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Poulsbo Middle School

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Poulsbo Middle School ranks 138 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Poulsbo Middle School is a consistently strong public school serving about 713 students in grades 6-8 within the North Kitsap School District, a 4-star district that ranks in the top third statewide.

Academically, the school outperforms Washington state averages in all core subjects, with particular strength in mathematics where it leads its own district. It shows remarkable consistency, maintaining a stable ranking over the past decade while some neighboring schools, like Kingston Middle School in the same district, have seen more significant fluctuations. Compared to schools with similar student populations, such as Albert Einstein Middle School and Ridgetop Middle School, Poulsbo achieves higher proficiency rates, especially in math. It does this while spending less per student than some peers, suggesting efficient use of resources.

The school demonstrates notable success with military-connected students and shows resilience, maintaining performance even when other schools saw dips. While it doesn't match the exceptional scores of schools in more affluent areas like Woodward Middle School or Sonoji Sakai Intermediate on Bainbridge Island, it stands out as a high performer within its immediate community. An interesting internal pattern is that seventh graders excel in English Language Arts compared to other grades. The school's main challenges are supporting specific student subgroups to match its overall strong performance.

713

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,526

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2003 NE Hostmark St
Poulsbo, WA 98370-7639

(360) 396-3200

District: North Kitsap School District

Students who attend Poulsbo Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Kitsap High School

Feeder schools for Poulsbo Middle School:

Elementary:	Hilder Pearson Elementary
	Poulsbo Elementary School
	Vinland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (53% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Washington median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Washington avg48%

138^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the North Kitsap School District

71^st of 247North 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
2025	69.9	138 of 534	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	172 of 535	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	148 of 539	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	172 of 541	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	155 of 529	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	181 of 512	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	177 of 437	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	171 of 435	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.9	146 of 443	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.6	104 of 445	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	130 of 498	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	59.8	184 of 497	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	179 of 492	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	122 of 483	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	128 of 476	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	102 of 466	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	66.4	128 of 463	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	106 of 449	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.8	89 of 425	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	65.8	139 of 421	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	90 of 148	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	129 of 161	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	96 of 149	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	148 of 471	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	155 of 464	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	126 of 464	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	156 of 479	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	119 of 469	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	153 of 452	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	157 of 376	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	79 of 347	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	141 of 344	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	117 of 336	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	125 of 360	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	109 of 353	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	126 of 344	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	82 of 259	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	145 of 457	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	149 of 455	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	123 of 463	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	182 of 475	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	101 of 458	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	199 of 448	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	253 of 349	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	118 of 472	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	142 of 466	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	136 of 470	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	162 of 480	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	168 of 476	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	169 of 453	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	154 of 371	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	3 of 40	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	10 of 51	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★
2019	49.5	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	74 of 246	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	79 of 243	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	74 of 244	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	57 of 257	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	81 of 250	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	168 of 246	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	96 of 166	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	119 of 186	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	109 of 179	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	111 of 199	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	111 of 210	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	136 of 231	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	144 of 268	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	138 of 488	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	166 of 486	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	143 of 488	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	183 of 488	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	135 of 480	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	183 of 470	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	177 of 325	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)39th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Math52%+10 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

This school is honestly good, its the students that make it bad. Most of "Popular" kids either bully, steal, lie, or vape. The teachers and other staff members try to keep spirit but most just can't. The lunch is fine, i have never had a problem with it, the turkey deli is quite good. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					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 All Grades	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 All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	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
Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	8107 Central Valley Rd NW	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2600	620	31	20.2	50.5%	281 (45.3%)	23 (3.7%)	132 (21.3%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.4%)	128 (20.6%)	41.4	297^th of 534 public middle schools	44.4%		39.6	310^th of 535 public middle schools	42.1%	13		39.6	39.6		42.6	51.6	50.0	48.0		27.9	39.4	32.6	33.3	$17,420	$586	$16,835
Ridgetop Middle School	Public	6-8	10600 Hillsboro Dr	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2900	784	37	21.1	38.4%	405 (51.7%)	33 (4.2%)	144 (18.4%)	45 (5.7%)	6 (0.8%)	15 (1.9%)	131 (16.7%)	67.1	155^th of 534 public middle schools	71.0%		59.7	195^th of 535 public middle schools	63.6%	40		55.0	55.0		59.1	64.8	63.8	62.5		35.7	46.3	43.6	41.7	$16,995	$378	$16,618
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
Central Kitsap Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 NW Anderson Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2300	564	29	19.3	33.0%	329 (58.3%)	17 (3.0%)	84 (14.9%)	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	97 (17.2%)	58	202^nd of 534 public middle schools	62.2%		51.1	241^st of 535 public middle schools	55.0%	39		44.8	44.8		55.4	61.3	58.5	58.5		39.2	40.9	37.4	39.2	$16,974	$368	$16,606
Sonoji Sakai Intermediate	Public	5-6	9343 NE Sportsman Club Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-6500	456	25	18.5	13.6%	323 (70.8%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.0%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.9%)								(n/a)	86.0		86.0	89.1	84.6			86.8	84.6	78.2			81.3	$18,764	$412	$18,351
Woodward Middle School	Public	7-8	9100 NE Sportsman Club Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-4787	479	25	18.9	12.3%	359 (74.9%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.8%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.9%)	97.1	14^th of 534 public middle schools	97.4%		97	14^th of 535 public middle schools	97.4%			77.5	77.5			88.3	82.8	85.5			79.3	67.5	73.4	$18,022	$120	$17,902
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Perry Avenue	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-0600	856	48	17.7	62.1%	373 (43.6%)	43 (5.0%)	256 (29.9%)	30 (3.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.1%)	130 (15.2%)	15.6	465^th of 534 public middle schools	12.9%		15.8	466^th of 535 public middle schools	12.9%	1		29.5	29.5		30.7	32.2	29.2	30.7		27.0	15.4	19.3	20.8	$19,553	$1,752	$17,802
Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 15 Av NW	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1200	633	30	21.2	17.1%	456 (72.0%)	18 (2.8%)	47 (7.4%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	80 (12.6%)	93.7	34^th of 534 public middle schools	93.6%		95.5	24^th of 535 public middle schools	95.5%	10		81.4	81.4		73.1	75.5	79.1	75.8		67.7	64.1	65.7	65.8	$18,898	$781	$18,118
Albert Einstein Middle School	Public	6-8	19343 3rd Avenue N.W.	Shoreline	98177	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4730	1,032	48	21.5	33.2%	479 (46.4%)	95 (9.2%)	180 (17.4%)	116 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	146 (14.1%)	74.6	111^th of 534 public middle schools	79.2%		86	66^th of 535 public middle schools	87.7%	45		57.1	57.1		59.1	70.5	56.6	62.2		46.4	63.2	46.1	52.1	$15,613	$352	$15,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Poulsbo Middle School

How many students attend Poulsbo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended Poulsbo Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Poulsbo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Poulsbo Middle School usually go on to attend North Kitsap High School

What is the racial makeup of Poulsbo Middle School?

Students at Poulsbo Middle School are 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Poulsbo Middle School in?

North Kitsap School District

Is Poulsbo Middle School a good school?

Poulsbo Middle School ranks 138^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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