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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
383
+43 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 18.3:1
% White
78%
was 80%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Port Townsend High School
Port Townsend High School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Port Townsend, Washington, one of the schools within Port Townsend School District. The school educates 383 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Port Townsend High School sits 33% below that benchmark.
Within Port Townsend School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,277 students, Port Townsend High School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Port Townsend High School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Port Townsend High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Port Townsend High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +7.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $74,048 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,670 students), of which Port Townsend High School is one.
OCEAN is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Port Townsend High School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Port Townsend High School has rose 13%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.
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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 Middle School7.2 mi · 158
- Coupeville High School7.2 mi · 256
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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