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Naval Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
899th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Naval Avenue Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 269 students in the Bremerton School District, which ranks in the lower third of Washington districts.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, with nearly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is the highest rate among its Bremerton School District peers. Academically, its test scores are below state averages, though it shows recent improvement in science and English. Performance varies dramatically by grade, with third-grade scores being particularly low compared to stronger fourth and fifth-grade results. The school invests considerable resources, spending more per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio than all nearby schools, including higher-performing ones like Kitsap Lake Elementary.

Naval Avenue's state ranking has been highly volatile, dropping sharply after the pandemic but now showing signs of recovery. A key finding is that while the school struggles overall, its effectiveness in teaching students from low-income families has improved significantly in recent years. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Central Kitsap and South Kitsap, most Bremerton elementary schools, including Naval Avenue, rank in the bottom half of the state, suggesting district-wide challenges.

269
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,119
Per pupil spending ?
69.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 900 Olympic Avenue
       Bremerton, WA  98312-3825

(360) 473-4400

District: Bremerton School District


Students who attend Naval Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mountain View Middle School
High:    Bremerton High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.2%
Hispanic:
29.4%
Two or more races:
15.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2012 → 22nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2012) to 22nd (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg35%
Washington avg48%
899th of 1,160
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 22 pts since 2021
From bottom 45% (2021) to bottom 22% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 7Elementary Schools in the Bremerton School District
171st of 247Bremerton School District among Washington districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202525.2899 of 116022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8931 of 116820.3%★☆☆☆☆
20238.81119 of 11694.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202254.2491 of 116958.0%★★★☆☆
202141.1611 of 110744.8%★★☆☆☆
201268.9325 of 109770.4%★★★★☆
200720.6916 of 106914.3%★☆☆☆☆
200615.3957 of 10518.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200516.3909 of 103111.8%★☆☆☆☆
200417.7896 of 102612.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202549.2524 of 109252.0%★★★☆☆
202430.5776 of 109329.0%★☆☆☆☆
20238.61053 of 10943.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202252.9487 of 110055.7%★★★☆☆
202140.7565 of 100843.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202228.2534 of 69423.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202541.7611 of 101339.7%★★☆☆☆
202432.2743 of 102427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202310.7977 of 10133.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.0687 of 101932.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202517.7949 of 109813.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1894 of 109918.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.4957 of 109912.9%★☆☆☆☆
202233.8734 of 111334.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202522.2854 of 100715.2%★☆☆☆☆
202438.1646 of 100936.0%★★☆☆☆
202317.4894 of 101111.6%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2025)52nd percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2022)23rd percentile-35 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?
Science42%-7 vs state
English Language Arts40%-13 vs state
Math24%-18 vs state

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Naval Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Washington elementary schools.

Students at Naval Avenue Elementary School are 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Naval Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle School
High : Bremerton High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Naval Avenue Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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