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South Kitsap High School

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South Kitsap High School ranks 156 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 64% of Washington high schools

Summary

South Kitsap High School is a large, 3-star public high school serving grades 9-12 in Port Orchard, WA, with nearly 2,500 students in the South Kitsap School District.

The school has significant strengths, particularly its exceptional 90.7% graduation rate, which is well above state and district averages, and its outstanding English Language Arts program, where over 72% of students are proficient. It achieves these strong outcomes while serving a student population with a moderate level of economic need, outperforming other area schools like Bremerton High School that serve similar communities. However, a key area for improvement is mathematics, where proficiency rates lag behind the state average, a challenge also seen at neighboring Olympic High School.

Compared to schools across the region, South Kitsap High School shows a remarkable recovery in its statewide ranking in recent years. It holds a solid middle position in the area, performing better than schools with higher economic need but not reaching the elite test scores of schools in more affluent districts like Bainbridge High School. The school's performance varies for different student groups, with notable strengths for some and significant challenges for others, such as students in special education programs.

2,448

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,197

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Mitchell Ave
Port Orchard, WA 98366

(360) 874-5600

District: South Kitsap School District

Feeder schools for South Kitsap High School:

Elementary:	Burley Glenwood Elementary
	East Port Orchard Elementary
	Hidden Creek Elementary School
	Manchester Elementary School
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	Mullenix Ridge Elementary School
	Olalla Elementary School
	Orchard Heights Elementary
	Sidney Glen Elementary School
	South Colby Elementary
	Sunnyslope Elementary School
Middle:	Cedar Heights Middle School
	John Sedgwick Middle School
	Marcus Whitman Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2018 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 39th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the Washington median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

156^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 247South 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	60.0	156 of 438	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	189 of 437	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	229 of 442	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	225 of 434	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	180 of 455	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	247 of 417	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	191 of 315	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.2	124 of 301	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	110 of 306	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.3	61 of 341	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	59.5	192 of 454	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.8	224 of 450	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	140 of 440	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	161 of 423	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	180 of 402	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.3	147 of 396	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	212 of 399	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.7	162 of 395	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	147 of 394	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.6	179 of 390	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	38 of 80	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	72 of 111	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	58 of 119	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	93 of 118	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	106 of 124	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	78 of 136	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	85 of 121	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	54.5	23 of 70	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.8	7 of 102	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	138 of 350	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	175 of 347	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	168 of 357	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	170 of 368	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	145 of 390	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	211 of 358	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	164 of 243	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	71 of 249	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	74 of 248	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	110 of 261	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	34 of 278	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	95 of 241	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	168 of 355	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	204 of 356	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	237 of 362	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	288 of 370	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	187 of 392	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	263 of 344	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	161 of 227	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	142 of 359	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	167 of 362	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	227 of 358	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	234 of 363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	157 of 395	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	235 of 355	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	144 of 254	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	23 of 47	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	94 of 170	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	125 of 166	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	142 of 179	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	113 of 195	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	117 of 163	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	9 of 33	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	75 of 127	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	112 of 130	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	141 of 212	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	178 of 373	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	205 of 374	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	260 of 379	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	253 of 390	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	228 of 413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	284 of 382	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	175 of 222	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)67th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)50th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2025)32nd percentile-32 vs school

Homeless (2023)26th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+19 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

Math33%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 10, 2020

You will get out what you want to get out of any school, and both my kids chose AP classes at SKHS and finished with SAT scores much higher than average. Both were admitted to top universities and are excelling. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, June 6, 2020

Couldn't even compete in math. That's very SAD and yet our taxes keep going up to support non functioning students and Teachers, And 3 district administrators Here compared to one for Seattle which is larger. Whats wrong with this picture. State school Superintendent isn't doing the Job. Kids cant even read Mcguffy's reader books are to difficult to read at the then 4th grade level book. Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

This is to comment on the statement about students having to stand. I work in this building. There are no students having to stand due to being crowded. I also attended this school as a student when the population was at its height and there was room for everyone. Great School! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

My sister-in-law's geometry class is so crowded that two students have to stand each day during class because there are not enough chairs. Close Quote

Schools Near South Kitsap High School

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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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	425 Mitchell Ave	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 874-5600	2,448	121	20.1	43.5%	1,552 (63.4%)	46 (1.9%)	399 (16.3%)	99 (4.0%)	19 (0.8%)	46 (1.9%)	276 (11.3%)	60	156^th of 438 public high schools	64.4%		54.2	189^th of 437 public high schools	56.8%	33	51.6	51.6	72.1	72.1	32.9	32.9	$19,197	$298	$18,900
Discovery	Public	9-12	2150 Fircrest Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3680	224	10	22.4	66.1%	140 (62.5%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (13.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	35 (15.6%)								(n/a)	29.6	29.6					$16,506	$211	$16,294
Kitsap County Detention Center	Public	8-12	1338 SW Old Clifton Rd	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	Olympic Educational Service District 114	No	No	No	No	(360) 337-5401	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)	38.1	38.1					$22,245	$2,277	$19,968
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%)	28.3	326^th of 438 public high schools	25.6%		24.4	345^th of 437 public high schools	21.1%	19	40.6	40.6	52.0	52.0	19.3	19.3	$19,807	$1,383	$18,424
Morgan Center School	Public	10-12	1500 13th Street	Bremerton	98337	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 478-5135	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Washington Youth 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)
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%)	57.5	171^st of 438 public high schools	61.0%		45	241^st of 437 public high schools	44.9%	70	52.1	52.1	68.7	68.7	32.0	32.0	$17,626	$515	$17,112
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%)	76.7	77^th of 438 public high schools	82.4%		73.8	87^th of 437 public high schools	80.1%	10	56.3	56.3	84.0	84.0	44.0	44.0	$23,170	$86	$23,084

Frequently Asked Questions about South Kitsap High School

What district is South Kitsap High School in?

South Kitsap School District

What schools feed into South Kitsap High School?

South Kitsap High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burley Glenwood Elementary
Elementary : East Port Orchard Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Manchester Elementary School
Elementary : Mullenix Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Olalla Elementary School
Elementary : Orchard Heights Elementary
Elementary : Sidney Glen Elementary School
Elementary : South Colby Elementary
Elementary : Sunnyslope Elementary School
Middle : Cedar Heights Middle School
Middle : John Sedgwick Middle School
Middle : Marcus Whitman Middle School

How many students attend South Kitsap High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,448 students attended South Kitsap High School.

Is South Kitsap High School a good school?

South Kitsap High School ranks 156^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Kitsap High School?

Students at South Kitsap High School are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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