Silverdale Elementary

Located at 9100 DICKEY RD NW, in SILVERDALE, Washington, Silverdale Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school that enrolls 413 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Central Kitsap School District.

Across the 19 schools in Central Kitsap School District (11,100 students total), Silverdale Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Silverdale Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Kitsap County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at Silverdale Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Silverdale Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 58.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kitsap County put median household income runs about $104,158, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kitsap County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), of which Silverdale Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Kitsap Middle School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Silverdale Elementary. On composite proficiency, Silverdale Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Silverdale Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 10% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Silverdale Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.