Enrollment
255
High
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530765001125
Friday Harbor High School
45 BLAIR AVENUE, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 · (360) 378-5215 · San Juan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Washington public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
105 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 69 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within San Juan Island School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +15.6pp since 2014
Math
28.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.3% | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 69.1% | 54.5% |
| 2017-18 | 81.2% | 58.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.3% | 25.0% |
% 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Friday Harbor High School
Friday Harbor High School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Harbor High School this school | 255 | 41.2% | 59.7% |
| Napavine Jr Sr High School Napavine | 410 | 41.7% | 35.3% |
| Toledo High School Toledo | 250 | 44.4% | 51.0% |
| Tenino High School Tenino | 383 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
| Willapa Valley Middle-High Raymond | 204 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| Kalama High School Kalama | 347 | 37.8% | N/A |
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 Friday Harbor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #31 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #174 of 321 ▼ 148 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #138 of 327 ▼ 104 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.5pp | #5 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #288 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #45 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #246 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #264 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #127 of 136 |
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
255
+19 (+8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 255 | 14.9 | 17.1:1 | 41% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 14.7 | 17.4:1 | 42% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 14.2 | 17.3:1 | 42% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | 33% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 14.6 | 17.3:1 | 36% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | 38% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 13 | 20.7:1 | 32% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 16 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 18 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friday Harbor High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (253 to 255); teachers up 2% (14.6 to 14.9).
About Friday Harbor High School
Friday Harbor High School runs as a small high school in FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington. It reports enrollment of 255 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 55% below the 573-student average for high schools in Washington.
San Juan Island School District has 6 schools and 797 students, and Friday Harbor High School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Friday Harbor High School is 74%, a majority. It is also 19% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of San Juan County is roughly 87% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
The school lists 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is higher. A total of 105 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Friday Harbor High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Washington public high schools.
Friday Harbor High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.7% is 7.1 points above the 52.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is San Juan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $84,800 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in San Juan County number 16, with about 1,817 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Friday Harbor High School from the closest public school, Griffin Bay School Open Doors. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.1% on proficiency, and Friday Harbor High School is above that at 59.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Friday Harbor High School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% rise, from 236 to 255. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 17.1:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Friday Harbor High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,478
Census ACS
Median income
$84,800
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Island School District
- Friday Harbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Friday Harbor Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
- Griffin Bay SchoolCombined · 47 students
- Griffin Bay School Open DoorsHigh · 6 students
- Stuart Island ElementaryElementary · 3 students
Other schools in FRIDAY HARBOR
- Friday Harbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Friday Harbor Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
- Griffin Bay SchoolCombined · 47 students
- Griffin Bay School Open DoorsHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Griffin Bay School Open Doors0.1 mi · 6
- Griffin Bay School0.1 mi · 47
- Friday Harbor Middle School0.1 mi · 157
- Friday Harbor Elementary School0.6 mi · 329
- Shaw Island Elementary School3.7 mi · 8
- Lopez Elementary School6.4 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Friday Harbor High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Friday Harbor High School?
Friday Harbor High School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 09-12.
Is Friday Harbor High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Friday Harbor High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friday Harbor High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friday Harbor High School is approximately 17.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Friday Harbor High School?
Friday Harbor High School reports a student body of 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Friday Harbor High School public or private?
Friday Harbor High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Juan Island School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.