The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in English language arts. The lowest is 45% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Kitsap Options
North Kitsap Options serves kindergarten through eighth grade in Kingston, an unincorporated waterfront community on the Kitsap Peninsula. It is part of the North Kitsap School District. The school operates as a regular public school but with a name that suggests a choice or alternative pathway within the district, and its enrollment is relatively small for a K–8 campus. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly White, with smaller numbers of Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, and multiracial students.
State test results are available for only a few grade levels. Because the school is small, many individual grade-level results are suppressed to protect student privacy. In the grades where data was reported, performance in reading and math fell in a moderate range. The school’s combined proficiency across all tested subjects and grades placed it above the midpoint among districts in Kitsap County, in the top quartile of that set. Science results, drawn from the single year for which data is available, showed a notably higher share of students meeting proficiency compared to reading and math. With only one year of assessment data across all subjects, it is too soon to identify a trend.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing was available for this profile. A parent curious about those aspects would need to ask the school or district directly.
Kingston itself has seen steady population growth and rising home values, with the waterfront and Washington State Ferries terminal anchoring the community. Kitsap Fast Ferries now offers passenger service to Seattle, reinforcing Kingston’s role as a commuter link. The housing market has become more expensive, with median values above the national figure. This context matters for families considering the area: the school draws from a community where affordability has shifted.
The North Kitsap School District is in a period of facility change. A capital bond approved in 2024 funds safety upgrades, replacement of several schools, and renovations at Kingston High School and North Kitsap High School. The closure of Breidablik Elementary was upheld in court after a parental challenge. An enrichment levy passed in 2022 supports staffing and programs through 2026, but the district’s budget for 2024–2025 includes a structural deficit, signaling potential future adjustments.
For a family evaluating North Kitsap Options, the strong point is a small setting where overall academic performance looks solid relative to other schools in the county, especially in science for the grades that could be measured. The limited test data, however, means there is less information to go on than at larger schools. The peer environment is mostly White and middle-income, with a moderate level of economic diversity. The school fits a family looking for a small K–8 pathway in a growing ferry-served community, with the understanding that the district is actively reshaping its facilities and managing budget pressures.
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