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Friday Harbor High School

Public Grades 9-12
60th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 396 Washington High Schools
Better than 85% of Washington high schools
Summary

Friday Harbor High School is a public grades 9–12 school on San Juan Island in the San Juan Island School District, serving 255 students in a small island community in northwest Washington. The school has a four-star rating and ranked 60th of 396 Washington high schools in 2025–26, placing it at the 85th percentile statewide. Its student-teacher ratio was 17.1:1, and 41.18% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic results are strongest in English language arts. In 2025–26, 75.38% of students met standards in ELA, compared with 52.81% statewide, while math proficiency was 53.85%, above the state’s 43.11%. Science proficiency was 50.91%, essentially equal to Washington’s 50.95%, so science appears less consistent than the other subjects. The school’s 93.0% graduation rate in 2024–25 was well above both the district’s 83.3% and the state’s 82.6%. Results have varied by year—especially in math and science—but the latest data show a strong rebound in math after a 28.57% result in 2024–25.

Compared with nearby island schools, Orcas Island High School and Lopez Middle High School, Friday Harbor generally has stronger recent academic and graduation results, although those schools differ in size and grade span. Anacortes High School is the strongest nearby competitor: it ranked at the 96th percentile and exceeded Friday Harbor in ELA, math, science, and graduation rate. Friday Harbor nevertheless offers a strong overall profile, combining above-state achievement, favorable subgroup effectiveness results, and consistently high graduation outcomes.

255
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,298
Per pupil spending ?
41.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 45 Blair Avenue
       Friday Harbor, WA  98250

(360) 378-5215

District: San Juan Island School District


Feeder schools for Friday Harbor High School:

Elementary:    Friday Harbor Elementary School
Middle:    Friday Harbor Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
74.1%
Hispanic:
19.2%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2011 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Washington average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Washington high schools
✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2011
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school65%
District avg53%
Washington avg48%
60th of 396
Washington public high schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2019
From top 24% (2019) to top 15% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
34th of 238San Juan Island 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202680.060 of 39684.8%★★★★☆
202562.9139 of 43868.3%★★★☆☆
202488.047 of 43789.2%★★★★☆
202386.747 of 44289.4%★★★★☆
202280.864 of 43485.3%★★★★☆
202163.5137 of 45569.9%★★★★☆
201971.2101 of 41775.8%★★★★☆
201374.652 of 45488.5%★★★★☆
201277.533 of 45092.7%★★★★★
201175.739 of 44091.1%★★★★★
201080.359 of 42386.1%★★★★☆
200986.529 of 40292.8%★★★★★
200873.190 of 39677.3%★★★★☆
200752.7225 of 39943.6%★★☆☆☆
200681.253 of 39586.6%★★★★☆
200586.830 of 39492.4%★★★★★
200488.026 of 39093.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202668.990 of 30970.9%★★★★☆
202578.159 of 35083.1%★★★★☆
202487.239 of 34788.8%★★★★☆
202389.431 of 35791.3%★★★★★
202268.9100 of 36872.8%★★★★☆
202166.0107 of 39072.6%★★★★☆
201983.639 of 35889.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202257.290 of 26165.5%★★★☆☆
202133.0181 of 27834.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202666.788 of 32572.9%★★★★☆
202555.2141 of 35560.3%★★★☆☆
202493.611 of 35696.9%★★★★★
202391.217 of 36295.3%★★★★★
202283.139 of 37089.5%★★★★☆
202167.983 of 39278.8%★★★★☆
201959.1116 of 34466.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202665.7103 of 32668.4%★★★☆☆
202546.8189 of 35947.4%★★☆☆☆
202485.547 of 36287.0%★★★★☆
202384.442 of 35888.3%★★★★☆
202286.042 of 36388.4%★★★★☆
202158.9137 of 39565.3%★★★☆☆
201954.1157 of 35555.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202566.529 of 12777.2%★★★★☆
202161.345 of 21278.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202670.183 of 31974.0%★★★★☆
202557.6145 of 37361.1%★★★☆☆
202487.338 of 37489.8%★★★★★
202386.736 of 37990.5%★★★★★
202283.743 of 39089.0%★★★★☆
202169.2106 of 41374.3%★★★★☆
201970.399 of 38274.1%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2025)77th percentile+9 vs school
White (2026)74th percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-12 vs school
Female (2026)71st percentile-14 vs school
Male (2026)68th percentile-16 vs school
Hispanic (2022)66th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts75%+23 vs state
Math54%+11 vs state
Science51%~ state avg

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Friday Harbor High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Friday Harbor Elementary School
Middle : Friday Harbor Middle School

Friday Harbor High School ranks 60th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Friday Harbor High School.

Students at Friday Harbor High School are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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