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Coupeville High School

501 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 · (360) 678-2413 · Island County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Washington public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools

Enrollment
256
High
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 114.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
87 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98031%
Grade 106023%
Grade 114919%
Grade 126726%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
17167%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
4116%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
3915%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 9% · US 5%
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
Male
12549%
Female
13151%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
73.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
27.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.8%27.9%
2023-2463.6%34.9%
2022-2383.1%35.7%
2021-2265.6%26.1%
2018-1971.7%41.7%
2017-1881.0%33.3%
2016-1717.4%21.6%
2015-1624.0%21.1%
2014-1567.5%30.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Coupeville High School

Coupeville High School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Coupeville High School this school25634.0%52.6%
Hayes Freedom High School
Camas
16134.8%N/A
Kalama High School
Kalama
34737.8%N/A
Friday Harbor High School
FRIDAY HARBOR
25541.2%59.7%
South Whidbey High School
Langley
39037.2%61.3%
Willapa Valley Middle-High
Raymond
20439.7%38.8%
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 Coupeville High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Washington
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.6%#60 of 271
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.9%#176 of 321
▼ 75
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.8%#60 of 327
▲ 77
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.9pp#42 of 259
Enrollment
ranked largest first
256#286 of 570
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#94 of 311
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.5%#202 of 316
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.0%#305 of 386
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.9%#93 of 164
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 2024-25
Enrollment
256
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525613.419.1:134% (87)
2023-2426616.616.0:137% (99)
2022-2328918.615.5:136% (104)
2020-212851519.0:126% (73)
2017-1827516.316.9:126% (72)
2015-163111619.4:132% (99)
2010-113172015.8:131% (98)
2000-013713311.2:1N/A
1990-913372016.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coupeville High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (275 to 256); teachers down 18% (16.3 to 13.4).

About Coupeville High School

In Coupeville, Washington, part of Island County, Coupeville High School is a high school. Total enrollment is 256 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Washington enroll about 573 students on average.

Coupeville High School belongs to Coupeville School District, a district of 4 schools and 952 students.

At Coupeville High School, 67% of students are White. It is also 16% Hispanic and 15% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Island County is roughly 78% White. The diversity index for Coupeville High School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 19.1:1 is based on 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%.

Coupeville High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Washington public high schools.

Test results at Coupeville High School are 4.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.6% actual, 57.4% predicted).

American Community Survey estimates for Island County show that median household income comes to about $90,551, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Island County counts 26 public schools with about 8,561 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Coupeville High School from the closest public school, Coupeville Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Coupeville High School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 256, from 285 in 2020-21.

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Island County at a glance

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Population
86,836
Census ACS
Median income
$90,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,561 students

Quick facts

School name
Coupeville High School
District
Coupeville School District
Address
501 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239
Phone
(360) 678-2413
County
Island County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
256
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
87 (34%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
530180000290
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Coupeville High School
How large is Coupeville High School?
Coupeville High School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Coupeville High School serve?
Coupeville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Coupeville High School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Coupeville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coupeville High School?
At Coupeville High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Coupeville High School in?
Coupeville High School is part of Coupeville School District.
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