Summary:
Orting High School is the only high school in Orting School District, serving grades 9–12 in the Orting, Washington area. The school enrolls 876 students, has a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1, and reported per-student spending of $16,046 in 2023–24. Because there is only one high school in the district, families cannot compare several local high schools directly; instead, the most useful picture comes from the school’s results over time and comparisons with district and state averages.
The school’s strongest results are in graduation, student persistence, and English language arts. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 93.9%, well above Washington’s 82.6%, while the dropout rate was 4.3%, below the state rate of 9.8%. In 2025–26, 54.63% of students were proficient in English language arts, slightly above the state’s 52.81% and nearly five points above the district. Science proficiency was 45.37%, essentially equal to the district’s 45.57%, although below the state’s 50.95%. These results suggest that many students successfully remain in school and graduate, with ELA representing a relative academic strength.
Math is the clearest area for improvement. Only 20.49% of students were proficient in math in 2025–26, compared with 36.78% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. This created a gap of more than 34 percentage points between math and ELA at the school. All three tested subjects declined from the prior year: ELA fell 6.80 points, math 7.05 points, and science 3.65 points. The school’s ranking also moved from the 49th percentile in 2024–25 to the 40th percentile in 2025–26. Overall, Orting High School offers notably strong completion outcomes and comparatively solid ELA performance, but families should pay particular attention to math support, intervention opportunities, and whether recent academic declines continue.
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