Summary:
ZIP code 98370 has one high school, North Kitsap High School, serving grades 9–12 in Poulsbo through the North Kitsap School District. The school enrolls 1,098 students and offers a strong overall performance profile, with improving statewide rankings, high graduation rates, and achievement above Washington averages in all reported subjects.
North Kitsap High School’s statewide ranking improved from 80th in 2023–2024 to 42nd in 2025–2026, rising from the 82nd to the 89th percentile. For 2024–2025, 93.2% of students graduated, compared with 89.8% in the district and 82.6% statewide. The school’s dropout rate was also low at 3.6%, below both the district’s 5.3% and the state’s 9.8%. These results suggest that students generally remain on track and complete high school at higher rates than students across Washington. The school has a 27.78% free- or reduced-price lunch rate and a 25.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio, which provide useful context when considering its results.
Academically, English Language Arts is the school’s strongest area: 80.95% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 57.65% in the district and 52.81% statewide. Science was another major strength, reaching 74.15% and improving 8.65 percentage points from the prior year. Mathematics needs the most attention. Proficiency was 45.65%, slightly above the state’s 43.11% but below the district’s 50.17%, and it declined 1.85 points year over year. Even so, 10th-grade math performance exceeded both district and state results. Overall, families will find a high school with strong graduation outcomes, particularly impressive ELA and science performance, and a clear opportunity to strengthen mathematics.
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