Schools in Silverdale · Central Kitsap School District
Silverdale’s public schools beat 77% of Washington districts
The public schools Silverdale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
#93Graduation rate78%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
67%
▲ 6 pts vs WA 61%
2018–19
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 5 pts vs WA 50%
2018–19
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 5 pts vs WA 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 4% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.7
WA 17.8
Schools
10
4,669 students
The School Grade
How Silverdale compares
A− Test scoresB Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (250)Better than 78%
High confidence. Built on 5,992 tested students and a graduating class of 901; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Washington’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2018–19; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Washington only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Silverdale.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
4 schools teach K in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Silverdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emerald Heights Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary School, Silver Ridge Elementary and Silverdale Elementary.
The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central Kitsap High SchoolCentral Kitsap School District
Parts of Silverdale are served by North Kitsap School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2018–19
Well above the state in reading
Reading67%
State average 61%
Math55%
State average 50.3%
Every school in Silverdale
10 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Emerald Heights Elementary
466 students17:1Rate it →
Clear Creek Elementary School
448 students13:1Rate it →
Silver Ridge Elementary
430 students16:1Rate it →
Silverdale Elementary
413 students16:1Rate it →
Middle
Ridgetop Middle School
784 students21:1Rate it →
Central Kitsap Middle School
564 students19:1Rate it →
High
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Silverdale
There’s no college in Silverdale, but 30 are within 30 miles. The closest is Olympic College in Bremerton, 6.8 miles away.
Olympic CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Bremerton
6.8 mi4,028 students
Seattle Film InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · Seattle
14.2 mi81 students
Seattle Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seattle
14.9 mi2,561 students
The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seattle
15.9 mi257 students
Antioch University-SeattleUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seattle
16 mi800 students
Shoreline Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Shoreline
16 mi2,684 students
City University of SeattleUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seattle
16.1 mi501 students
North Seattle CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Seattle
16.3 mi2,997 students
Cornish College of the ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seattle
16.4 mi502 students
Pima Medical Institute-SeattleCommunity college · For-profit · Seattle
16.7 mi450 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Silverdale. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 20 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.