Anacortes High School

As a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in Anacortes, Washington, Anacortes High School hosts 766 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Anacortes School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Anacortes High School sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Anacortes School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,595 students. Anacortes High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Anacortes High School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Skagit County as a whole.

On the resource side, Anacortes High School lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Anacortes High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Skagit County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anacortes High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Skagit County put median household earnings sit near $89,263, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Anacortes High School is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

Cap Sante High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anacortes High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.9%.

Anacortes High School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anacortes High School has shrank 4%, going from 795 students in 2018 to 766 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 82% to 75% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.