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Enrollment
1,117
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530910001544
Tumwater High School
700 Israel Road, Tumwater, WA 98501 · (360) 709-7600 · Thurston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,117 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Washington public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
21.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
342 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 273 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 294 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 256 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
80.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +27.5pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +26.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 27 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.6% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.4% | 33.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.9% | 51.7% |
| 2017-18 | 77.5% | 48.0% |
| 2016-17 | 25.4% | 30.1% |
| 2015-16 | 21.3% | 16.2% |
| 2014-15 | 52.8% | 14.7% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Tumwater High School
Tumwater High School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater High School this school | 1,117 | 30.6% | 49.2% |
| Sehome High School Bellingham | 1,116 | 29.9% | 50.2% |
| Stanwood High School STANWOOD | 1,384 | 31.0% | 47.3% |
| Enumclaw Sr High School Enumclaw | 1,333 | 31.6% | 37.6% |
| Columbia River High VANCOUVER | 1,138 | 32.6% | N/A |
| Vancouver School of Arts and Academics VANCOUVER | 787 | 31.4% | N/A |
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 Tumwater High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #84 of 271 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #74 of 321 ▲ 16 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #32 of 327 ▲ 50 | #1 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #33 of 259 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,117 | #142 of 570 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #200 of 311 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #217 of 316 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #328 of 386 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #56 of 164 | #4 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
1,117
+23 (+2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,329
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 1,117 | 52.3 | 21.4:1 | 31% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 1,139 | 50.3 | 22.6:1 | 32% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 1,111 | 49.4 | 22.5:1 | 31% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 1,094 | 54 | 20.3:1 | 25% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 1,257 | 56.4 | 22.3:1 | 26% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 1,244 | 55 | 22.6:1 | 26% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 1,142 | 51 | 22.4:1 | 26% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 926 | 43 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,329 | 60 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tumwater High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,257 to 1,117); teachers down 7% (56.4 to 52.3).
About Tumwater High School
Tumwater High School serves students in Tumwater, Washington, as a large high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,117 students. High schools in Washington have about 573 students on average; enrollment here is 95% higher.
Tumwater High School is one of 14 schools in Tumwater School District, which enrolls 6,350 students in total.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at Tumwater High School. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Thurston County, where about 72% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Tumwater High School reports a ratio of 21.4 students per teacher, from 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Lunch program data show 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points below the 43% average for public schools in Thurston County.
Tumwater High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Washington public high schools.
Tumwater High School is 10.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.2% versus 59.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
The school's county is Thurston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $96,563 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Thurston County number 86, with about 44,412 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Tumwater High School from the closest public school, Cascadia High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Tumwater High School is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Tumwater High School's location as City: Small.
Enrollment at Tumwater High School was 1,094 in 2020-21 and 1,117 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 20.3:1 to 21.4:1.
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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 Tumwater School District
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Tumwater
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightElementary · 600 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Cascadia High School0.3 mi · 134
- New Market Skills Center0.3 mi · 86
- New Market High School0.3 mi · 61
- Peter G Schmidt Elementary0.5 mi · 606
- Tumwater Middle School0.6 mi · 665
- ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program0.6 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Tumwater High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tumwater High School?
Tumwater High School enrolls approximately 1,117 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tumwater High School serve?
Tumwater High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tumwater High School have?
Tumwater High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
How diverse is Tumwater High School?
Tumwater High School reports a student body of 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Tumwater High School?
Tumwater High School is overseen by Tumwater School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.