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Which teacher or staff member at Capital High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,322
High
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530618000923
Capital High School
2707 CONGER AVE NW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502 · (360) 596-8000 · Thurston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
498 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 342 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 349 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 307 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 324 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +56.9pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +31.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 57 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.5% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.8% | 41.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.3% | 57.7% |
| 2017-18 | 85.8% | 54.1% |
| 2016-17 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
| 2015-16 | 13.7% | 11.7% |
| 2014-15 | 10.7% | 8.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Capital High School
Capital High School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital High School this school | 1,322 | 37.7% | 44.9% |
| Oak Harbor High School Oak Harbor | 1,562 | 38.6% | 45.6% |
| Puyallup High School Puyallup | 1,815 | 40.4% | 52.5% |
| Olympic High School BREMERTON | 1,162 | 41.7% | 43.6% |
| Timberline High School Lacey | 1,401 | 40.9% | 42.4% |
| Stadium High School Tacoma | 1,700 | 38.2% | 36.5% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Capital High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #123 of 271 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #82 of 321 ▲ 41 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #92 of 327 ▲ 73 | #4 of 11 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #105 of 259 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,322 | #121 of 570 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #177 of 311 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #114 of 316 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #287 of 386 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #103 of 164 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,322
-46 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,194
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,322 | 62.9 | 21.0:1 | 38% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 1,326 | 61.6 | 21.5:1 | 37% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 1,326 | 61.8 | 21.4:1 | 38% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 1,368 | 63 | 21.7:1 | 30% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 1,409 | 70.3 | 20.1:1 | 29% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 1,429 | 65 | 22.0:1 | 30% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 1,332 | 61 | 21.8:1 | 25% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 1,633 | 71 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,194 | 54 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capital High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,409 to 1,322); teachers down 10% (70.3 to 62.9).
About Capital High School
Capital High School is classified as a high school. It is located in OLYMPIA, Washington. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,322 students. It has 131% more students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).
Capital High School is one school in Olympia School District, a system of 20 schools with 9,386 students.
More than half of the students at Capital High School are White (56%). The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. In Thurston County overall, about 72% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Capital High School scores 61%.
There are 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.0:1. That is in line with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. On the income side, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.9% for Capital High School. The school posts 44.9%, 10.1 points below the prediction.
In Thurston County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $96,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 86 public schools and about 44,412 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jefferson Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Capital High School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Capital High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Olympia School District
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Julia Butler Hansen ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other schools in OLYMPIA
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Griffin SchoolElementary · 585 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
Other Capital High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Capital High. Capital High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- CAPITAL HIGHSANTA FE, NM · 1,388 students
- Capital High SchoolHelena, MT · 1,293 students
- Capital High SchoolCharleston, WV · 1,051 students
- Capital HighMadison, WI · 129 students
- Capital High SchoolColumbus, OH · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.4 mi · 462
- Garfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 314
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School1.1 mi · 469
- Julia Butler Hansen Elementary1.2 mi · 412
- Leland P Brown Elementary1.5 mi · 328
- McLane Elementary School2.1 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Capital High SchoolHow large is Capital High School?
Capital High School enrolls approximately 1,322 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Capital High School serve?
Capital High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Capital High School have?
Capital High School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Capital High School?
Student demographics at Capital High School are roughly 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Capital High School?
Capital High School is overseen by Olympia School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.