Summary:
ZIP code 98346 is home to two high schools serving grades 9–12 — Kingston High School (602 students) and Choice Academy (54 students) — both in the North Kitsap School District, which ranks 47th of 238 Washington districts, at the 80th percentile with 4 stars. Together they enroll 656 high school students, and Kingston accounts for 91.8% of that total.
Kingston is the clear academic standout. Its most recent rank is #63 of 396 Washington high schools — the 84th percentile with 4 stars — up from #104 of 437 (76th percentile) in 2023–2024 and #83 of 438 (81st percentile) in 2024–2025. It graduates 90.2% of students with a 5.5% dropout rate, compared with Washington's 82.6% graduation and 9.8% dropout rates. In 2025–2026, its ELA and Science proficiency were above state levels, but Math (40.98%) was below both the district (50.17%) and the state (43.11%) — its main relative weakness. Its student-teacher ratio is 22.8, much higher than Choice's 12.4.
Choice Academy is far smaller, with a lower student-teacher ratio (12.4) and lower per-student spending ($17,040 vs. $19,631), despite nearly identical free/reduced-lunch rates (44.44% vs. 44.35%). Its rank improved from #358 of 442 (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2022–2023 to #300 of 438 (32nd percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025, still below the median. Its 2025–2026 test scores are suppressed by the state, so current performance is unknown — not zero — and it has no graduation or dropout data here. In 2024–2025, its ELA (41.67%) was below district and state, while Science (50%) was slightly below district but just above state. Direct comparisons between the two schools are therefore limited for the most recent year.
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