Total enrollment
11,100
-24 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Central Kitsap School District
Washington · 11,100 students · 3 cities
Central Kitsap School District runs the local public-school system inside Washington: 19 K-12 schools serving roughly 11,100 students, with 12 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Central Kitsap School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Central Kitsap School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #41 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,100 | #29 of 183 | #816 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #32 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #122 of 183 | #7,920 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 38.6% | #142 of 183 | #5,687 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #34 of 146 | #1,419 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Central Kitsap School District
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Emerald Heights Elementary at 73.1% proficient to Fairview Middle School at 37.3%, a gap of 35.8 points. That is the 24th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 11,339 to 11,100 students (down 2%) and from 596 to 599 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Kitsap High School | Silverdale | High | 09-12 | 1,564 |
| Olympic High School | Bremerton | High | 09-12 | 1,162 |
| Klahowya Secondary | Silverdale | High | 06-12 | 1,016 |
| Ridgetop Middle School | Silverdale | Middle | 06-08 | 784 |
| Fairview Middle School | Bremerton | Middle | 06-08 | 620 |
| Central Kitsap Middle School | Silverdale | Middle | 06-08 | 564 |
| Barker Creek Community School | Bremerton | Combined | KG-12 | 551 |
| Emerald Heights Elementary | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 466 |
| John D. Bud Hawk Elementary at Jackson Park | Bremerton | Elementary | PK-05 | 464 |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 |
| Silver Ridge Elementary | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 430 |
| Brownsville Elementary | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 422 |
| Silverdale Elementary | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 413 |
| Pinecrest Elementary | Bremerton | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 |
| Cougar Valley Elementary | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 397 |
| Woodlands Elementary | Bremerton | Elementary | KG-05 | 379 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | Silverdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 362 |
| Green Mountain Elementary | Bremerton | Elementary | PK-05 | 360 |
| Esquire Hills Elementary | Bremerton | Elementary | PK-05 | 288 |
About Central Kitsap School District
Central Kitsap School District is a compact Washington school district running 19 schools with combined enrollment near 11,100.
On the school-mix side, Central Kitsap School District comprises 12 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Central Kitsap School District runs about 584 students per school, 31% above the state mean of roughly 446.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 11,124 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,100 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Central Kitsap School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.