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Avanti High School

1113 LEGION WAY SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98501 · (360) 596-7900 · Thurston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
Enrollment
167
High
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
52 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
33
Grade 10
35
Grade 11
39
Grade 12
60
Student demographics
White
10764%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
1811%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 27%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9%
Two+
1811%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 9%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6740%
Female
8149%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
71.0%
own-school result
Math
32.3%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
167
+29 (+21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.2:1
% White
64%
was 78%
% Hispanic
11%
was 11%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Avanti High School

As an one-room-style four-year high school in OLYMPIA, Washington, Avanti High School works with 167 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Olympia School District. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Olympia School District runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 9,386 students. Avanti High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Avanti High School records that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, On paper, Avanti High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Avanti High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Thurston County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Thurston County shows the typical household earns roughly $96,563 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Thurston County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), of which Avanti High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madison Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avanti High School.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avanti High School has ticked up 21%, going from 138 students in 2018 to 167 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 78% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Avanti High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Thurston County at a glance

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Population
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students

Quick facts

School name
Avanti High School
District
Olympia School District
Address
1113 LEGION WAY SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98501
Phone
(360) 596-7900
County
Thurston County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
167
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
52 (31%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
530618002689
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Avanti High School
How many students attend Avanti High School?
Avanti High School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Avanti High School serve?
Avanti High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Avanti High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Avanti High School.
How diverse is Avanti High School?
Avanti High School reports a student body of 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Avanti High School?
Avanti High School is overseen by Olympia School District in Thurston County.
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