Marcus Whitman Middle School

Marcus Whitman Middle School is a reasonably sized intermediate school in PORT ORCHARD, Washington, overseen by South Kitsap School District. The school educates 623 students in grades 6 through 8.

South Kitsap School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 9,326 students. Marcus Whitman Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Marcus Whitman Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Marcus Whitman Middle School logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kitsap County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marcus Whitman Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 32.1%.

Around the school, 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%. Marcus Whitman Middle School is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).

The closest other public school is Discovery, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marcus Whitman Middle School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

Marcus Whitman Middle School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Marcus Whitman Middle School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 665 (now 623). White enrollment moved from 66% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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