Summary:
ZIP code 98349 has two public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade: Evergreen Elementary serves Pre-K–5, and Key Peninsula Middle School serves grades 6–8. Together, they enroll 780 students and are part of the highly ranked Peninsula School District; no high school is included in the ZIP-code school list.
Evergreen Elementary is the stronger school overall by ranking, placing in the 73rd percentile statewide compared with the 55th percentile for Key Peninsula Middle School. Evergreen’s standout area is science, with 72.92% of students proficient compared with 50.78% at Key Peninsula, 66.05% districtwide, and 50.95% statewide. Evergreen also performs well in fourth- and fifth-grade English language arts. However, third-grade ELA and math are important weaknesses, and the school’s overall ELA and math results declined from the prior year. Families should also note that Evergreen has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, while serving a larger share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Key Peninsula Middle School improved in ELA, math, and science, with its largest gain in science. Its strongest grade-level pattern is improving math performance from sixth through eighth grade, although overall math proficiency remains below 40%. Sixth grade is the clearest concern, with the lowest ELA and math results, while seventh-grade ELA is the school’s strongest ELA result. Across both schools, science is the shared strength and math is the most consistent challenge. The district’s 92nd-percentile ranking is encouraging, but local results vary considerably by school, grade, and subject, so families should look beyond district and school rankings when evaluating options.
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