Poulsbo Middle School

Poulsbo Middle School is one of the moderately sized junior highs in Poulsbo, Washington, one of the schools within North Kitsap School District, with 713 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Poulsbo Middle School sits 24% above that benchmark.

Across the 13 schools in North Kitsap School District (5,330 students total), Poulsbo Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Poulsbo Middle School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Poulsbo Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.1%, the actual is 50.8%, a residual of -6.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kitsap County indicate median household income runs about $104,158, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Poulsbo Middle School is one of 77 public schools in Kitsap County (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students).

North Kitsap High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Poulsbo Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Poulsbo Middle School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 713). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 17% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.