Olympia High School

1302 North St Se, Olympia WA, 98501 | Olympia School District | 360-596-7000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1836
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 84% 56% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 35 in Olympia
  • Ranked #0 of 3065 in Washington
Proficiency Averages
64%Olympia
54%Washington

Olympia High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Olympia School District" in Olympia, WA. There are a total of 1,836 students and 83 teachers at Olympia High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Olympia High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 83.5%, which is 56% higher than the Washington average.

Olympia High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1836
Teachers83
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment535
Taking some courses433
Taking some courses (not tests)99
Passing some courses390
Passing no courses39

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Olympia High School, there are a total of 535 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 433 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All74%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School74%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All93%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School93%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Olympia High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictWashingtonNational
White 71.3% 69.8% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 1.9% 2.3% 4.6% 15.9%
Asian 9.2% 7.5% 7.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.6% 10.2% 21.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.6% 1.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.4% 1.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 8.5% 9.2% 6.9% 3.1%

Olympia demographics profile

StatisticOlympiaWashingtonNational
Population52,2907,614,893328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,87011791
Median age37.737.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%56%55%
Speak English86%81%79%
Speak Spanish4%8%13%

Education level achieved in Olympia

IndexOlympiaWashingtonNational
Completed 8th grade90.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school89.6%86.6%83.0%
Completed some college76.9%67.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree52.7%43.3%38.5%
Completed bachelors44.2%33.6%30.3%
Completed masters17.8%12.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree5.5%3.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.9%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Olympia High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.