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North Kitsap School District

At a glance

71^stof 247 Washington districts▼ 11

Better than 71% of Washington districts

Elementary 7 Middle 2 High 3 Alternative 2Grades PK, KG-12

18360 Caldart Ave NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370·(360) 396-3000·All Washington district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 71.3% of districts

Schools

5,330

Students

Top rankedPoulsbo Elementary School143^rd of 1,160 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Suquamish Elementary School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hilder Pearson Elementary 15.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The North Kitsap School District serves around 4,800 students across 13 schools in Washington State, ranking in the top third of districts overall with a strong 89.8% graduation rate that exceeds the state average.

Among standout schools, North Kitsap High School and Poulsbo Elementary School are top performers, with the high school excelling in English and the elementary school showing exceptional science proficiency. Kingston High School also performs well. In contrast, David Wolfle Elementary and Kingston Middle School face significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates notably below district averages.

A key finding is that higher per-student spending does not always correlate with better outcomes, as seen at David Wolfle Elementary. The district also grapples with a consistent math performance gap in middle and high schools, despite strong English and science scores. Alternative programs like North Kitsap Options show success, while Choice Academy struggles, indicating varied effectiveness across different educational models.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)				SBAC English Language Arts (2025)								SBAC Math (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Poulsbo Middle School	Public	6-8	2003 NE Hostmark St	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3200	713	32	21.9	34.5%	445 (62.4%)	6 (0.8%)	149 (20.9%)	23 (3.2%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	71 (10.0%)	69.9	138^th of 534 public middle schools	74.2%		64.3	172^nd of 535 public middle schools	67.9%	34		51.2		51.2				53.3	65.2	52.6		56.8				56.5	52.5	48.2		52.3											$17,526	$385	$17,142
North Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	1780 NE Hostmark St	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3100	1,098	43	25.3	27.8%	689 (62.8%)	18 (1.6%)	198 (18.0%)	65 (5.9%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	103 (9.4%)	81.4	59^th of 438 public high schools	86.5%		75.3	80^th of 437 public high schools	81.7%	21			65.5	65.5							76.4	76.4							47.5	47.5											$17,819	$426	$17,394
Hilder Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15650 Central Valley Rd NW	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3750	286	19	15.1	33.6%	188 (65.7%)	5 (1.7%)	52 (18.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.8%)	60.5	426^th of 1160 public elementary schools	63.3%		65.8	372^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	68.2%	54	63.0			63.0	55.8	53.5	61.1					57.1	71.2	41.9	37.0					50.3	85.7	87.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	89.8	87.8	91.8	91.8	$20,202	$151	$20,051
Poulsbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18531 Noll Rd NE	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3500	487	27	18.1	27.1%	305 (62.6%)	7 (1.4%)	73 (15.0%)	32 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (13.6%)	86.9	143^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	87.7%		86	154^th of 1168 public elementary schools	86.8%	11	77.9			77.9	58.4	81.3	79.4					72.0	67.1	77.3	61.8					68.8	94.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	98.1	$18,654	$793	$17,861
Suquamish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18950 Park Ave NE	Suquamish	98392	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3850	314	20	15.3	55.7%	155 (49.4%)	6 (1.9%)	75 (23.9%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.0%)	48	580^th of 1160 public elementary schools	50.0%		41.8	656^th of 1168 public elementary schools	43.8%	76	45.3			45.3	64.4	50.0	34.0					48.7	64.4	53.7	24.5					46.7	90.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	94.1	90.2	92.2	92.2	$21,645	$1,616	$20,029
David Wolfle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27089 Highland Rd NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3700	288	19	15.3	62.5%	113 (39.2%)	1 (0.3%)	91 (31.6%)	5 (1.7%)	49 (17.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.7%)	22.5	939^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.1%		34.1	767^th of 1168 public elementary schools	34.3%	172	33.3			33.3	20.9	50.0	39.2					36.8	23.8	40.5	27.5					30.4	88.9	88.9	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	88.9	91.7	91.7	91.7	$23,564	$1,817	$21,748
Vinland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22104 Rhododendron Ln NW	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3600	527	30	17.7	31.5%	328 (62.2%)	7 (1.3%)	114 (21.6%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.5%)	67.9	339^th of 1160 public elementary schools	70.8%		64.7	389^th of 1168 public elementary schools	66.7%	50	53.8			53.8	59.6	55.9	57.5					57.8	65.1	60.2	56.3					60.9	94.4	94.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	94.4	98.6	97.2	94.4	94.4	$18,425	$457	$17,968
Richard Gordon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26331 Barber Cut Off Rd NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3800	361	24	15.1	35.7%	252 (69.8%)	2 (0.6%)	58 (16.1%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.5%)	59.4	439^th of 1160 public elementary schools	62.2%		74.4	278^th of 1168 public elementary schools	76.2%	161	59.7			59.7	59.4	38.5	58.1					53.0	63.8	49.1	49.2					54.6	94.9	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	94.9	98.3	96.6	94.9	94.9	$18,500	$607	$17,894
Kingston Middle School	Public	6-8	9000 W Kingston Rd	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3400	455	23	19.4	48.8%	259 (56.9%)	2 (0.4%)	92 (20.2%)	5 (1.1%)	43 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.4%)	35.8	333^rd of 534 public middle schools	37.6%		50.1	246^th of 535 public middle schools	54.0%	87		36.8		36.8				40.9	46.9	38.0		41.9				36.3	36.1	30.8		34.5											$19,424	$632	$18,792
District Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	25800 Siyaya Ave NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3575	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																															$4,708	$128	$4,581
North Kitsap Online Academy & Parent Assisted Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	25800 Siyaya Ave NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3304	58	2	29.0	37.9%	44 (75.9%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.6%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	4 (6.9%)								(n/a)				100.0							71.4	62.5								18.8											$13,548	$128	$13,421
Kingston High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	26201 Siyaya Avenue NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 396-3300	602	26	22.8	44.4%	360 (59.8%)	4 (0.7%)	110 (18.3%)	15 (2.5%)	45 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (9.6%)	75	83^rd of 438 public high schools	81.1%		71.2	104^th of 437 public high schools	76.2%	21			66.4	66.4							77.0	77.0							36.8	36.8											$19,631	$383	$19,248
Choice Academy	Public	9-12	25800 Siyaya Ave NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3304	54	4	12.4	44.4%	32 (59.3%)	3 (5.6%)	7 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)	32.9	300^th of 438 public high schools	31.5%		27.7	328^th of 437 public high schools	24.9%	28			50.0	50.0							41.7	41.7																			$17,040	$460	$16,580
North Kitsap Options	Public	K-8	27089 Highland Rd NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3700	87	4	20.7	34.5%	70 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)								(n/a)				70.6		60.0			66.7			60.7		40.0			50.0			53.6											$11,847	$128	$11,719

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Suquamish Tribal Education Department	2.72 mi	1
Central Kitsap School District	3.2 mi	19	69^th
Bainbridge Island School District	6.02 mi	10	2^nd
Bremerton School District	9.63 mi	13	171^st
Catalyst Public Schools	11.1 mi	1	107^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.