Summary:
North Kitsap School District has three high schools serving grades 9–12 in the northern Kitsap area: North Kitsap High School, Kingston High School, and Choice Academy. Together, they enroll about 1,754 students, with most attending the two comprehensive high schools. The district ranks 47th of 238 Washington districts, placing it around the state’s 80th percentile.
North Kitsap High School is the strongest overall option based on the available measures. It ranks 42nd of 396 statewide schools and has the district’s highest graduation rate at 93.2%, lowest dropout rate at 3.6%, and strongest results in English Language Arts, math, and science. Its ELA and science performance is especially impressive, while math is a relative weakness despite being above the state average. Kingston High School also performs above the state in graduation, dropout, ELA, and science, and its ranking improved substantially from the 76th to the 84th percentile over the reported period. However, Kingston trails North Kitsap in each major academic measure and remains below the district average in all three tested subjects.
For parents comparing schools, ELA and science are clear strengths across the two larger high schools, while math is the main area needing attention. North Kitsap’s 2025–2026 math proficiency was 45.65%, compared with 40.98% at Kingston and 50.17% districtwide. Choice Academy is much smaller, with 54 students and a low 12.4 student-teacher ratio, but its current test scores and graduation data are largely unavailable or suppressed. Its ranking has improved, though its latest available position remained below the state midpoint. Because of its size and different program structure, Choice Academy should not be compared directly with the comprehensive schools on incomplete measures.
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