Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA · WA

Central Kitsap School District — Decoded Rankings

18 of 19 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04

District profile

Total enrollment
7,823
Free/reduced lunch
40.5%
Avg SES index
65.5
State
WA

Schools in Central Kitsap School District

Elementary / Middle Schools (16 ranked)

16 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Brownsville ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#267#292 (WA)plausibly #129–470#8 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)High
Woodlands ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#759#617 (WA)plausibly #373–861#16 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)High
Emerald Heights ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#120#725 (WA)plausibly #563–1062#17 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
John D. Bud Hawk Elementary at Jackson ParkNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#715#751 (WA)plausibly #498–952#18 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Silverdale ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#515#785 (WA)plausibly #546–1025#22 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)High
Central Kitsap Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#651#859 (WA)plausibly #656–1042#25 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextMedium
Clear Creek Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#479#880 (WA)plausibly #639–1086#27 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Silver Ridge ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#555#904 (WA)plausibly #695–1036#28 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Esquire Hills ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#633#964 (WA)plausibly #521–1210#31 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Green Mountain ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#556#984 (WA)plausibly #677–1164#33 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Ridgetop Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#588#996 (WA)plausibly #787–1142#34 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Cougar Valley ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#630#1005 (WA)plausibly #733–1169#35 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)High
Cottonwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#475#1159 (WA)plausibly #954–1330#40 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)High
Klahowya SecondaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#683#1265 (WA)plausibly #1124–1337#44 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)Also HS #203Medium
Pinecrest ElementaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#959#1320 (WA)plausibly #1193–1409#47 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Fairview Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#972#1345 (WA)plausibly #1223–1416#48 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)Medium
Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank)
Barker Creek Community Schoolneighborhood—N/AN/A— Not enough data to rank

Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.

High Schools (3 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Central Kitsap High SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#87#120 (WA)HS#2 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)HS outcomeMedium
Klahowya SecondaryNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#79#203 (WA)HS#6 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)HS outcomeMedium
Olympic High SchoolNeighborhoodCentral Kitsap School District#134#221 (WA)HS#7 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)HS outcomeHigh

Story type breakdown

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How this district compares

District-level averages relative to the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro median.

MeasureDistrict avgMetro medianRead
Avg achievement percentile (metro)47.2502.8 points below the metro median
Avg decoded percentile (metro)44.0506.0 points below the metro median
Avg rank shift (places gained after context)-1.60Schools lose 1.6 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2024–25 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2024
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
September 4, 2026
Methodology version
0.14.0
Source files (3)

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