Hilder Pearson Elementary School

Poulsbo, WA 98370

Phone: (360) 396-3750
District: North Kitsap School District

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 251 students

Hilder Pearson Elementary School, a public school located in Poulsbo, WA, serves grades PK-5 in the North Kitsap School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Hilder Pearson Elementary School is a public school located in Poulsbo, WA. 251 students attend Hilder Pearson Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 7/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and using 2025 Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Student Growth 4/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Posted: October 28, 2024

Not sure what the last review was about but our kids have been going here for a few years and we have been pleased with the teachers/staff.

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Posted: June 22, 2023

Parents are not allowed around and are kept in the dark at all costs.

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Posted: November 5, 2012

My oldest son attended Pearson for 6 years, and my youngest son is currently in his third year. Our family has been so happy with the caring staff and the school community as a whole. It has been our experience that Pearson has many caring, hard-working and dedicated teachers. Regarding the comments about a survey to find out why families are leaving, it is my understanding that it isn't a reflection on the quality of the school. Rather, it is more likely other factors such as the lack of free full day kindergarten (when nearby schools in the neighboring district offer it) as well as the fact that schools in the neighboring district include 6th grade in elementary school. I have known families to move the entire family out of the district when the oldest one would be moving up to the middle school, so that they can stay in elementary school one more year, and possibly avoid the long commute to the nearest middle school.

Posted: October 21, 2012

Pearson was my children's second elementary school, and the best school. The staff care and showed it by frequently working beyond their day to meet with families who can't take off work to come in. Both my children were very well prepared for junior high/middle school after their years at Pearson. This school and its staff are honorable, hard working educators that I want to thank publicly.

Posted: June 17, 2012

My daughter transferred into the school when we moved here in January of 2010. She has had nothing but an excellent experience here. Her teachers have been helpful and kind. I worked closely with her teachers and they helped establish her 504 plan. Her teacher this year has worked one on one with me and my daughter to get her on level with the other students. She knows other teachers and staff. When we have seen them out in town outside of school they remember her by name and chat with her and us. I am very glad we moved into this school's boundaries.

Posted: March 17, 2011

This school leaves MUCH to be desired. The academics are well below standard, the staff is not only unwilling to help students, but actively hostile towards those they dislike, shockingly rude & discourteous to parents. They actively refuse to work with parents. The school staff & teachers regularly ignore Special Edu, IEP or other special needs. Children are lost, put on wrong buses, unaccounted for, disciplined improperly & singled out in public. Even the food is very minimal & poor quality. There is virtually no honest communication between staff & parents. Weekly meetings or phone calls with staff resulted in absolutely nothing being done to improve the situation. Worse, when you try to take the issue to the superintendent's office, the lack of accountability doesn't stop. Neither do the dismissals, denials & shameful unprofessional behaviors. After leaving this school, we found literally dozens of other families who have left for similar problems. In fact NKSD recently did a local survey to find out why so many people were leaving.

Posted: December 4, 2007

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# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Meredith Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Poulsbo WA 2 mi
2 Caldart Cottages Neighborhood/Subdivision Poulsbo WA 2.6 mi
3 The Reserve at Bucklin Hill Apartment Complex Silverdale WA 3.6 mi
4 Woods and Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Poulsbo WA 4.9 mi
5 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 6.1 mi
6 Whisper Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 6.5 mi
7 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 7.9 mi
8 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 9.3 mi
9 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 9.4 mi
10 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 13.4 mi
11 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 14 mi
12 Mukilteo Neighborhood/Subdivision Mukilteo WA 22.8 mi
13 North Everett Neighborhood/Subdivision Everett WA 28.6 mi
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# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Naval Base Kitsap Poulsbo WA 1.8 mi
2 Poulsbo Poulsbo WA 2.2 mi
3 Ridgetop Silverdale WA 2.4 mi
4 Silverdale Silverdale WA 4.5 mi
5 Lakeness Meadows/ Vinland Area Poulsbo WA 5 mi
6 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 5.1 mi
7 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 8.2 mi
8 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 11.3 mi
9 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 16.5 mi
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