Capital High School

Capital High School is a substantial 9-12 campus in OLYMPIA, Washington, part of Olympia School District. The school educates 1,322 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 131% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Capital High School is one of 20 schools operated by Olympia School District, a district that enrolls 9,386 students overall.

On demographics, Capital High School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Thurston County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Capital High School shows 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 38% of students at Capital High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Capital High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -10.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Thurston County) reports that median household income runs about $96,563, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Capital High School is one.

Jefferson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Capital High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Capital High School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

Capital High School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 1,409 students in 2018 compared to 1,322 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 69% to 56% over that span.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.