Kingston Middle School

Kingston Middle School is one of the low-enrollment middle-grades schools in Kingston, Washington, run under North Kitsap School District, with 455 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

North Kitsap School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,330 students. Kingston Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Kingston Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Kingston Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kitsap County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Kingston Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the area at large, Kitsap County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,158, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Kitsap County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), of which Kingston Middle School is one.

Kingston High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingston Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Kingston Middle School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 497 (now 455). Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 20% across the same window.

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