Tumwater High School

700 Israel Road, Tumwater WA, 98501 | Tumwater School District | 360-709-7600
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1257
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 68% 26% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 12 in Tumwater
  • Ranked #0 of 3065 in Washington
Proficiency Averages
60%Tumwater
54%Washington

Tumwater High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Tumwater School District" in Tumwater, WA. There are a total of 1,257 students and 56 teachers at Tumwater High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Tumwater High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 67.5%, which is 26% higher than the Washington average.

Tumwater High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1257
Teachers56
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment224
Taking some courses224
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses112
Passing no courses101

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 Tumwater High School, there are a total of 224 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 224 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80-84%

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.

Tumwater High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictWashingtonNational
White 79.3% 75.8% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 1.6% 2.0% 4.6% 15.9%
Asian 1.3% 2.6% 7.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.2% 9.7% 21.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.1% 0.9% 1.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.9% 8.5% 6.9% 3.1%

Tumwater demographics profile

StatisticTumwaterWashingtonNational
Population23,3907,614,893328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,33711791
Median age36.137.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%56%55%
Speak English94%81%79%
Speak Spanish3%8%13%

Education level achieved in Tumwater

IndexTumwaterWashingtonNational
Completed 8th grade89.2%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school89.0%86.6%83.0%
Completed some college73.5%67.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree46.0%43.3%38.5%
Completed bachelors34.3%33.6%30.3%
Completed masters14.7%12.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.6%3.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Tumwater High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.