Central Kitsap High School



Central Kitsap High School  is a secondary school located in Silverdale, Washington, United States. It is one of seven secondary schools in the Central Kitsap School District. CKHS teaches grades 09-12. CKHS was for the first time ranked in the top 2% of the nation academically in 2002 and has continued to be through the 2015-2016 school year. CKHS has also garnered two Washington Achievement Awards for closing the Achievement Gap, and has also appeared regularly in the US News and World Report as a nationally ranked school (Data complications with the move to adding ninth graders in 2014-2015 have led to an erroneous omission for the 2016 list).

In 2014-2015, CKHS became a four-year high school, serving grades 9-12 as part of a district reconfiguration movement. Beginning in school year 2016-2017, CKHS began competing in the South Sound Conference with seven other 3A schools. CKHS has also begun planning for a new CKHS building to be built on the same site as a result of the District passage of a bond initiative. The new building is expected to open in the fall of 2019 while remaining open in its current location.

Demographics
In the 2013-2014 school year, 54% of the students at CKHS are male and 46% of the students are female, 0.4% are Native American, 6.8% are Asian, 0.9% are Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 7.7% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 9.5% are Hispanic, 2.6% are Black, and 64% are White.

The teacher-to-student ratio is approximately 1:17. In 2012, Central Kitsap High School was named in the top 9% of high schools in America by US News, academically, in math and reading.

Notable alumni

 * Kevin Bond Allen, bishop in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).
 * Lauren Burnham, runner-up of season 22 of The Bachelor
 * Michelle Downey Caldier, Washington State House Representative 26th District, Position 2
 * Mike Herrera, vocalist and bass guitarist for the band MxPx
 * Bryan Hinkle, former Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Troy Kelly, American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
 * Todd Linden, former MLB outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
 * Steve Okoniewski, former NFL defensive end
 * Joe Sullivan, former MLB pitcher
 * Drew Vettleson, professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization.