Summary
Orting High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Orting, Washington, with 876 students in the Orting School District. The school serves a moderately diverse, economically mixed community, with 36.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its 21.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio is lower than that of most nearby comprehensive high schools, and spending was relatively high at $16,046 per student. Even so, the school ranked at the 40th percentile among Washington high schools in 2025–2026, below most nearby comparison schools.
Completion is a clear strength. In 2024–2025, Orting’s graduation rate was 93.9%, well above Washington’s 82.6% and higher than nearby Puyallup High School, Sumner High School, Gov John Rogers High School, and Emerald Ridge High School. Its 4.3% dropout rate was also substantially below the state’s 9.8%. Academic results are more mixed: 54.63% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, slightly above the state average of 52.81%, while science proficiency was 45.37%, just below the state. Mathematics is the main concern, with only 20.49% proficient compared with 43.11% statewide and 36.78% districtwide. This was lower than every nearby comprehensive school with reported results, including Bonney Lake High School and White River High School.
The school’s recent ranking decline reflects persistent math weakness and a notable ELA drop from the low 60% range in prior years. Parents may therefore see a school that is effective at keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate, but that needs stronger academic consistency. The most important questions involve math instruction, course sequencing, intervention, and support for students who are falling behind. Orting’s English Language Learner subgroup is a notable bright spot, ranking at the 95th percentile statewide for effectiveness. Other subgroup outcomes are more uneven, suggesting that student support is not equally successful across all groups. Overall, Orting’s strongest features are graduation, dropout prevention, staffing, and ELL support; its central improvement priority is raising mathematics achievement while reversing the recent ELA decline.
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