Central Kitsap Middle School

Central Kitsap Middle School, an average-sized middle-grades school in SILVERDALE, Washington, overseen by Central Kitsap School District, works with 564 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

Demographically, Central Kitsap Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Kitsap Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 58.1%; actual is 43.8%, a gap of -14.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kitsap County shows the typical household earns roughly $104,158 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kitsap County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), of which Central Kitsap Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Central Kitsap High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 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 Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 709 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 63% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.