1,263 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bremerton High School serve?
Bremerton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bremerton High School?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Bremerton High School.
What is the student diversity at Bremerton High School?
Student demographics at Bremerton High School are roughly 42% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Bremerton High School in?
Bremerton High School is part of Bremerton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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