Is Olympia High School a good school?

Yes. Olympia High School ranks in the top 7.8% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Olympia High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,838 students attended Olympia High School.

What is the racial makeup of Olympia High School?

Students at Olympia High School are 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What schools feed into Olympia High School?

Olympia High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Boston Harbor Elementary Elementary : Centennial Elementary Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Madison Elementary School Elementary : McKenny Elementary Elementary : Pioneer Elementary School Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Middle : Reeves Middle School Middle : Washington Middle School

Olympia High School

Summary:

Olympia High School is a public high school located in Olympia, Washington, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,838 students. As part of the Olympia School District, which is ranked 45th out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 4-star rating, Olympia High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 13th and 34th over the past several years.

Olympia High School's academic performance is exceptional, with 85.61% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61.31% proficient or better in Math for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 91.4% to 95.4% over the past five years, consistently outperforming the state and district averages, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 1.2% to 3.5% during the same period. Olympia High School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all of which rank among the top schools in the state for their respective subgroups.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Capital High School and Avanti High School (both within the Olympia School District), Olympia High School consistently outperforms them on key metrics like academic achievement, graduation rates, and subgroup performance, making it a standout institution within the local educational landscape. While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further enhance the academic achievement of certain subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs, whose performance, while still strong, lags behind some of the school's other subgroups.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1302 North St SE
Olympia, WA 98501-3697

(360) 596-7000

District: Olympia School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
34^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,632

Feeder schools for Olympia High School:

Elementary:	Boston Harbor Elementary
	Centennial Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Madison Elementary School
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	McKenny Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle:	Reeves Middle School
	Washington Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 1,838

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Asian:

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Olympia High School ranks better than 92.2% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Olympia School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.82. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Olympia 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 Olympia High School has the largest high school student body size in the Olympia School District. Racial makeup is: White (65.5%), Hispanic (10.8%), Asian (10.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olympia High School is 22.6, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Olympia School District! (See more...)

Compare Olympia High School employs 81.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olympia High School is $14,632. 2 high schools in the Olympia School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olympia High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Olympia High School 34^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Olympia High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Olympia School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Olympia School District 45^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olympia High School

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Rank History for all students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	88.99	23^rd	390	94.1%
2005	87.27	28^th	394	92.9%
2006	91.23	14^th	395	96.5%
2007	86.40	26^th	399	93.5%
2008	86.17	28^th	396	92.9%
2009	87.89	18^th	402	95.5%
2010	88.68	24^th	423	94.3%
2011	80.54	24^th	440	94.5%
2012	78.72	31^st	450	93.1%
2013	79.98	23^rd	454	94.9%
2015	52.07	140^th	341	58.9%
2016	51.76	172^nd	306	43.8%
2017	84.21	30^th	301	90.0%
2018	87.85	17^th	315	94.6%
2019	94.92	13^th	417	96.9%
2021	89.80	29^th	455	93.6%
2022	94.06	20^th	434	95.4%
2023	93.37	23^rd	442	94.8%
2024	91.82	34^th	437	92.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	80.91	24^th	163	85.3%
2021	70.56	42^nd	195	78.5%
2022	86.94	20^th	179	88.8%
2023	79.75	28^th	166	83.1%
2024	75.21	34^th	161	78.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	89.23	3^rd	102	97.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	88.27	9^th	128	93.0%
2021	51.81	79^th	212	62.7%
2024	58.30	34^th	110	69.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	96.01	5^th	344	98.5%
2021	78.13	43^rd	392	89.0%
2022	93.12	11^th	370	97.0%
2023	90.80	18^th	362	95.0%
2024	90.73	19^th	356	94.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	99.36	1^st	45	97.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.51	21^st	243	91.4%
2019	94.94	9^th	358	97.5%
2021	89.55	25^th	390	93.6%
2022	94.85	12^th	368	96.7%
2023	91.38	23^rd	357	93.6%
2024	87.69	37^th	347	89.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	53.90	19^th	47	59.6%
2022	75.98	5^th	38	86.8%
2023	93.09	2^nd	31	93.5%
2024	70.90	9^th	34	73.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.97	26^th	254	89.8%
2019	94.83	13^th	355	96.3%
2021	88.88	31^st	395	92.2%
2022	92.15	21^st	363	94.2%
2023	93.96	18^th	358	95.0%
2024	93.25	24^th	362	93.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	89.15	4^th	87	95.4%
2019	91.90	5^th	121	95.9%
2021	84.57	20^th	136	85.3%
2022	89.20	14^th	124	88.7%
2023	89.64	12^th	118	89.8%
2024	86.75	16^th	113	85.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	62.02	35^th	111	68.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	98.33	2^nd	156	98.7%
2019	96.17	5^th	241	97.9%
2021	94.43	7^th	278	97.5%
2022	97.32	6^th	261	97.7%
2023	97.19	5^th	249	98.0%
2024	95.28	9^th	248	96.4%

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Rank History for White students at Olympia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.41	27^th	222	87.8%
2019	93.46	9^th	382	97.6%
2021	84.90	48^th	413	88.4%
2022	89.62	23^rd	390	94.1%
2023	89.87	21^st	379	94.5%
2024	87.65	35^th	374	90.6%

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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

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Enrollment information for Olympia High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1239	8	37	10	14	n/a	n/a	0	1308
1989	1157	6	42	17	16	n/a	n/a	0	1238
1990	1146	7	40	16	16	n/a	n/a	0	1225
1991	1133	7	40	17	18	n/a	n/a	0	1215
1992	1186	5	48	24	12	n/a	n/a	0	1275
1993	1231	6	59	16	16	n/a	n/a	0	1328
1994	1249	8	42	22	19	n/a	n/a	0	1340
1995	1346	20	57	29	16	n/a	n/a	0	1468
1996	1346	20	57	29	16	n/a	n/a	0	1468
1997	1428	24	74	36	11	n/a	n/a	0	1573
1998	1452	25	78	34	16	n/a	n/a	0	1605
1999	1415	24	90	36	14	n/a	n/a	0	1579
2000	1452	14	101	40	21	n/a	n/a	0	1628
2001	1427	26	115	61	17	n/a	n/a	0	1646
2002	1441	31	138	64	22	n/a	n/a	0	1696
2003	1441	31	138	64	22	n/a	n/a	0	1696
2004	1495	37	151	55	22	n/a	n/a	0	1760
2005	1518	35	152	69	12	n/a	n/a	2	1788
2006	1523	41	153	66	19	n/a	n/a	18	1820
2007	1551	33	148	76	20	n/a	n/a	11	1839
2008	1481	42	150	91	22	n/a	n/a	31	1817
2009	1411	35	162	74	16	n/a	n/a	81	1779
2010	1369	31	178	72	16	n/a	n/a	100	1766
2011	1347	24	142	104	14	4	90	0	1725
2012	1322	27	140	118	16	6	126	0	1755
2013	1274	34	149	141	9	5	148	0	1760
2014	1246	36	159	147	6	4	144	0	1742
2015	1269	29	172	154	5	6	150	0	1785
2016	1291	29	182	156	5	4	165	0	1832
2017	1288	30	185	160	10	3	157	0	1833
2018	1274	41	183	151	7	4	176	0	1836
2019	1279	45	180	159	5	5	169	0	1842
2020	1290	40	172	203	4	7	159	4	1879
2021	1277	36	172	187	4	8	180	9	1873
2022	1220	41	178	190	6	9	186	10	1840
2023	1203	42	188	199	4	8	172	22	1838

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 Olympia High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1308	57.0	22.9	0
1989	1238	56.0	22.1	n/a
1990	1225	55.8	21.9	0
1991	1215	55.7	21.8	n/a
1992	1275	57.4	22.2	n/a
1993	1328	58.7	22.6	n/a
1994	1340	60.3	22.2	n/a
1995	1468	62.7	23.4	n/a
1996	1468	62.7	23.4	n/a
1997	1573	66.4	23.7	n/a
1998	1605	69.5	23.1	n/a
1999	1579	73.0	21.6	n/a
2000	1628	71.6	22.7	n/a
2001	1646	73.7	22.3	n/a
2002	1696	75.0	22.6	9.7
2003	1696	75.0	22.6	9.7
2004	1760	80.0	22.0	10.6
2005	1788	79.8	22.4	11.8
2006	1820	73.6	24.7	12.2
2007	1839	76.4	24.1	11.2
2008	1817	77.9	23.3	11.5
2009	1779	76.9	23.1	12.9
2010	1766	75.8	23.2	13.4
2011	1725	74.9	23.0	17
2012	1755	72.2	24.2	20.2
2013	1760	73.7	23.8	19.3
2014	1742	n/a	n/a	19.3
2015	1785	77.0	23.1	20.5
2016	1832	80.0	22.9	19.5
2017	1833	80.3	22.8	18.6
2018	1836	83.1	22.0	17.5
2019	1842	83.0	22.1	18
2020	1879	81.0	23.1	18.5
2021	1873	79.0	23.6	15.8
2022	1840	82.3	22.3	17.1
2023	1838	81.2	22.6	21.1

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 Olympia High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1308	57.0	22.9	0
1989	1238	56.0	22.1	n/a
1990	1225	55.8	21.9	0
1991	1215	55.7	21.8	n/a
1992	1275	57.4	22.2	n/a
1993	1328	58.7	22.6	n/a
1994	1340	60.3	22.2	n/a
1995	1468	62.7	23.4	n/a
1996	1468	62.7	23.4	n/a
1997	1573	66.4	23.7	n/a
1998	1605	69.5	23.1	n/a
1999	1579	73.0	21.6	n/a
2000	1628	71.6	22.7	n/a
2001	1646	73.7	22.3	n/a
2002	1696	75.0	22.6	9.7
2003	1696	75.0	22.6	9.7
2004	1760	80.0	22.0	10.6
2005	1788	79.8	22.4	11.8
2006	1820	73.6	24.7	12.2
2007	1839	76.4	24.1	11.2
2008	1817	77.9	23.3	11.5
2009	1779	76.9	23.1	12.9
2010	1766	75.8	23.2	13.4
2011	1725	74.9	23.0	17
2012	1755	72.2	24.2	20.2
2013	1760	73.7	23.8	19.3
2014	1742	n/a	n/a	19.3
2015	1785	77.0	23.1	20.5
2016	1832	80.0	22.9	19.5
2017	1833	80.3	22.8	18.6
2018	1836	83.1	22.0	17.5
2019	1842	83.0	22.1	18
2020	1879	81.0	23.1	18.5
2021	1873	79.0	23.6	15.8
2022	1840	82.3	22.3	17.1
2023	1838	81.2	22.6	21.1

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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