Klahowya Secondary

Silverdale, WA 98383

Phone: (360) 662-4000
District: Central Kitsap School District

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 • 1072 students

Klahowya Secondary, a public school located in Silverdale, WA, serves grades 6-12 in the Central Kitsap School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Klahowya Secondary is a public school located in Silverdale, WA. 1072 students attend Klahowya Secondary.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 6/10 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.
College Readiness 9/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2017 Average SAT score data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and using 2026 demographic 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: December 11, 2020

This school never failed to make me feel awful. The staff and students would pick on you and just make you feel so damn stupid. The teachers play favorites and pick on the kids that stand up for themselves. This school made me want to die. Glad I don't go there anymore.

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Posted: May 1, 2018

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Posted: May 1, 2018

Kids never have homework, even for AP classes and then are allowed to turn in assignments late to make up 100% of the grade. They want every kid to get an A but not prepare the kids for college or real world scenarios.

Posted: May 1, 2018

Posted: May 1, 2018

Posted: May 1, 2018

Disappointed at the consistency to teach kids responsibility accountability, or to prepare them for college.

Posted: August 28, 2017

Posted: August 28, 2017

Posted: August 28, 2017

Posted: August 28, 2017

Posted: August 28, 2017

Posted: August 28, 2017

Posted: August 28, 2017

Best highschool in the county, if not, state

Posted: June 17, 2015

The teachers and the students have a mutual respect for one another. The curriculum is challenging and provides students with a sense of accomplishment that paves the way to further success. These students are University bound.

Posted: February 2, 2014

I like the school for many reasons. Basketball team is an embarrassment with new coach.

Posted: November 4, 2013

Klahowya in my opinion is the best kept secret in Silverdale. Son graduated last year and it was a fabulous experience all the way around. For those who say it is not a sports school, they are really doing well with all of their teams. They are gaining more and more respect in the community. A+++ school awesome teachers. Love it!

Posted: June 13, 2013

After 5 years at KSS I can honestly say I wouldn't put my children at another school in the ck district. I have watched my children soar. I'm very involved and for the parents saying that they don't get enough notice on homework and tests please remember this is partly on the Student. They should know when things are due. KSS is a good school. Proud to have Eagles at home and look forward to continuing to see the kids succeed.

Posted: April 18, 2013

While this school is friendly and student oriented, it does absolutely nothing to drive its students success. The staff does little to nothing to accommodate parent requests. Test taking is not a skill taught at this school and the teacher mentality is that the student is always 'right' but could do it better. This is an illogical application to real life and shows in their MSP scores. The MSP average is HALF Central Kitsap and they have more students and more students per teacher! I advise everyone take a look at the numbers not opinions before enrolling your student to a school producing the lowest number of college graduates in the county!

Posted: December 29, 2011

I have been to over 7+ schools, due to military, so I know the feeling of not fitting in. So I dedicated my time to studying, and Klahowya does not have the best library around, however it does its job. I love the fact that, its not really a home environment, but a friendly work environment. Highschool is the hardest time for a kid to fit in, and if you don't fit in with one crowd you are welcomed in another. Whether you be a nerd, jock, emo, ect. Klahowya is not a sports school, in my opinion its more of an arts school. You can find creative kids anywhere in the school, and you will find kids carrying around sketchbooks. The marching band is the best, placing 1st or 2nd in any competition, and there is plenty of kids in marching band, with their handful of percussionists XD. So Klahowya isn't a sports school, not the end of the world. Another thing about Klahowya is the classes. The teachers I have had are amazing, they work with you if you are falling behind or slow. However, they won't babysit you and tell you over and over again if you need to turn something in. I wish I could write more, but I gave my rating based on my opinion, now I am running out of room. Anyways, Thanks

Posted: August 8, 2011

I've gone to kss for three years now, and everyone there is pretty chill. Way less pressure to fit in than other schools I've been too. I take grades seriously and am in honors/ap classes, and they're all good. The students and teachers are mostly very accepting people and that's pretty rare in high schools.

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