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Capital High School

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Capital High School ranks 59 th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 85% of Washington high schools

Summary

Capital High School in Olympia, Washington, is a public grades 9–12 school serving approximately 1,322 students in the Olympia School District, located in an established urban-suburban area about 3.3 miles from Olympia High School. Capital is a relatively large comprehensive high school with a 21:1 student-teacher ratio. It ranks 59th out of 396 Washington high schools, placing it in the 85th percentile statewide and earning a four-star rating—a notable improvement from 115th place and the 74th percentile the previous year.

Academically, Capital’s strongest areas are English language arts and science. In 2025–2026, 70.22% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 63.44% in the district and 52.81% statewide. Science proficiency was 72.86%, above both the district’s 68.27% and the state’s 50.95%, and slightly higher than Olympia High School’s 70.76%. Mathematics is the clearest opportunity for improvement: 40.06% of Capital students were proficient, below the district’s 50.36% and slightly below the state’s 43.11%. By comparison, Olympia High School posted 58.14% in math, while Tumwater High School posted 43.62%.

Capital’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90.2%, well above the statewide 82.6% and close to the district’s 90.6%, although below Tumwater High School’s 96.8%. Its dropout rate was 5.3%, below the state’s 9.8% but slightly above the district’s 4.8%. About 37.67% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher share than at Olympia High School and Tumwater High School, but lower than at North Thurston High School. Overall, Capital offers strong statewide performance, especially in ELA and science; parents may want to look most closely at math achievement, recent graduation trends, and outcomes for students receiving special education services.

1,322

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,068

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Washington high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg59%

Washington avg48%

59^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

42^nd of 238Olympia 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
2026	80.2	59 of 396	85.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	40.5	45 of 81	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	68.2	20 of 104	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	65 of 309	79.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.7	40 of 236	83.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.5	95 of 325	70.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.0	44 of 326	86.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	50.5	52 of 121	57.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	28.9	98 of 144	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	81.1	48 of 319	85.0%	★★★★☆
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

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-14 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-53 vs school

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

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+22 vs state

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Math40%-3 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Math (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	80.2	59^th of 396 public high schools	85.1%		68.6	115^th of 438 public high schools	73.7%	56	72.9	72.9	70.2	70.2	40.1	40.1	$18,068	$687	$17,381
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%)								(n/a)					42.9	42.9	$15,234	$233	$15,001
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)							$43,520	$11,731	$31,790
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)							$73,998	$20,333	$53,665
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%)	91.4	31^st of 396 public high schools	92.2%		91.5	29^th of 438 public high schools	93.4%	2	70.8	70.8	76.3	76.3	58.1	58.1	$16,565	$261	$16,304
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%)	78.9	65^th of 396 public high schools	83.6%		60.6	147^th of 438 public high schools	66.4%	82	53.7	53.7	80.1	80.1	43.6	43.6	$17,241	$312	$16,929
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)							$18,416	$270	$18,146
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)							$14,430	$209	$14,221
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%)	6	388^th of 396 public high schools	2.0%		13.6	392^nd of 438 public high schools	10.5%	4	24.5	24.5	12.5	12.5			$13,391	$209	$13,182

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 59^th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

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