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Enrollment
602
High
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530576003201
Kingston High School
26201 Siyaya Avenue NE, Kingston, WA 98346 · (360) 396-3300 · Kitsap County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
267 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
74.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +39.7pp since 2014
Math
34.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +18.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 40 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
-152 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.0:1
% White
60%
was 67%
% Hispanic
18%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kingston High School
Kingston High School is one of the middle-of-the-pack senior highs in Kingston, Washington, one of the schools within North Kitsap School District, with 602 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
North Kitsap School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,330 students. Kingston High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Kingston High School shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Native American, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Kingston High School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Kingston High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Kingston High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 52.5%, a residual of +2.0 points.
In the area at large, Kitsap County reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,158 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Kingston High School is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).
Nearest neighbor: Richard Gordon Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kingston High School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.3%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 754 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 18% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 North Kitsap School District
- North Kitsap High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Poulsbo Middle SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Vinland ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Poulsbo Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Kingston Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Richard Gordon ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Kingston
- Kingston Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Richard Gordon ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- David Wolfle ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- North Kitsap OptionsElementary · 87 students
- North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted LearningCombined · 58 students
- Choice AcademyHigh · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Gordon Elementary0.3 mi · 361
- North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted Learning0.3 mi · 58
- Choice Academy0.3 mi · 54
- Kingston Middle School0.4 mi · 455
- David Wolfle Elementary1.6 mi · 288
- North Kitsap Options1.6 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Kingston High SchoolHow large is Kingston High School?
Kingston High School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kingston High School serve?
Kingston High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Kingston High School have?
Kingston High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Kingston High School?
Student demographics at Kingston High School are roughly 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Kingston High School?
Kingston High School is overseen by North Kitsap School District in Kitsap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.