📍 1723 Wolves Dr, Port Orchard, Kitsap County, 98366
Explorer Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Port Orchard, Kitsap County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Kitsap School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.5:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Explorer Academy enrolls 265 students across grades K–12. The student body is 46% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 15% Two or more races and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 174 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 265 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Explorer Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Explorer Academy is one of 17 schools in South Kitsap School District, based in PORT ORCHARD, Washington. The district serves 9,326 students district-wide and employs 542 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Explorer Academy is smaller than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small