Is Oak Harbor High School a good school?

Oak Harbor High School ranks 188 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Harbor High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,566 students attended Oak Harbor High School.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Harbor High School?

Students at Oak Harbor High School are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Oak Harbor High School?

Oak Harbor High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Broad View Elementary Elementary : Crescent Harbor Elementary Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary Elementary : Oak Harbor Elementary Elementary : Olympic View Elementary Middle : North Whidbey Middle School Middle : Oak Harbor Intermediate School

Oak Harbor High School

Summary:

Oak Harbor High School is a public high school serving 1,566 students in grades 9-12 in Oak Harbor, Washington, which is part of the Oak Harbor School District. The school has a relatively diverse student population, with a mix of racial backgrounds, and faces some academic challenges, particularly in math performance, compared to nearby high-performing schools.

Oak Harbor High School's academic performance is generally on par with state and district averages, but its math proficiency rate of 26.5% for 10th graders is notably lower than the state average of 33.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 86.5% to 93.2% over the past five years, which is slightly lower than nearby schools like Anacortes High School (96.1%) and Coupeville High School (90.0%). Additionally, Oak Harbor High School has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (38.44%) compared to some nearby schools, suggesting a higher proportion of students from lower-income families.

While Oak Harbor High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 14th to 220th, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Asian and African American students tend to perform better than their White and Hispanic peers, highlighting the need to address achievement gaps and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students. By learning from the practices of higher-performing nearby schools and focusing on areas like math achievement and consistency in academic performance, Oak Harbor High School can continue to improve and provide a high-quality education for its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

950 NW 2nd Ave.
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

(360) 279-5400

District: Oak Harbor School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
188^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,066

Feeder schools for Oak Harbor High School:

Elementary:	Broad View Elementary
	Crescent Harbor Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Oak Harbor Elementary
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	Olympic View Elementary
Middle:	North Whidbey Middle School
	Oak Harbor Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 1,566

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oak Harbor High School ranks better than 57% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.48. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Oak Harbor High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (57.3%), Hispanic (20.1%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Harbor High School is 18. (See more...)

Compare Oak Harbor High School employs 87 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Harbor High School is $18,066.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Harbor High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Harbor High School 188^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Oak Harbor High School in the ranking list.)

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Oak Harbor School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Harbor School District 63^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oak Harbor High School

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Rank History for all students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.02	144^th	390	63.1%
2005	62.68	162^nd	394	58.9%
2006	52.93	218^th	395	44.8%
2007	57.98	189^th	399	52.6%
2008	55.16	209^th	396	47.2%
2009	56.52	210^th	402	47.8%
2010	54.28	215^th	423	49.2%
2011	54.90	186^th	440	57.7%
2012	57.73	189^th	450	58.0%
2013	59.18	194^th	454	57.3%
2015	92.58	14^th	341	95.9%
2016	72.27	72^nd	306	76.5%
2018	71.76	83^rd	315	73.7%
2019	49.07	220^th	417	47.2%
2021	49.36	213^th	455	53.2%
2022	65.67	132^nd	434	69.6%
2023	53.32	195^th	442	55.9%
2024	54.48	188^th	437	57.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	40.11	100^th	163	38.7%
2021	51.70	84^th	195	56.9%
2022	62.13	62^nd	179	65.4%
2023	53.50	69^th	166	58.4%
2024	37.91	103^rd	161	36.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	73.63	16^th	69	76.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.98	33^rd	139	76.3%
2019	31.01	97^th	128	24.2%
2021	44.29	102^nd	212	51.9%
2022	20.22	117^th	130	10.0%
2023	30.82	77^th	110	30.0%
2024	41.85	53^rd	110	51.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	39.70	224^th	344	34.9%
2021	46.62	197^th	392	49.7%
2022	53.16	157^th	370	57.6%
2023	36.82	233^rd	362	35.6%
2024	47.57	188^th	356	47.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	34.36	31^st	43	27.9%
2021	60.61	10^th	45	77.8%
2022	31.78	19^th	27	29.6%
2023	27.89	13^th	19	31.6%
2024	26.01	21^st	24	12.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	50.53	185^th	358	48.3%
2021	50.98	164^th	390	57.9%
2022	65.46	119^th	368	67.7%
2023	57.45	145^th	357	59.4%
2024	53.34	149^th	347	57.1%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	41.91	19^th	31	38.7%
2021	46.47	25^th	47	46.8%
2022	65.96	9^th	38	76.3%
2023	39.26	23^rd	31	25.8%
2024	26.73	30^th	34	11.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	44.41	201^st	355	43.4%
2021	45.95	198^th	395	49.9%
2022	60.44	140^th	363	61.4%
2023	43.90	203^rd	358	43.3%
2024	49.72	175^th	362	51.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.92	61^st	87	29.9%
2019	19.45	102^nd	121	15.7%
2021	28.19	100^th	136	26.5%
2022	39.70	78^th	124	37.1%
2023	46.14	64^th	118	45.8%
2024	39.64	70^th	113	38.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	38.90	52^nd	86	39.5%
2021	45.08	58^th	111	47.7%
2022	76.67	13^th	89	85.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.30	78^th	156	50.0%
2019	55.80	94^th	241	61.0%
2021	47.36	139^th	278	50.0%
2022	59.28	83^rd	261	68.2%
2023	58.18	84^th	249	66.3%
2024	56.33	101^st	248	59.3%

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Rank History for White students at Oak Harbor High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	41.95	234^th	382	38.7%
2021	41.45	236^th	413	42.9%
2022	60.28	148^th	390	62.1%
2023	40.78	231^st	379	39.1%
2024	45.17	207^th	374	44.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

This school is all over the map, they have alot of excellent programs BUT the nonteaching staff makes the administration of rules and codes listed in the student handbook a last priority. Discipline is arbitrary and fairly draconian. Advisory classes are pretty pointless (our advisory instructor didn't know who our child was after having her for 3 years), this school focuses on your child if they are an achiever and ignores them if they have any academic issues at all, homeschooling is the better option here. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 19, 2010

This is a terrific school! The building is brand new and looks great! Plus, they offer a long list of AP classes, national-award-winning CTE classes, excellent music programs (the choir is especially good), and highly ranked sports teams. My son is a student at OHHS and loves it!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Oak Harbor High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1020	22	86	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	1155
1989	896	32	123	39	19	n/a	n/a	0	1109
1990	918	31	122	35	15	n/a	n/a	0	1121
1991	945	40	123	34	16	n/a	n/a	0	1158
1992	1320	48	153	52	17	n/a	n/a	0	1590
1993	1276	53	156	65	21	n/a	n/a	0	1571
1994	1254	52	153	63	18	n/a	n/a	0	1540
1995	1283	57	204	59	13	n/a	n/a	0	1616
1996	1283	57	204	59	13	n/a	n/a	0	1616
1997	1322	76	215	67	19	n/a	n/a	0	1699
1998	1353	83	243	56	26	n/a	n/a	0	1761
1999	1395	86	242	63	17	n/a	n/a	0	1803
2000	1351	95	246	72	17	n/a	n/a	0	1781
2001	1295	94	260	72	15	n/a	n/a	0	1736
2002	1323	83	267	67	14	n/a	n/a	0	1754
2003	1323	83	267	67	14	n/a	n/a	0	1754
2004	1274	86	274	84	14	n/a	n/a	0	1732
2005	1293	88	275	92	21	n/a	n/a	0	1769
2006	1242	95	287	90	16	n/a	n/a	4	1734
2007	1191	106	299	95	21	n/a	n/a	5	1717
2008	1156	95	295	95	24	n/a	n/a	9	1674
2009	1118	105	288	106	24	n/a	n/a	14	1655
2010	1108	116	259	118	22	n/a	n/a	24	1647
2011	1056	129	250	136	25	7	2	0	1605
2012	1078	146	240	152	19	6	34	0	1675
2013	1009	123	254	149	20	6	46	0	1607
2014	998	106	222	151	12	9	45	0	1543
2015	1000	102	206	183	11	10	78	0	1590
2016	969	91	190	202	7	14	103	0	1576
2017	990	84	184	209	6	11	126	0	1610
2018	928	70	169	226	5	11	145	0	1554
2019	940	61	154	246	8	13	139	0	1561
2020	935	69	138	269	11	12	142	4	1580
2021	881	68	109	256	10	13	150	3	1490
2022	905	64	107	292	5	17	158	7	1555
2023	897	48	99	315	4	15	175	13	1566

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oak Harbor High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1155	54.0	21.3	0
1989	1109	53.0	20.9	n/a
1990	1121	52.7	21.2	0
1991	1158	55.3	20.9	n/a
1992	1590	69.2	22.9	n/a
1993	1571	72.7	21.6	n/a
1994	1540	71.6	21.5	n/a
1995	1616	72.1	22.4	n/a
1996	1616	72.1	22.4	n/a
1997	1699	74.3	22.9	n/a
1998	1761	79.5	22.2	n/a
1999	1803	81.4	22.1	n/a
2000	1781	81.4	21.9	n/a
2001	1736	82.5	21.0	n/a
2002	1754	78.9	22.2	18.9
2003	1754	78.9	22.2	18.9
2004	1732	79.0	21.9	16.5
2005	1769	79.2	22.3	15.4
2006	1734	84.3	20.6	0
2007	1717	83.1	20.7	18.5
2008	1674	80.5	20.8	23.6
2009	1655	80.5	20.6	27.2
2010	1647	79.6	20.6	31
2011	1605	78.4	20.4	30.6
2012	1675	76.9	21.7	35.7
2013	1607	76.3	21.0	36.8
2014	1543	n/a	n/a	37.1
2015	1590	79.0	20.1	37.6
2016	1576	83.0	18.9	37.9
2017	1610	81.3	19.8	36.7
2018	1554	80.4	19.3	34.9
2019	1561	81.2	19.2	36.5
2020	1580	83.5	18.9	36.3
2021	1490	83.0	17.9	34.2
2022	1555	86.5	17.9	34.8
2023	1566	87.0	18.0	38.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oak Harbor High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1155	54.0	21.3	0
1989	1109	53.0	20.9	n/a
1990	1121	52.7	21.2	0
1991	1158	55.3	20.9	n/a
1992	1590	69.2	22.9	n/a
1993	1571	72.7	21.6	n/a
1994	1540	71.6	21.5	n/a
1995	1616	72.1	22.4	n/a
1996	1616	72.1	22.4	n/a
1997	1699	74.3	22.9	n/a
1998	1761	79.5	22.2	n/a
1999	1803	81.4	22.1	n/a
2000	1781	81.4	21.9	n/a
2001	1736	82.5	21.0	n/a
2002	1754	78.9	22.2	18.9
2003	1754	78.9	22.2	18.9
2004	1732	79.0	21.9	16.5
2005	1769	79.2	22.3	15.4
2006	1734	84.3	20.6	0
2007	1717	83.1	20.7	18.5
2008	1674	80.5	20.8	23.6
2009	1655	80.5	20.6	27.2
2010	1647	79.6	20.6	31
2011	1605	78.4	20.4	30.6
2012	1675	76.9	21.7	35.7
2013	1607	76.3	21.0	36.8
2014	1543	n/a	n/a	37.1
2015	1590	79.0	20.1	37.6
2016	1576	83.0	18.9	37.9
2017	1610	81.3	19.8	36.7
2018	1554	80.4	19.3	34.9
2019	1561	81.2	19.2	36.5
2020	1580	83.5	18.9	36.3
2021	1490	83.0	17.9	34.2
2022	1555	86.5	17.9	34.8
2023	1566	87.0	18.0	38.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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