Enrollment
383
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT TOWNSEND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530684001007
Port Townsend High School
1500 Van Ness St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 · (360) 379-4520 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- AThree-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
21.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
166 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 25% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Port Townsend School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +57.4pp since 2014
Math
44.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +24.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 57 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 85.5% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.6% | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 85.5% | 40.5% |
| 2017-18 | 82.7% | 47.3% |
| 2016-17 | 16.7% | 46.0% |
| 2015-16 | 21.7% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.7% | 19.1% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Port Townsend High School
Port Townsend High School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Townsend High School this school | 383 | 43.3% | 59.0% |
| Reardan Middle-Senior High School REARDAN | 315 | 44.8% | 51.9% |
| Medical Lake High School Medical Lake | 506 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
| Napavine Jr Sr High School Napavine | 410 | 41.7% | 35.3% |
| Tenino High School Tenino | 383 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
| Cle Elum Roslyn High School Cle Eum | 311 | 43.4% | 48.9% |
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 Port Townsend High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #35 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #53 of 321 ▲ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #18 of 327 ▲ 87 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #31 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #238 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #191 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #264 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #245 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #54 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
383
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 43% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 18.9 | 19.1:1 | 50% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 19.7 | 19.2:1 | 49% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 43% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 18.6 | 18.3:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 34% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 27 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 39 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Townsend High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (340 to 383); teachers down 3% (18.6 to 18).
About Port Townsend High School
Families in Port Townsend, Washington, are served by Port Townsend High School, a low-enrollment high school. Enrolled students number 383 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Washington average about 573 students each.
Port Townsend High School sits within Port Townsend School District, which has 4 schools and 1,277 students.
White students make up a majority at Port Townsend High School, at 78%. Next come 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 86% White among all Jefferson County residents. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Port Townsend High School total 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 43%.
The allk12 Grade for Port Townsend High School is A+. Compared with Washington public high schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Washington, Port Townsend High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.0% actual against a predicted 51.1%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: the median household income is $74,048, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County has 13 public schools and roughly 2,670 students.
The nearest public school is OCEAN, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Port Townsend High School places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Port Townsend High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (376) to 2024-25 (383). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.3:1, from 19.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Port Townsend High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,577
Census ACS
Median income
$74,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Port Townsend School District
- Salish Coast ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Blue Heron Middle SchoolMiddle · 222 students
- OCEANCombined · 144 students
Other schools in Port Townsend
- Salish Coast ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Blue Heron Middle SchoolMiddle · 222 students
- OCEANCombined · 144 students
Nearby schools
- OCEAN0.9 mi · 144
- Blue Heron Middle School0.9 mi · 222
- Salish Coast Elementary1.2 mi · 528
- Chimacum Creek Primary School5.9 mi · 147
- Coupeville Open Academy7.2 mi · 46
- Coupeville Middle School7.2 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Port Townsend High SchoolHow many students attend Port Townsend High School?
Port Townsend High School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Port Townsend High School serve?
Port Townsend High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Port Townsend High School have?
Port Townsend High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Port Townsend High School?
Student demographics at Port Townsend High School are roughly 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Port Townsend High School?
Port Townsend High School is overseen by Port Townsend School District in Jefferson County.
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