Central Kitsap High School

Central Kitsap High School operates as a sizable senior high in SILVERDALE, Washington, operated by Central Kitsap School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,564 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 173% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Central Kitsap School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,100 students. Central Kitsap High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central Kitsap High School logs that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest comes out to 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Central Kitsap High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kitsap County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Central Kitsap High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kitsap County put 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%. In all, Kitsap County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), of which Central Kitsap High School is one.

Central Kitsap Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Kitsap High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.3%.

Central Kitsap High School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Central Kitsap High School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,516 (now 1,564). Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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