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Central Kitsap High School

Q: Is Central Kitsap High School a good school?

Central Kitsap High School ranks 126 th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 68% of Washington high schools

Summary

Central Kitsap High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Silverdale, Washington, with 1,564 students. It is part of the Central Kitsap School District, a relatively strong district ranked in the 75th percentile statewide. Central Kitsap ranks 126th of 396 Washington schools, in the 68th percentile, and received three stars for 2025–2026. Its size gives students access to a broad comprehensive-high-school environment, though its recent ranking has declined from the 85th percentile in 2023–2024.

The school’s clearest academic strength is English language arts, where 65.63% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 52.81% statewide. Science was also above the state average at 55.56%, while math was a significant weakness at 34.37%, below both the district and state. ELA and science results fell sharply from the previous year, and math has remained low for several years. Graduation outcomes are more encouraging: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 88.6%, above the district’s 84.5% and Washington’s 82.6%, while the dropout rate was 5.2%, below both comparison figures. Parents may want to pay particular attention to math support, recent academic trends, and the decline in graduation from 92.8% the prior year.

Among nearby schools, Olympic High School currently outperforms Central Kitsap in all three tested subjects, graduation, and dropout rates, while Klahowya Secondary has slightly stronger math and science results but a lower graduation rate. North Kitsap High School is a notably stronger nearby performer, exceeding Central Kitsap in academics and completion measures. Compared with South Kitsap High School, Central Kitsap ranks higher overall and has better math and science results, although South Kitsap has stronger ELA and graduation outcomes. Bainbridge High School is an exceptional outlier and serves a different community context. Overall, Central Kitsap offers above-state graduation, ELA, and science outcomes, but reversing its recent decline—especially in math—will be important.

1,564

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,146

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10140 Frontier Pl NW
Silverdale, WA 98383

(360) 662-2400

District: Central Kitsap School District

Feeder schools for Central Kitsap High School:

Elementary:	Clear Creek Elementary School
	Emerald Heights Elementary
	Silver Ridge Elementary
	Silverdale Elementary
Middle:	Central Kitsap Middle School
	Ridgetop Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Two or more races:

16.5%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2018 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Above the Washington median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2018) to 68th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Washington avg48%

126^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Central Kitsap School District

59^th of 238Central Kitsap 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	126 of 396	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.6	85 of 438	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	67 of 437	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	72 of 442	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	74 of 434	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	65 of 417	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	43 of 315	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	111 of 301	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.7	56 of 306	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	44.5	188 of 341	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	75.2	50 of 454	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	86 of 450	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	111 of 440	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	32 of 423	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	79.0	63 of 402	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	41 of 396	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	75 of 399	81.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	63 of 395	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	50 of 394	87.3%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	51 of 390	86.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	53.3	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	27 of 89	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	38 of 86	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	52 of 119	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	34 of 113	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	74 of 118	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	76 of 124	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	35 of 121	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	19 of 87	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	101 of 309	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	76 of 350	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	61 of 347	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	85 of 357	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	57 of 368	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	55 of 358	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	46 of 243	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	53 of 236	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	40 of 249	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	33 of 248	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	54.6	103 of 261	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	29 of 241	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	3 of 156	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	102 of 325	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	84 of 355	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	34 of 356	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	46 of 362	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	70 of 370	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	34 of 344	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	19 of 227	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	112 of 326	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	86 of 359	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	64 of 362	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	87 of 363	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	70 of 355	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	35 of 254	86.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	15 of 34	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	61.2	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	66 of 121	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.2	53 of 170	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	46 of 161	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	65 of 166	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	27 of 179	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	40 of 163	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	80 of 144	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.7	34 of 127	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.4	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	39 of 110	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	60 of 130	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	55 of 128	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	38 of 139	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	126 of 319	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	95 of 373	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	67 of 374	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	83 of 379	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	65 of 390	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	70 of 382	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	48 of 222	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2023)51st percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2026)41st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Science56%+5 vs state

Math34%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	10140 Frontier Pl NW	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2400	1,564	69	22.7	30.8%	861 (55.1%)	43 (2.7%)	241 (15.4%)	126 (8.1%)	9 (0.6%)	20 (1.3%)	258 (16.5%)	66.2	126^th of 396 public high schools	68.2%		74.6	85^th of 438 public high schools	80.6%	41		55.6	55.6				65.6	65.6				34.4	34.4	$16,146	$811	$15,335
Olympic High School	Public	9-12	7077 Stampede Blvd NW	Bremerton	98311	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2700	1,162	52	22.4	41.7%	574 (49.4%)	36 (3.1%)	197 (17.0%)	57 (4.9%)	7 (0.6%)	20 (1.7%)	256 (22.0%)	75	82^nd of 396 public high schools	79.3%		57.5	171^st of 438 public high schools	61.0%	89		60.7	60.7				74.3	74.3				35.5	35.5	$17,626	$515	$17,112
Klahowya Secondary	Public	6-12	7607 NW Newberry Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-4000	1,016	49	20.6	32.0%	752 (74.0%)	11 (1.1%)	88 (8.7%)	25 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (12.4%)	76.9	75^th of 396 public high schools	81.1%		72.5	95^th of 438 public high schools	78.3%	20	58.7	57.1	58.2	50.7	59.5	57.5	72.8	59.8	36.4	34.4	35.3	41.8	36.8	$19,021	$826	$18,194
Bremerton High School	Public	9-12	1500 13th Street	Bremerton	98337	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-0800	1,263	60	21.1	55.9%	536 (42.4%)	78 (6.2%)	338 (26.8%)	70 (5.5%)	9 (0.7%)	28 (2.2%)	190 (15.0%)	41.5	235^th of 396 public high schools	40.7%		28.3	326^th of 438 public high schools	25.6%	91		39.9	39.9				56.1	56.1				26.9	26.9	$19,807	$1,383	$18,424
West Sound Technical Skills Center	Public	11-12	101 National Avenue	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 473-0550	8	13	.6		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)														$20,968	$330	$20,638
Renaissance Alternative High School	Public	9-12	3400 1st Street	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-1080	81	6	14.4	72.8%	51 (63.0%)	1 (1.2%)	18 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.4%)	25.9	305^th of 396 public high schools	23.0%					(n/a)		32.3	31.3				47.4	45.0						$22,245	$2,277	$19,968
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%)	88.8	42^nd of 396 public high schools	89.4%		81.4	59^th of 438 public high schools	86.5%	17		74.2	74.2				81.0	81.0				45.7	45.7	$17,819	$426	$17,394
Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy	Public	9-12	1207 Carver St	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Washington Military Department	No	No	No	No	(360) 473-2612	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bainbridge High School	Public	9-12	9330 NE High School RD	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-2634	1,208	53	22.6	10.8%	906 (75.0%)	6 (0.5%)	108 (8.9%)	54 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	111 (9.2%)	99.1	1^st of 396 public high schools	99.7%		97.4	8^th of 438 public high schools	98.2%	7		79.8	79.8									78.3	78.3	$17,766	$238	$17,528
Eagle Harbor High School	Public	9-12	9530 NE High School Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-1387	81	4	18.4	28.4%	57 (70.4%)	4 (4.9%)	7 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	89.7	36^th of 396 public high schools	90.9%		76.7	77^th of 438 public high schools	82.4%	41							76.2	76.2				57.9	57.9	$23,170	$86	$23,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Kitsap High School

What schools feed into Central Kitsap High School?

Central Kitsap High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clear Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Emerald Heights Elementary
Elementary : Silver Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Silverdale Elementary
Middle : Central Kitsap Middle School
Middle : Ridgetop Middle School

Is Central Kitsap High School a good school?

Central Kitsap High School ranks 126^th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Kitsap High School in?

Central Kitsap School District

What is the racial makeup of Central Kitsap High School?

Students at Central Kitsap High School are 55% White, 16% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Central Kitsap High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,564 students attended Central Kitsap High School.

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