Pinecrest Elementary School

Bremerton, WA 98311

Phone: (360) 662-9200
District: Central Kitsap School District

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 410 students

Pinecrest Elementary School, a public school located in Bremerton, WA, serves grades PK-5 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.

Pinecrest Elementary School is a public school located in Bremerton, WA. 410 students attend Pinecrest Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 4/10 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 7/10 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: May 29, 2025

My kids are thriving at pinecrest. The teachers staff and peincipal genuinely care about these kids!

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Posted: June 25, 2019

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Posted: June 25, 2019

Leadership is excellent. Love the staff. My children thrived at this school.

Posted: June 25, 2019

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Posted: June 25, 2019

Excellent experience for 4 children and 1 grandchild

Posted: June 18, 2018

Posted: June 18, 2018

Posted: June 18, 2018

Mr Nash was excellent at this but now that's dive bombed too unfortunately.

Posted: June 18, 2018

This school has definitely gone downhill since principal Nash left. I wish he'd come back. Bullying is ignored now and not immediately dealt with. The teachers play favorites and target certain kids. There's a volunteer named Jerrell who should not be at the school. He disparages the children in front of others without getting all sides of the story.

Posted: June 18, 2018

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Posted: June 18, 2018

For the first two years excellent. This year has been quite a challenge, sadly.

Posted: March 16, 2016

this school used to be good. there are still some very good staff members whom care about the kids, but with the change in regime/management the morale and fun has been removed and it is very apparent that a dictator rules the school in the kids eyes. I know staff whom are ready to leave or have left, parents whom no longer volunteer and cant wait until their kids are old enough to move on too MS and kids whom say they don't like it any more. It's school, so it is not supposed to be fun and games, but children's needs and rights are not being put first.

Posted: March 16, 2016

They lack the basic skills of communication which leads not being able to foster a positive school to home environment.

Posted: March 16, 2016

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Posted: November 24, 2015

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Posted: November 24, 2015

Our child is recently diagnosed with ADHD. We had a tough start at the school, fortunately his teacher is personally familiar with ADHD children. The principal should be more familiar with ADHD and speak to the children with a bit more respect. Other than that our experience so far has been very positive.

Posted: November 11, 2014

This school is the most horrific place I have had to place my child. It is so bad that we are trying to relocate just to get away from the school. Some of the staff has been replaced but what they were replaced with has been absolutely little improvement. When you walk in the front door you immediately feel unwelcome. They care very little about actually helping the students improve. If you have a student with special needs this is definitely not a place you want them. Quite frankly almost no school in this district is properly educated for special needs children.

Posted: July 18, 2014

The teachers are great here!!! My son has done very well here! I am very happy with Pinecrest school.

Posted: May 22, 2014

I love the staff, the teachers have always been caring and very good with all children. I was shocked about the rating that the school have (4 out of 10) definitely I will give the school a better score. My children have always been very happy to go and learn in this school.

Posted: May 22, 2014

Excellent! Teachers really love their job and help children not only to learn but also to have a good time while learning. My child has loved this school since the very beginning all these years. Great school!

Posted: May 22, 2014

Very good school. Teachers and staff work together to provide a great enviroment for all children. Have no complaints at all.

Posted: October 5, 2013

This is a great school that likes to get parents involved. The are quick to contact parents about problems before they actually become a larger issue and they are also quick to praise a child when they are doing well. The special education systems keeps the parents involved and lets them know how they are doing with quarterly reports and meetings when needed.

Posted: August 19, 2013

We are going on our 3rd year at pinecrest. Its an allright school. Only major complant needs more parking. To pick uo your child we need to get there a hour before schools out. And for night time activities forget finding a place to park. Only school iv been to with so little parking.

Posted: July 12, 2012

I have a special needs child that I tried to transfer from Armin Jahr. The receptionist literally slammed down the pen for me to use as she handed me the application. After filling it out, she told me, "we'll get back to you in August. We have to serve our kids first" as she looked at me coldly. She didn't know I had no problems transfering my other daughter to the school. To this day, they will not accept my special needs daughter. They even sent me the rejection letter early. Should I try again? I'm probably better off moving both of them. Pine crest, this is discrimination.

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