Sonoji Sakai Intermediate

Sonoji Sakai Intermediate is an intermediate school of low-enrollment scale in Bainbridge Island, Washington, part of Bainbridge Island School District, educateing 456 students in grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Sonoji Sakai Intermediate is one of 10 schools operated by Bainbridge Island School District, a district that educates 3,514 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sonoji Sakai Intermediate lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kitsap County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sonoji Sakai Intermediate is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 71.1%; this one delivers 83.6%, a residual of +12.5 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kitsap County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $104,158 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Kitsap County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,233 students), Sonoji Sakai Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodward Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sonoji Sakai Intermediate. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sonoji Sakai Intermediate ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 76.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sonoji Sakai Intermediate has edged down 12%, going from 521 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 77% to 71%.

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