Is Port Angeles High School a good school?

Port Angeles High School ranks 131 st of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Port Angeles High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 989 students attended Port Angeles High School.

What is the racial makeup of Port Angeles High School?

Students at Port Angeles High School are 71% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

What schools feed into Port Angeles High School?

Port Angeles High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dry Creek Elementary Elementary : Franklin Elementary Elementary : Hamilton Elementary Elementary : Jefferson Elementary Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Middle : Stevens Middle School

Port Angeles High School

Summary:

Port Angeles High School is a public high school serving 989 students in grades 9-12 in Port Angeles, Washington, which is part of the Port Angeles School District. This school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic performance, graduation rates, and subgroup achievement, making it a standout institution in the region.

Academically, Port Angeles High School shines, with 73.36% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 66.2% statewide. The school also excels in math and science, with 35.96% of 10th-graders proficient or better in math and 51.58% of 11th-graders proficient or better in science, both outpacing state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 89.8% to 93.5%, consistently higher than the state average. Notably, Port Angeles High School's Hispanic and Native American student subgroups perform exceptionally well, ranking 12th and 1st, respectively, out of all Washington high schools.

While Port Angeles High School's overall performance is impressive, the school's diversity and resource allocation are also noteworthy. The student population is relatively diverse, with 70.88% White, 10.21% Hispanic, and 4.35% Native American students, in contrast to the nearby Lincoln High School, which has a higher percentage of minority students. Additionally, Port Angeles High School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $10,416 in 2019-2020 to $18,597 in 2021-2022, which may have contributed to its academic success. In comparison, the nearby Sequim Senior High has a lower per-student spending of $18,958 in 2021-2022 and generally lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

304 E Park Ave
Port Angeles, WA 98362-6934

(360) 452-7602

District: Port Angeles School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
131^st of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,597

Feeder schools for Port Angeles High School:

Elementary:	Dry Creek Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Hamilton Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
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	Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle:	Stevens Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.5

Number of students: 989

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Two or more races:

10.3%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Port Angeles High School ranks better than 70% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.06. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Port Angeles 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 (70.9%), two or more races (10.3%), Hispanic (10.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Port Angeles High School is 18.5. (See more...)

Compare Port Angeles High School employs 53.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Port Angeles High School is $18,597.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Port Angeles High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Angeles High School 131^st of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Port Angeles High School in the ranking list.)

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Port Angeles School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Angeles School District 81^st of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Port Angeles High School

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Rank History for all students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	69.87	103^rd	390	73.6%
2005	65.11	144^th	394	63.5%
2006	70.68	108^th	395	72.7%
2007	62.64	158^th	399	60.4%
2008	60.23	174^th	396	56.1%
2009	68.63	134^th	402	66.7%
2010	61.33	183^rd	423	56.7%
2011	60.91	131^st	440	70.2%
2012	69.64	85^th	450	81.1%
2013	70.52	87^th	454	80.8%
2015	46.84	172^nd	341	49.6%
2016	66.98	96^th	306	68.6%
2017	74.78	68^th	301	77.4%
2018	65.33	107^th	315	66.0%
2019	79.89	64^th	417	84.7%
2021	68.99	106^th	455	76.7%
2022	72.67	103^rd	434	76.3%
2023	65.94	131^st	442	70.4%
2024	64.06	131^st	437	70.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	54.41	74^th	163	54.6%
2021	46.70	94^th	195	51.8%
2022	43.27	105^th	179	41.3%
2023	34.60	110^th	166	33.7%
2024	44.62	85^th	161	47.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	62.22	32^nd	128	75.0%
2021	57.11	56^th	212	73.6%
2023	38.96	62^nd	110	43.6%
2024	22.74	90^th	110	18.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.22	27^th	227	88.1%
2019	90.15	15^th	344	95.6%
2021	79.81	38^th	392	90.3%
2022	73.87	71^st	370	80.8%
2023	71.08	64^th	362	82.3%
2024	72.68	69^th	356	80.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	67.81	77^th	243	68.3%
2019	78.43	62^nd	358	82.7%
2021	70.17	84^th	390	78.5%
2022	77.67	64^th	368	82.6%
2023	64.47	113^th	357	68.3%
2024	51.84	162^nd	347	53.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	78.55	60^th	355	83.1%
2021	65.27	108^th	395	72.7%
2022	64.26	120^th	363	66.9%
2023	61.93	124^th	358	65.4%
2024	66.85	106^th	362	70.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	95.32	8^th	241	96.7%
2021	79.89	30^th	278	89.2%
2022	65.87	67^th	261	74.3%
2023	79.17	34^th	249	86.3%
2024	93.69	12^th	248	95.2%

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Rank History for Native American students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	49.78	10^th	19	47.4%
2024	85.11	1^st	6	83.3%

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Rank History for White students at Port Angeles High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.23	116^th	222	47.7%
2019	73.98	83^rd	382	78.3%
2021	63.91	120^th	413	70.9%
2022	69.43	112^th	390	71.3%
2023	58.11	146^th	379	61.5%
2024	52.71	161^st	374	57.0%

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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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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Despite being a small city school, PAHS offers a surprisingly large, high quality selection of honors, AP, Running Start and "college in high school" offerings to serve college-bound students, as well as a full range of traditional shop and vocational courses for those who are headed for job preparation training.

Every year the school has students accepted to highly competitive colleges, and several National Merit scholars.

Students also compete at the national level for metalworking, woodworking, and pre-med studies competitions.

Additionally the district has a full music program, offering five bands, four orchestras and four choirs, plus an AP Music Theory course. Nearly half of all students take part in at least one music course. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Port Angeles High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1262	6	29	21	56	n/a	n/a	0	1374
1989	1232	6	30	17	57	n/a	n/a	0	1342
1990	1195	7	34	21	63	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1991	1231	5	33	24	59	n/a	n/a	0	1352
1992	1221	6	26	27	52	n/a	n/a	0	1332
1993	1300	12	20	36	57	n/a	n/a	0	1425
1994	1376	18	27	41	69	n/a	n/a	0	1531
1995	1477	16	39	36	79	n/a	n/a	0	1647
1996	1477	16	39	36	79	n/a	n/a	0	1647
1997	1558	11	35	29	83	n/a	n/a	0	1716
1998	1497	8	42	24	86	n/a	n/a	0	1657
1999	1455	10	38	25	89	n/a	n/a	0	1617
2000	1443	10	41	23	84	n/a	n/a	0	1601
2001	1388	16	42	27	84	n/a	n/a	0	1557
2002	1361	11	34	22	96	n/a	n/a	0	1524
2003	1361	11	34	22	96	n/a	n/a	0	1524
2004	1325	16	30	22	95	n/a	n/a	0	1488
2005	1322	17	29	36	110	n/a	n/a	0	1514
2006	1286	13	32	30	124	n/a	n/a	1	1486
2007	1268	22	31	47	122	n/a	n/a	3	1493
2008	1185	28	25	45	116	n/a	n/a	7	1406
2009	1152	29	29	43	99	n/a	n/a	13	1365
2010	1049	36	29	45	97	n/a	n/a	15	1271
2011	977	20	15	66	39	2	83	0	1202
2012	954	16	17	58	51	1	112	0	1209
2013	937	16	15	61	47	0	110	0	1186
2014	941	15	12	74	45	0	117	0	1204
2015	902	12	17	78	41	0	100	0	1150
2016	906	12	17	91	36	1	103	0	1166
2017	886	8	21	92	35	1	114	0	1157
2018	845	10	21	96	39	2	102	0	1115
2019	852	5	25	89	42	3	112	0	1128
2020	790	7	25	104	39	2	106	1	1074
2021	623	8	24	86	33	2	91	1	868
2022	693	5	17	83	41	1	101	13	954
2023	701	6	19	101	43	1	102	16	989

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 Port Angeles High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1374	68.0	20.2	0
1989	1342	64.0	20.9	n/a
1990	1320	60.0	22.0	0
1991	1352	61.2	22.0	n/a
1992	1332	62.1	21.4	n/a
1993	1425	64.1	22.2	n/a
1994	1531	68.4	22.4	n/a
1995	1647	74.2	22.2	n/a
1996	1647	74.2	22.2	n/a
1997	1716	75.8	22.6	n/a
1998	1657	75.0	22.1	n/a
1999	1617	74.3	21.8	n/a
2000	1601	70.8	22.6	n/a
2001	1557	70.8	22.0	n/a
2002	1524	67.2	22.7	22.2
2003	1524	67.2	22.7	22.2
2004	1488	67.0	22.2	26.2
2005	1514	68.0	22.3	28.9
2006	1486	70.2	21.2	34.6
2007	1493	68.4	21.8	27.4
2008	1406	67.5	20.8	30.9
2009	1365	67.5	20.2	28.7
2010	1271	61.1	20.7	26
2011	1202	62.4	19.2	35.4
2012	1209	61.2	19.7	39.8
2013	1186	59.6	19.8	42.7
2014	1204	n/a	n/a	44.2
2015	1150	61.0	18.8	45.3
2016	1166	58.0	20.1	46.2
2017	1157	60.3	19.1	45.3
2018	1115	62.0	17.9	42.9
2019	1128	59.9	18.8	41.7
2020	1074	58.0	18.5	44.6
2021	868	50.1	17.3	41.8
2022	954	53.9	17.6	45.1
2023	989	53.4	18.5	56.9

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 Port Angeles High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1374	68.0	20.2	0
1989	1342	64.0	20.9	n/a
1990	1320	60.0	22.0	0
1991	1352	61.2	22.0	n/a
1992	1332	62.1	21.4	n/a
1993	1425	64.1	22.2	n/a
1994	1531	68.4	22.4	n/a
1995	1647	74.2	22.2	n/a
1996	1647	74.2	22.2	n/a
1997	1716	75.8	22.6	n/a
1998	1657	75.0	22.1	n/a
1999	1617	74.3	21.8	n/a
2000	1601	70.8	22.6	n/a
2001	1557	70.8	22.0	n/a
2002	1524	67.2	22.7	22.2
2003	1524	67.2	22.7	22.2
2004	1488	67.0	22.2	26.2
2005	1514	68.0	22.3	28.9
2006	1486	70.2	21.2	34.6
2007	1493	68.4	21.8	27.4
2008	1406	67.5	20.8	30.9
2009	1365	67.5	20.2	28.7
2010	1271	61.1	20.7	26
2011	1202	62.4	19.2	35.4
2012	1209	61.2	19.7	39.8
2013	1186	59.6	19.8	42.7
2014	1204	n/a	n/a	44.2
2015	1150	61.0	18.8	45.3
2016	1166	58.0	20.1	46.2
2017	1157	60.3	19.1	45.3
2018	1115	62.0	17.9	42.9
2019	1128	59.9	18.8	41.7
2020	1074	58.0	18.5	44.6
2021	868	50.1	17.3	41.8
2022	954	53.9	17.6	45.1
2023	989	53.4	18.5	56.9

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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