Summary:
Peninsula School District serves four middle schools in the Peninsula area of Washington, all offering grades 6–8 and enrolling about 2,100 students. The district is highly rated statewide, ranking 18th of 238 districts, and three of its four middle schools rank in Washington’s 83rd percentile or higher. Across the schools, average proficiency is strongest in science at 63.3% and English language arts (ELA) at 62.9%, while math is lower at 51.2%.
Kopachuck Middle School is the clear academic leader, ranking 46th of 514 Washington middle schools and earning five stars. It leads the district in overall math, science, and three-subject average performance, with particularly consistent results across grade levels. Harbor Ridge Middle School is another strong, balanced option. It ranks second among the district’s middle schools and performs above the district average in ELA, math, and science. Goodman Middle School has the district’s strongest overall ELA performance, including a leading 73.1% proficiency rate in eighth-grade ELA, but math is a notable weakness, especially in seventh and eighth grade.
Key Peninsula Middle School is the lowest-performing school in the group, with current proficiency rates of 45.2% in ELA, 37.3% in math, and 50.8% in science. However, it also made the most encouraging recent progress: proficiency increased in all three subjects, science rose by 10.4 percentage points, and its statewide ranking improved by 86 places in one year. For families comparing schools, the main pattern is a strong district overall with meaningful differences among campuses. Kopachuck offers the most consistently high results, Harbor Ridge provides balanced performance, Goodman stands out in ELA but needs math improvement, and Key Peninsula shows momentum while continuing to face the greatest academic challenges.
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