Catalyst Public Schools

Located at 1305 Ironsides Ave, in Bremerton, Washington, Catalyst Public Schools is a heavily attended unified-grade school that works with 504 students (grades K through 9), one of the schools within Catalyst Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 147% above typical.

Operationally, Catalyst Public Schools answers to Catalyst Public Schools, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Catalyst Public Schools shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 33.2:1, putting Catalyst Public Schools tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Catalyst Public Schools tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kitsap County indicate median household earnings sit near $104,158, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Kitsap County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), Catalyst Public Schools is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Catalyst Public Schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Catalyst Public Schools at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Catalyst Public Schools runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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