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Shelton High School

Public Grades 9-12

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 24% of Washington high schools

Summary

Shelton High School is a public high school serving about 1,455 students in grades 9-12 in the Shelton School District, a community where a majority of students face economic challenges.

The school has a clear strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency exceeds both the district and state averages, but it faces significant struggles in mathematics, with proficiency rates far below average. Despite these academic challenges, Shelton High consistently achieves graduation rates higher than both its district and the state, suggesting strong support systems to help students earn their diplomas. Compared to nearby schools like Capital High School in the higher-performing Olympia School District, Shelton's lower test scores, particularly in math, highlight how broader district and community factors can influence school performance.

Within its own Shelton School District, Shelton High is the main high school and performs better than alternatives like Choice Middle and High School. The school spends more per student than some neighbors like North Mason Senior High School and has a lower student-teacher ratio, but it still grapples with a high dropout rate. Performance for specific student groups has been volatile year-to-year, indicating a need for consistent support strategies.

1,455

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,599

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3737 Shelton Springs Rd.
Shelton, WA 98584-9199

(360) 426-4471

District: Shelton School District

Feeder schools for Shelton High School:

Elementary:	Bordeaux Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	Mountain View Elementary
Middle:	Oakland Bay Junior High School
	Olympic Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.4%

Hispanic:

37.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg28%

Washington avg48%

335^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

207^th of 247Shelton 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	26.1	335 of 438	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	349 of 437	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	325 of 442	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	336 of 434	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	337 of 455	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	336 of 417	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	237 of 315	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	202 of 301	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	244 of 341	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.9	249 of 454	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.2	254 of 450	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	251 of 440	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	241 of 423	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	251 of 402	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	235 of 396	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.5	269 of 399	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	214 of 395	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.0	224 of 394	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.8	236 of 390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	271 of 350	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	316 of 347	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	286 of 357	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	307 of 368	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	306 of 390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	286 of 358	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	198 of 243	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	243 of 248	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	220 of 249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	242 of 261	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	267 of 278	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	120 of 156	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	296 of 355	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	316 of 356	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	260 of 362	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	321 of 370	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	300 of 392	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	299 of 344	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	175 of 227	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	290 of 359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	274 of 362	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	276 of 358	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	288 of 363	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	293 of 395	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	307 of 355	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	196 of 254	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	158 of 170	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	104 of 161	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	125 of 179	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	100 of 195	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.0	156 of 163	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	79 of 91	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	39.5	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	43.6	108 of 212	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	301 of 373	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	297 of 374	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	303 of 379	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	303 of 390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	305 of 413	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	314 of 382	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	189 of 222	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)49th percentile+23 vs school

Native American (2023)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science36%-13 vs state

Math17%-26 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 5, 2022

SHS is an extremely low-achieving school. Teachers disrespect students and discourage them from aspiring to anything higher than their limited view of what students from Shelton are capable of. The facilities, textbooks, etc. are in poor condition, and students struggle with basic reading and math. 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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Shelton High School	Public	9-12	3737 Shelton Springs Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-4471	1,455	77	18.8	58.4%	704 (48.4%)	18 (1.2%)	542 (37.3%)	10 (0.7%)	52 (3.6%)	9 (0.6%)	107 (7.4%)	26.1	335^th of 438 public high schools	23.5%		23.3	349^th of 437 public high schools	20.1%	14		36.3	36.3		54.6	54.6	16.6	16.6	$19,599	$1,194	$18,405
Cedar High School	Public	9-12	937 W Alpine Way	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7664	100	7	13.8	51.0%	72 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	46.4	224^th of 438 public high schools	48.9%		46.2	225^th of 437 public high schools	48.5%	1		69.2	69.2		33.3	33.3			$27,507	$1,194	$26,313
Choice Middle and High School	Public	7-12	807 W. Pine St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-7664	217	11	20.6	59.4%	123 (56.7%)	2 (0.9%)	60 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)	23.5		15.6	29.4	40.9	33.3			$24,237	$1,230	$23,007
Mason County Detention Center	Public	7-12	411 N. 5th St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7664	1	1	1.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$70,961	$4,899	$66,061
Shelton Open Doors	Public	9-12	Sound Learning	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-9733	22	0		45.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$10,001	$1,194	$8,807
Garrett Heyns High School	Public	8-12	2321 W Dayton Airport Rd	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Centralia College	No	No	No	No	(360) 427-4674	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelton High School

What is the racial makeup of Shelton High School?

Students at Shelton High School are 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Shelton High School in?

Shelton School District

Is Shelton High School a good school?

Shelton High School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Washington high schools.

What schools feed into Shelton High School?

Shelton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bordeaux Elementary School
Elementary : Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Middle : Oakland Bay Junior High School
Middle : Olympic Middle School

How many students attend Shelton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,455 students attended Shelton High School.

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