Summary:
Central Kitsap School District’s three listed high schools serve 3,742 students across grades 6–12 in the Central Kitsap area, with Central Kitsap High School and Olympic High School serving grades 9–12 and Klahowya Secondary serving grades 6–12.
Overall, the schools have strong completion outcomes: all three exceed district and Washington state graduation rates and have lower dropout rates than both. Olympic High School is the strongest recent all-around performer, with the highest graduation rate at 92.2%, the highest ELA and science proficiency, and major improvement in its ranking over the past three years. It also improved in all three tested subjects from the prior year. Central Kitsap High School is the largest school and had the strongest ELA and science results in the previous year, but its latest results dropped notably, making its recent trend worth closer attention.
Klahowya Secondary has the highest current ranking, the strongest math results, the lowest student-teacher ratio, and the lowest dropout rate. Its 10th-grade results are particularly competitive, though its combined grades 6–12 results are not directly comparable with the two traditional high schools. Math is the clearest area for improvement across all three schools: each trails district and state proficiency levels, while ELA and science are generally comparative strengths. For families comparing options, Olympic offers the strongest recent overall academic momentum, Klahowya provides consistent performance and favorable staffing measures, and Central Kitsap offers the largest-school environment with evidence of strong prior-year achievement.
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