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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
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Washington public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 149 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 68.5% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.5% | 29.2% |
| 2018-19 | 79.2% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 72.4% | 42.8% |
| 2016-17 | 15.3% | 12.3% |
| 2015-16 | 15.4% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.6% | 16.4% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Kingston High School
Kingston High School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston High School this school | 602 | 44.4% | 52.5% |
| Granite Falls High School Granite Falls | 614 | 43.0% | 48.3% |
| Lakewood High School Arlington | 834 | 45.1% | 31.3% |
| W F West High School Chehalis | 950 | 43.5% | 47.7% |
| Mount Baker Senior High DEMING | 513 | 48.5% | 36.7% |
| Woodland High School Woodland | 667 | 48.3% | N/A |
Matched among Washington high 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 Kingston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kitsap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #62 of 271 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #116 of 321 ▼ 8 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #56 of 327 ▲ 44 | #2 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #22 of 259 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #197 of 570 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #254 of 311 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #130 of 316 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #234 of 386 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #22 of 164 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
602
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 602 | 26.4 | 22.9:1 | 44% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 25.3 | 24.6:1 | 44% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 30.9 | 19.7:1 | 42% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 23 | 26.6:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 32.8 | 23.0:1 | 31% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 851 | 36 | 23.6:1 | 36% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 937 | 39 | 24.0:1 | 29% (274) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (754 to 602); teachers down 20% (32.8 to 26.4).
About Kingston High School
Kingston High School is the name of a mid-sized high school in Kingston, Washington. The school counted 602 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 13 schools in North Kitsap School District, with 5,330 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Kingston High School is 60%, a majority. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Kitsap County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Staffing at Kingston High School comes to 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.9:1. High schools in Washington have an average ratio of 21.6:1. On the income side, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Washington public high schools, Kingston High School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 50.5% for a school in Washington with Kingston High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kingston High School posts 52.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kitsap County show that the median household earns about $104,158 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Kitsap County, 77 public schools serve about 34,233 students.
Richard Gordon Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Kingston High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Kingston High School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 611 in 2020-21 and 602 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 26.6:1 to 22.9:1.
The discussion board for Kingston High School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Kingston High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Kingston High. Kingston High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLKINGSTON, NY · 1,749 students
- Kingston High SchoolKingston, OK · 362 students
- Kingston High SchoolKINGSTON, MI · 262 students
- KINGSTON HIGHCADET, MO · 259 students
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLKINGSTON, AR · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Gordon Elementary0.3 mi · 361
- Choice Academy0.3 mi · 54
- North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted Learning0.3 mi · 58
- Kingston Middle School0.4 mi · 455
- North Kitsap Options1.6 mi · 87
- David Wolfle Elementary1.6 mi · 288
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.