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Enrollment
1,562
High
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530594000903
Oak Harbor High School
950 NW 2nd Ave., Oak Harbor, WA 98277 · (360) 279-5400 · Island County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,562 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Washington public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
19.2:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
603 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 355 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 372 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 406 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 429 | 27% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
61.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
24.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 23.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.5% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.1% | 35.3% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 75.8% | 39.8% |
| 2016-17 | 17.3% | 3.9% |
| 2015-16 | 29.4% | 35.9% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 37.4% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Oak Harbor High School
Oak Harbor High School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Harbor High School this school | 1,562 | 38.6% | 45.6% |
| Puyallup High School Puyallup | 1,815 | 40.4% | 52.5% |
| Capital High School OLYMPIA | 1,322 | 37.7% | 44.9% |
| Timberline High School Lacey | 1,401 | 40.9% | 42.4% |
| Skyview High School VANCOUVER | 1,869 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Olympic High School BREMERTON | 1,162 | 41.7% | 43.6% |
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 Oak Harbor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #119 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #198 of 321 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #133 of 327 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.4pp | #27 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,562 | #72 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #100 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #109 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #278 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #129 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
1,562
+72 (+5%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,158
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 1,562 | 81.4 | 19.2:1 | 39% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 1,607 | 82.8 | 19.4:1 | 40% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 1,566 | 87 | 18.0:1 | 38% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 1,490 | 83 | 17.9:1 | 34% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 1,554 | 80.4 | 19.3:1 | 35% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 1,576 | 82 | 19.2:1 | 38% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 1,605 | 78 | 20.6:1 | 31% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 1,736 | 82 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,158 | 55 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Harbor High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,554 to 1,562); teachers up 1% (80.4 to 81.4).
About Oak Harbor High School
Oak Harbor High School is a large high school with an address in Oak Harbor, Washington. The school reports 1,562 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 173% larger than the 573 average for high schools in Washington.
Oak Harbor School District has a total of 11 schools and 5,635 students, Oak Harbor High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Oak Harbor High School is 55% White. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Island County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Harbor High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
With 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oak Harbor High School was 19.2:1. Among high schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. Oak Harbor High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%. Across public schools in Island County, the average is about the same, 41%.
Measured against Washington public high schools, Oak Harbor High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Oak Harbor High School's results are 8.7 points below predicted: 45.6% against 54.3%.
Among Island County residents, median household income is about $90,551, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 26 public schools in Island County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,561.
Of nearby public schools, iGrad Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Oak Harbor High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,490 in 2020-21 and 1,562 in 2024-25, a 5% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.9:1 to 19.2:1.
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Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Harbor School District
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- North Whidbey Middle SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Crescent Harbor ElemElementary · 419 students
- Oak Harbor ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Olympic View ElemElementary · 411 students
Other schools in Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- North Whidbey Middle SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Crescent Harbor ElemElementary · 419 students
- Oak Harbor ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Olympic View ElemElementary · 411 students
Other Oak Harbor High schools
One other US public school is named Oak Harbor High. Oak Harbor High School is the largest of the 2.
- Oak Harbor High SchoolOak Harbor, OH · 669 students
Nearby schools
- iGrad Academy0.0 mi · 11
- Hillcrest Elementary0.4 mi · 460
- Broad View Elementary0.5 mi · 369
- Oak Harbor Intermediate School0.7 mi · 767
- Special Education0.7 mi · 135
- Homeconnection0.7 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Harbor High SchoolHow large is Oak Harbor High School?
Oak Harbor High School enrolls approximately 1,562 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oak Harbor High School serve?
Oak Harbor High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Oak Harbor High School have?
Oak Harbor High School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak Harbor High School?
Student demographics at Oak Harbor High School are roughly 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Oak Harbor High School in?
Oak Harbor High School is part of Oak Harbor School District.
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