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Capital High School

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Capital High School ranks 115 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 74% of Washington high schools

Summary

Capital High School is a public high school serving approximately 1,322 students in grades 9-12 within the Olympia School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top quarter of Washington high schools.

The school has a notable strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly exceeds both district and state averages, but faces a clear challenge in mathematics, where its performance lags behind the Olympia School District average and its sister school, Olympia High School. This performance gap within the same district is striking, as Olympia High School ranks in the state's top 10%, while Capital ranks in the 74th percentile, despite Capital having higher per-student spending.

Capital maintains a strong 90.2% graduation rate, though its dropout rate is the highest among the district's comprehensive high schools. The school serves a student population with a higher level of economic need than Olympia High School but lower than North Thurston High School. It has shown impressive long-term improvement over the past decade, rising from the 37th to the 74th percentile statewide, positioning it as a solid-performing school between the elite Olympia High School and the more specialized alternative schools in the area.

1,322

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,438

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2707 Conger Ave NW
Olympia, WA 98502-4590

(360) 596-8000

District: Olympia School District

Feeder schools for Capital High School:

Elementary:	Garfield Elementary School
	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary
	Leland P Brown Elementary
	McLane Elementary School
Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2019 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (56% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Above the Washington median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2019) to 74th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

Washington avg48%

115^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Olympia School District

46^th of 247Olympia School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	115 of 438	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	107 of 437	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	88 of 442	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	55 of 434	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	95 of 455	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	51 of 417	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	64 of 315	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	91 of 301	69.8%	★★★★☆
2016	60.8	130 of 306	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.1	216 of 341	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	74.8	51 of 454	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	75 of 450	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	68.4	84 of 440	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	65 of 423	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	82 of 402	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.1	46 of 396	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	57 of 399	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	65 of 395	83.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.7	45 of 394	88.6%	★★★★☆
2004	86.0	35 of 390	91.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	18 of 80	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	53 of 89	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.1	10 of 111	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	44.1	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	107 of 119	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	76 of 113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	59 of 118	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	32 of 124	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	59 of 136	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	34 of 121	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	73.8	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	96 of 350	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	104 of 347	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	96 of 357	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	53 of 368	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	105 of 390	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	51 of 243	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.4	49 of 248	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	33 of 261	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	36 of 278	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	27 of 241	88.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	86.8	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	166 of 355	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	143 of 356	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	98 of 362	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	30 of 370	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	59.4	119 of 392	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	23 of 227	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	106 of 359	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	87 of 362	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	70 of 358	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	51 of 363	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	77 of 395	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	38 of 355	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	39 of 170	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.1	87 of 161	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	79 of 166	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	64 of 179	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	57 of 195	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	42 of 163	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	27 of 91	70.3%	★★★★☆

Non-Binary

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2024	18.3	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	87 of 130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	106 of 212	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	54 of 139	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	97 of 373	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	74 of 374	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	76 of 379	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	41 of 390	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	116 of 413	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	60 of 382	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	67 of 222	69.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2019)93rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)80th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)65th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2023)34th percentile-46 vs school

Non-Binary (2025)25th percentile-49 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+18 vs state

Science54%+5 vs state

Math42%~ state avg

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Our son has high functioning autism and has had full support from every staff member he has encountered at this school, he is getting A's in mainstream classes and working on social goals, he is in his Junior Year and already prepared for college. The staff is very caring and communicates with parents very well. The staff really know and care about my son. It was a relief when he started attending this school they have made everything easier for us as parents and have made our son very successful both academically and socially. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capital High School	Public	9-12	2707 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-8000	1,322	63	21.0	37.7%	740 (56.0%)	71 (5.4%)	207 (15.7%)	74 (5.6%)	19 (1.4%)	9 (0.7%)	143 (10.8%)	68.6	115^th of 438 public high schools	73.7%		70.8	107^th of 437 public high schools	75.5%	8	54.4	54.4	71.3	71.3	42.4	42.4	$17,438	$574	$16,864
Avanti High School	Public	9-12	1113 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7900	167	9	17.7	31.1%	107 (64.1%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.8%)	58.6	164^th of 438 public high schools	62.6%		81.7	64^th of 437 public high schools	85.4%	100	30.8	30.8	88.0	88.0	40.0	40.0	$13,737	$556	$13,181
Thurs County Juvenile Det/Tumwater West E	Public	6-12	2801 32nd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-3198	5	1	5.0		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$27,925	$3,742	$24,183
Touchstone	Public	6-12	2010 N Puget St	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6100	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$39,453	$5,896	$33,557
Olympia High School	Public	9-12	1302 North St SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7000	1,901	83	22.9	22.7%	1,132 (59.5%)	44 (2.3%)	226 (11.9%)	203 (10.7%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	199 (10.5%)	91.5	29^th of 438 public high schools	93.4%		91.8	34^th of 437 public high schools	92.2%	5	80.9	80.9	81.1	81.1	54.7	54.7	$16,028	$388	$15,640
Education Service District 113 Consortium Reengagement Program	Public, Magnet	11-12	6005 Tyee Dr. SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Capital Region Education Service District 113	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 464-6700	344	0			194 (56.4%)	8 (2.3%)	86 (25.0%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.3%)								(n/a)
Tumwater High School	Public	9-12	700 Israel Road	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7600	1,117	52	21.3	30.6%	779 (69.7%)	33 (3.0%)	171 (15.3%)	28 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	98 (8.8%)	60.6	147^th of 438 public high schools	66.4%		67.2	119^th of 437 public high schools	72.8%	28	35.3	35.3	81.2	81.2	42.6	42.6	$16,050	$274	$15,776
New Market Skills Center	Public	11-12	7299 New Market Street SW	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 570-4500	86	2	50.5	15.1%	47 (54.7%)	4 (4.7%)	16 (18.6%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	3 (3.5%)	12 (14.0%)								(n/a)							$16,979	$393	$16,586
New Market High School	Public	10-12	7299 New Market Street SW	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 570-4500	61	2	30.5	34.4%	42 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)	33.3	33.3					$14,439	$274	$14,166
Cascadia High School	Public	8-12	7299 New Market St SW Bldg E	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7760	134	6	23.0	56.0%	89 (66.4%)	5 (3.7%)	22 (16.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.9%)	13.6	392^nd of 438 public high schools	10.5%		4.4	432^nd of 437 public high schools	1.1%	40	31.0	31.0	40.0	40.0	13.3	13.3	$14,063	$274	$13,789

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital High School

What schools feed into Capital High School?

Capital High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Garfield Elementary School
Elementary : Julia Butler Hansen Elementary
Elementary : Leland P Brown Elementary
Elementary : McLane Elementary School
Middle : Jefferson Middle School
Middle : Thurgood Marshall Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Capital High School?

Students at Capital High School are 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Not Specified, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Capital High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,322 students attended Capital High School.

What district is Capital High School in?

Olympia School District

Is Capital High School a good school?

Capital High School ranks 115^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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