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Enrollment
608
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530747002267
Rochester High School
19800 Carper Rd SW, Rochester, WA 98579 · (360) 273-5534 · Thurston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
338 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 163 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
55.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +16.1pp since 2014
Math
18.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 11.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 23.7% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 63.6% | 28.7% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 13.9% | 29.9% |
| 2014-15 | 39.4% | 31.2% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Rochester High School
Rochester High School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester High School this school | 608 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
| Nooksack Valley High School Everson | 520 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Sultan Senior High School Sultan | 581 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| North Mason Senior High School Belfair | 735 | 51.0% | 28.4% |
| Okanogan High School Okanogan | 308 | 56.2% | 51.1% |
| J M Weatherwax High School Aberdeen | 919 | 60.5% | 33.2% |
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 Rochester High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #158 of 271 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #241 of 321 ▲ 52 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #192 of 327 ▼ 67 | #11 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #95 of 259 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #195 of 570 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #217 of 311 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #162 of 316 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #153 of 386 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #89 of 164 | #5 of 7 |
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
608
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 608 | 27.8 | 21.9:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 31.7 | 18.9:1 | 55% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 33.6 | 17.9:1 | 51% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 27 | 23.4:1 | 45% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 34.4 | 19.1:1 | 45% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 47% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (658 to 608); teachers down 19% (34.4 to 27.8).
About Rochester High School
Families in Rochester, Washington, are served by Rochester High School, a mid-sized high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 608 students.
Within Rochester School District, Rochester High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,175 students.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at Rochester High School. Next come 32% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 72% White among all Thurston County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Rochester High School are from different groups.
On staff are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. The 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is close to this figure. Rochester High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 56%. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Thurston County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Rochester High School is -3.6 points: 39.3% actual, 42.9% predicted.
In Thurston County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $96,563, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 44,412, Rochester High School among them.
Rochester Primary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rochester High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 608, down from 633 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.9:1, from 23.4:1.
This page is set up for the Rochester High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester School District
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Grand Mound ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Rochester Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- H.e.a.r.t. High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Rochester Virtual AcademyCombined
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Grand Mound ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Rochester Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- H.e.a.r.t. High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Rochester Virtual AcademyCombined
Other Rochester High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rochester High. Rochester High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Rochester High SchoolROCHESTER HILLS, MI · 1,682 students
- Rochester High SchoolRochester, IL · 692 students
- Rochester High SchoolRochester, PA · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Primary School0.3 mi · 488
- Grand Mound Elementary0.3 mi · 507
- Rochester Middle School2.7 mi · 535
- H.e.a.r.t. High School3.0 mi · 37
- Fords Prairie Elementary5.1 mi · 443
- Centralia High School5.4 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rochester High School?
Rochester High School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rochester High School serve?
Rochester High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rochester High School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Rochester High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rochester High School?
At Rochester High School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rochester High School public or private?
Rochester High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochester School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.