Is Poulsbo Middle School a good school?

Poulsbo Middle School ranks 172 nd of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Poulsbo Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 685 students attended Poulsbo Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Poulsbo Middle School?

Students at Poulsbo Middle School are 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Poulsbo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Poulsbo Middle School usually go on to attend North Kitsap High School

Poulsbo Middle School

Summary:

Poulsbo Middle School is a public middle school serving around 685 students in grades 6-8 in the North Kitsap School District. The school has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup of 64.09% White, 17.81% Hispanic, 4.96% Asian, and smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Poulsbo Middle School generally performs better academically compared to the North Kitsap School District and the state of Washington averages, with higher proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts, SBAC/Math, and WCAS/Science. The school particularly excels in supporting military-connected students, ranking 2nd out of 46 Washington middle schools for this subgroup. However, there are some disparities in performance between student subgroups, with the school's ranking for Asian and special education students in the bottom half of Washington middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Poulsbo Middle School outperforms schools in the Bremerton School District, such as Mountain View Middle School, but lags behind the high-performing schools in the Bainbridge Island School District, such as Woodward Middle School. The school's racial makeup has also seen some changes, with a slight increase in the percentage of Hispanic and multi-racial students, reflecting the broader demographic shifts in the region.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2003 NE Hostmark St
Poulsbo, WA 98370-7639

(360) 396-3200

District: North Kitsap School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
172^nd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,136

Students who attend Poulsbo Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Kitsap High School

Feeder schools for Poulsbo Middle School:

Elementary:	Hilder Pearson Elementary
	Poulsbo Elementary School
	Vinland Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 685

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Poulsbo Middle School ranks better than 67.9% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.27. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.1%), Hispanic (17.8%), two or more races (9.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Poulsbo Middle School is 20.3. (See more...)

Compare Poulsbo Middle School employs 33.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Poulsbo Middle School is $17,136.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Poulsbo Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Poulsbo Middle School 172^nd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Poulsbo Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

North Kitsap School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Kitsap School District 60^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Poulsbo Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	65.76	139^th	421	67.0%
2005	75.75	89^th	425	79.1%
2006	72.38	106^th	449	76.4%
2007	66.36	128^th	463	72.4%
2008	72.74	102^nd	466	78.1%
2009	66.51	128^th	476	73.1%
2010	69.05	122^nd	483	74.7%
2011	59.49	179^th	492	63.6%
2012	59.79	184^th	497	63.0%
2013	70.38	130^th	498	73.9%
2015	71.55	104^th	445	76.6%
2016	64.87	146^th	443	67.0%
2017	60.42	171^st	435	60.7%
2018	56.98	177^th	437	59.5%
2019	61.26	181^st	512	64.6%
2021	65.33	155^th	529	70.7%
2022	61.43	172^nd	541	68.2%
2023	68.88	148^th	539	72.5%
2024	64.27	172^nd	535	67.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.19	96^th	166	42.2%
2019	34.65	168^th	246	31.7%
2021	61.56	81^st	250	67.6%
2022	72.40	57^th	257	77.8%
2023	65.37	74^th	244	69.7%
2024	64.34	79^th	243	67.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.05	144^th	268	46.3%
2019	36.08	136^th	231	41.1%
2021	41.16	111^th	210	47.1%
2022	37.13	111^th	199	44.2%
2024	35.02	109^th	179	39.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.53	253^rd	349	27.5%
2019	52.23	199^th	448	55.6%
2021	65.57	101^st	458	77.9%
2022	52.09	182^nd	475	61.7%
2023	64.58	123^rd	463	73.4%
2024	60.61	149^th	455	67.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.53	157^th	376	58.2%
2019	62.47	153^rd	452	66.2%
2021	69.81	119^th	469	74.6%
2022	62.18	156^th	479	67.4%
2023	69.37	126^th	464	72.8%
2024	63.71	155^th	464	66.6%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	49.48	30^th	50	40.0%
2021	73.21	5^th	44	88.6%
2022	74.44	10^th	51	80.4%
2023	75.20	3^rd	40	92.5%
2024	81.70	2^nd	46	95.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.71	154^th	371	58.5%
2019	58.38	169^th	453	62.7%
2021	60.31	168^th	476	64.7%
2022	59.29	162^nd	480	66.3%
2023	66.39	136^th	470	71.1%
2024	63.38	142^nd	466	69.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	34.16	96^th	149	35.6%
2022	21.42	129^th	161	19.9%
2023	46.84	81^st	145	44.1%
2024	37.55	90^th	148	39.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.08	82^nd	259	68.3%
2019	57.77	126^th	344	63.4%
2021	59.14	109^th	353	69.1%
2022	57.50	125^th	360	65.3%
2023	56.22	117^th	336	65.2%
2024	53.26	141^st	344	59.0%

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Rank History for White students at Poulsbo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.75	177^th	325	45.5%
2019	57.82	183^rd	470	61.1%
2021	66.49	135^th	480	71.9%
2022	57.78	183^rd	488	62.5%
2023	65.66	143^rd	488	70.7%
2024	62.23	166^th	486	65.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

This school is honestly good, its the students that make it bad. Most of "Popular" kids either bully, steal, lie, or vape. The teachers and other staff members try to keep spirit but most just can't. The lunch is fine, i have never had a problem with it, the turkey deli is quite good. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Poulsbo Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	877	8	28	17	60	n/a	n/a	0	990
1989	905	7	26	14	67	n/a	n/a	0	1019
1990	989	4	33	16	76	n/a	n/a	0	1118
1991	695	5	33	11	50	n/a	n/a	0	794
1992	773	7	27	15	41	n/a	n/a	0	863
1993	797	5	32	22	35	n/a	n/a	0	891
1994	788	10	29	18	39	n/a	n/a	0	884
1995	720	10	25	18	27	n/a	n/a	0	800
1996	720	10	25	18	27	n/a	n/a	0	800
1997	749	14	37	30	19	n/a	n/a	0	849
1998	716	14	42	25	17	n/a	n/a	0	814
1999	691	21	48	22	10	n/a	n/a	0	792
2000	674	20	44	27	14	n/a	n/a	0	779
2001	712	19	47	21	16	n/a	n/a	0	815
2002	698	23	42	31	18	n/a	n/a	0	812
2003	698	23	42	31	18	n/a	n/a	0	812
2004	667	23	47	36	19	n/a	n/a	0	792
2005	723	21	43	42	17	n/a	n/a	0	846
2006	680	17	53	55	15	n/a	n/a	8	828
2007	665	16	46	54	17	n/a	n/a	6	804
2008	621	18	40	54	24	n/a	n/a	13	770
2009	615	13	50	65	22	n/a	n/a	25	790
2010	606	8	59	70	19	n/a	n/a	26	788
2011	530	9	36	103	11	2	59	0	750
2012	511	6	24	89	14	3	55	0	702
2013	528	5	27	91	18	6	65	0	740
2014	582	8	33	85	13	5	82	0	808
2015	578	6	35	98	8	4	85	0	814
2016	584	8	35	119	5	3	86	0	840
2017	551	7	36	118	6	3	88	0	809
2018	523	12	39	134	10	4	84	0	806
2019	520	7	35	134	12	2	72	0	782
2020	499	10	36	156	9	6	70	0	786
2021	384	11	18	112	9	6	46	0	586
2022	431	20	32	132	7	5	52	0	679
2023	439	13	34	122	9	4	63	1	685

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Poulsbo Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	990	45.0	22.0	0
1989	1019	49.0	20.7	n/a
1990	1118	47.9	23.3	0
1991	794	39.4	20.1	n/a
1992	863	44.8	19.2	n/a
1993	891	42.3	21.1	n/a
1994	884	39.5	22.4	n/a
1995	800	38.2	20.9	n/a
1996	800	38.2	20.9	n/a
1997	849	42.8	19.8	n/a
1998	814	41.2	19.8	n/a
1999	792	36.5	21.7	n/a
2000	779	35.7	21.8	n/a
2001	815	41.5	19.6	n/a
2002	812	40.4	20.1	14.8
2003	812	40.4	20.1	14.8
2004	792	40.0	19.8	19.4
2005	846	40.4	20.9	22.7
2006	828	42.0	19.7	24
2007	804	38.4	20.9	26.6
2008	770	41.6	18.5	25.2
2009	790	41.6	19.0	26.1
2010	788	35.3	22.3	27.8
2011	750	38.3	19.5	27.6
2012	702	32.8	21.3	28.6
2013	740	33.9	21.7	28.6
2014	808	n/a	n/a	32.1
2015	814	41.0	19.8	33.4
2016	840	42.0	20.0	32
2017	809	44.0	18.3	29.4
2018	806	41.3	19.5	29.7
2019	782	40.4	19.3	33
2020	786	36.4	21.5	30.7
2021	586	29.0	20.1	26.1
2022	679	33.2	20.4	27.8
2023	685	33.7	20.3	30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Poulsbo Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	990	45.0	22.0	0
1989	1019	49.0	20.7	n/a
1990	1118	47.9	23.3	0
1991	794	39.4	20.1	n/a
1992	863	44.8	19.2	n/a
1993	891	42.3	21.1	n/a
1994	884	39.5	22.4	n/a
1995	800	38.2	20.9	n/a
1996	800	38.2	20.9	n/a
1997	849	42.8	19.8	n/a
1998	814	41.2	19.8	n/a
1999	792	36.5	21.7	n/a
2000	779	35.7	21.8	n/a
2001	815	41.5	19.6	n/a
2002	812	40.4	20.1	14.8
2003	812	40.4	20.1	14.8
2004	792	40.0	19.8	19.4
2005	846	40.4	20.9	22.7
2006	828	42.0	19.7	24
2007	804	38.4	20.9	26.6
2008	770	41.6	18.5	25.2
2009	790	41.6	19.0	26.1
2010	788	35.3	22.3	27.8
2011	750	38.3	19.5	27.6
2012	702	32.8	21.3	28.6
2013	740	33.9	21.7	28.6
2014	808	n/a	n/a	32.1
2015	814	41.0	19.8	33.4
2016	840	42.0	20.0	32
2017	809	44.0	18.3	29.4
2018	806	41.3	19.5	29.7
2019	782	40.4	19.3	33
2020	786	36.4	21.5	30.7
2021	586	29.0	20.1	26.1
2022	679	33.2	20.4	27.8
2023	685	33.7	20.3	30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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