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If you could change one rule at Catalyst Public Schools, what would it be?
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Enrollment
504
Combined
STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATALYST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530034703723
Catalyst Public Schools
1305 Ironsides Ave, Bremerton, WA 98310 · (360) 207-0229 · Kitsap County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
190 students
STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.2pp since 2021
Math
39.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 57.7% | 49.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Catalyst Public Schools
Catalyst Public Schools's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Public Schools this school | 504 | 37.7% | 45.5% |
| Curlew Elem & High School Curlew | 234 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High THORP | 247 | 53.8% | 33.8% |
| Crescent School Port Angeles | 228 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School Rosalia | 163 | 44.2% | 40.0% |
| Pe Ell School Pe Ell | 284 | 55.3% | 37.0% |
Matched among Washington K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Catalyst Public Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #2 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.3pp | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #10 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #9 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #4 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #42 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
504
+339 (+205%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 504 | 35.6 | 14.2:1 | 38% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 32.8 | 14.7:1 | 47% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 27.9 | 15.6:1 | 48% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 9 | 18.3:1 | 36% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catalyst Public Schools.
About Catalyst Public Schools
Catalyst Public Schools is a high-enrollment combined-grade school in Bremerton, Washington. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 504 students in kindergarten through 9. Against the 204-student average for combined schools in Washington, enrollment here is 147% higher.
In federal data, the district for Catalyst Public Schools is the school itself.
Catalyst Public Schools is 56% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 75% of Kitsap County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That is lower than the 33.2:1 average for combined schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. For comparison, public schools in Kitsap County average 41%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Catalyst Public Schools is 54.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kitsap County show that the median household income is $104,158, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Catalyst Public Schools, Kitsap County has 76 other public schools.
The closest public school to Catalyst Public Schools is Mountain View Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Catalyst Public Schools is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.2%, lower than Catalyst Public Schools's 45.5%.
In the federal locale system, Catalyst Public Schools is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Catalyst Public Schools operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The 2020-21 count was 165 students and the 2024-25 count was 504. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Catalyst Public Schools may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kitsap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bremerton
- Bremerton High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Olympic High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Barker Creek Community SchoolCombined · 551 students
- Armin Jahr ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Middle School0.7 mi · 856
- Bremerton High School1.2 mi · 1,263
- View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy1.6 mi · 388
- Naval Avenue Elementary School1.7 mi · 269
- Armin Jahr Elementary1.8 mi · 495
- Renaissance Alternative High School2.4 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Catalyst Public SchoolsWhat is the total enrollment at Catalyst Public Schools?
Catalyst Public Schools enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-09.
What age range does Catalyst Public Schools serve?
Catalyst Public Schools serves students from grade KG through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Catalyst Public Schools?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Catalyst Public Schools.
What is the student diversity at Catalyst Public Schools?
Student demographics at Catalyst Public Schools are roughly 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Catalyst Public Schools?
Catalyst Public Schools is overseen by Catalyst Public Schools in Kitsap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.