Enrollment
74
Combined
STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUQUAMISH TRIBAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT·NCES 530032803493
Chief Kitsap Academy
15838 Sandy Hook Rd, Poulsbo, WA 98370 · (360) 394-8566 · Kitsap County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL74 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
5.7:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
48 students
STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 18% |
Student demographics
66%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
15.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
13.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.9% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 21.1% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 13.9% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 42.5% | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 12.5% |
| 2016-17 | 14.7% | 13.5% |
| 2015-16 | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| 2014-15 | 15.9% | 14.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Chief Kitsap Academy
Chief Kitsap Academy's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Kitsap Academy this school | 74 | 64.9% | 25.7% |
| Clallam Bay High & Elementary Clallam Bay | 100 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Columbia High And Elementary Hunters | 121 | 76.0% | 38.5% |
| Northwest Allprep Prosser | 112 | 56.3% | 20.8% |
| Hoquiam Homelink School Hoquiam | 107 | 64.5% | 17.3% |
| Mansfield Elem and High School MANSFIELD | 107 | 64.5% | N/A |
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 Chief Kitsap Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #71 of 116 |
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
74
-16 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 74 | 13 | 5.7:1 | 65% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 11 | 7.1:1 | 60% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 14.3 | 5.9:1 | 69% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 90 | 10 | 9.0:1 | 56% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 9 | 7.6:1 | 78% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 11 | 7.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chief Kitsap Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (68 to 74); teachers up 44% (9 to 13).
About Chief Kitsap Academy
Chief Kitsap Academy is a small combined-grade school based in Poulsbo, Washington. The school had 74 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for combined schools in Washington is about 204, so this school runs 64% smaller than that.
Chief Kitsap Academy falls under Suquamish Tribal Education Department.
Enrollment at Chief Kitsap Academy is mixed, with multiracial students the largest group at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 39% Native American, 11% White, and 9% Hispanic. Chief Kitsap Academy has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Chief Kitsap Academy is 13 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 5.7:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Washington is 33.2:1, higher than at this school. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Kitsap County average 41%.
Chief Kitsap Academy posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Washington are predicted to post 36.7%, so the school is 10.9 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Kitsap County has about 277,881 residents, and median household income is about $104,158, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kitsap County number 77 and enroll about 34,233.
The nearest other public school, Suquamish Elementary School, is about 2.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Chief Kitsap Academy places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 90 to 74. By 2024-25, the school had 5.7 students per teacher, compared with 9.0 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about 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 Poulsbo
- North Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Poulsbo Middle SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Vinland ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Poulsbo Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Hilder Pearson ElementaryElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Suquamish Elementary School2.3 mi · 314
- Poulsbo Elementary School2.5 mi · 487
- Poulsbo Middle School2.7 mi · 713
- North Kitsap High School2.9 mi · 1,098
- Halilts Elementary School3.3 mi · 353
- Hilder Pearson Elementary3.4 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Chief Kitsap AcademyHow many students attend Chief Kitsap Academy?
Chief Kitsap Academy enrolls approximately 74 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Chief Kitsap Academy serve?
Chief Kitsap Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Chief Kitsap Academy have?
Chief Kitsap Academy employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.7:1.
How diverse is Chief Kitsap Academy?
Chief Kitsap Academy reports a student body of 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 41% Two or more.
Who oversees Chief Kitsap Academy?
Chief Kitsap Academy is overseen by Suquamish Tribal Education Department in Kitsap County.
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