Cougar Valley Elementary

Cougar Valley Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in SILVERDALE, Washington, one of the schools within Central Kitsap School District, with 397 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Cougar Valley Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cougar Valley Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cougar Valley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of -6.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kitsap County shows median household earnings sit near $104,158, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Cougar Valley Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clear Creek Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cougar Valley Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cougar Valley Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Cougar Valley Elementary's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 397). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 72% to 64%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Cougar Valley Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.