Orting High School

Orting High School is a big high school in Orting, Washington, run under Orting School District. The school teaches 876 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Orting High School sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Within Orting School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,809 students, Orting High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Orting High School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder comes out to 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Pierce County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Orting High School reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Orting High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.5%; actual is 41.5%, a gap of -14.0 points.

Around the school, Pierce County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orting High School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Orting Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Orting High School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.

Orting High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orting High School has rose 9%, going from 801 students in 2018 to 876 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.