North Kitsap Options

Located at 27089 Highland Rd NE, in Kingston, Washington, North Kitsap Options is a minimally staffed K-5 school that educates 87 students (grades K through 8), run under North Kitsap School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so North Kitsap Options sits 77% leaner than that benchmark.

North Kitsap Options is one of 13 schools operated by North Kitsap School District, a district that teaches 5,330 students overall.

On demographics, North Kitsap Options reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting North Kitsap Options higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at North Kitsap Options qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Kitsap Options tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kitsap County) reports that median household income runs about $104,158, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. North Kitsap Options is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: David Wolfle Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around North Kitsap Options. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Kitsap Options at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

North Kitsap Options operates from a low-density location.

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