Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Cedar Heights Middle School #557 → #376
- Sunnyslope Elementary School #540 → #476
Metro overview
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — 2024 Decoded Rankings
56 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 2 outperforming expectations
- 10 strong by both measures
- 4 high scores, context matters
- 25 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
These are the schools where raw test performance and decoded performance disagree most. The shift column shows the gap between Achievement Rank and Decoded Rank.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- Capt Johnston Blakely Elem Sch #12 → #18
- Sonoji Sakai Intermediate #37 → #20
- Olalla Elementary School #227 → #117
- Woodward Middle School #109 → #136
- Halilts Elementary School #97 → #152
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
- South Colby Elementary #366 → #1215
- Emerald Heights Elementary #99 → #684
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 54 →Elementary / Middle Schools (54 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capt Johnston Blakely Elem SchNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #12 | #18 (WA)plausibly #4–69#1 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sonoji Sakai IntermediateNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #37 | #20 (WA)plausibly #9–40#2 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Olalla Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | South Kitsap School District | #227 | #117 (WA)plausibly #66–271#3 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Woodward Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #109 | #136 (WA)plausibly #72–277#4 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Halilts Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #97 | #152 (WA)plausibly #60–390#5 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Brownsville ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #240 | #167 (WA)plausibly #44–397#6 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Silverdale ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #273 | #240 (WA)plausibly #116–452#7 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Ordway ElementaryNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #106 | #327 (WA)plausibly #144–588#8 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Orchard Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | South Kitsap School District | #493 | #333 (WA)plausibly #209–567#9 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Poulsbo Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Kitsap School District | #161 | #365 (WA)plausibly #244–567#10 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
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
View all 13 →High Schools (13 ranked)
7 official · 3 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge High SchoolNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #2 | #24 (WA)HS#1 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Central Kitsap High SchoolNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #58 | #54 (WA)HS#2 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Klahowya SecondaryNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #64 | #191 (WA)HS#3 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Kingston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Kitsap School District | #107 | #220 (WA)HS#4 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Kitsap High SchoolNeighborhood | North Kitsap School District | #98 | #260 (WA)HS#5 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Olympic High SchoolNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #203 | #281 (WA)HS#6 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Chief Kitsap AcademyNeighborhood | Suquamish Tribal Education Department | #185 | #305 (WA)HS#7 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Unranked (3 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Bremerton High School | Bremerton School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Discovery | South Kitsap School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Eagle Harbor High School | Bainbridge Island School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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