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A G West Black Hills High School

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A G West Black Hills High School ranks 84 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 81% of Washington high schools

Summary

A G West Black Hills High School is a public high school serving about 750 students in grades 9-12 within the Tumwater School District, a well-regarded district in the state.

The school is known for its exceptionally strong graduation rates, consistently above 91% and higher than state averages, and for a remarkable "recovery" in the 2024-2025 school year after a significant dip in performance the prior year. Its performance has been volatile compared to more stable nearby schools like Olympia High School. Recent strengths include standout science scores that surpassed both the district and Capital High School, and very strong English scores. However, math proficiency remains an area for improvement, lagging behind the district average.

Compared to its sister school, Tumwater High School, which has more stable rankings and higher graduation rates, Black Hills spends more per student but has seen less consistent results. It significantly outperforms alternative schools in the area like Cascadia High School and New Market High School. The school's performance for different student groups has varied widely from year to year, indicating ongoing efforts to support all learners effectively.

753

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,443

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7741 Littlerock Road SW
Tumwater, WA 98512

(360) 709-7800

District: Tumwater School District

Feeder schools for A G West Black Hills High School:

Elementary:	Black Lake Elementary
	Michael T Simmons Elementary
	Tumwater Hill Elementary
Middle:	Tumwater Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Washington high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

84^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Tumwater School District

65^th of 247Tumwater 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	74.9	84 of 438	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	247 of 437	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	203 of 442	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	152 of 434	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	175 of 455	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	169 of 417	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	84.4	27 of 301	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	32 of 306	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	59.7	111 of 341	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	126 of 454	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	77 of 450	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	56 of 440	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	70 of 423	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	65.3	151 of 402	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.4	62 of 396	84.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	93 of 399	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.0	127 of 395	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.7	89 of 394	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	68.7	116 of 390	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	92 of 124	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	87 of 121	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	73 of 350	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	208 of 347	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	162 of 357	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	115 of 368	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	177 of 390	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	130 of 358	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	110 of 249	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.9	39 of 261	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	166 of 278	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	131 of 241	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.9	24 of 156	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	138 of 355	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	237 of 356	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	251 of 362	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	135 of 370	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	135 of 392	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	118 of 344	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	83 of 359	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	219 of 362	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	202 of 358	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	165 of 363	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	114 of 395	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	177 of 355	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	88 of 170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	105 of 161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	41 of 179	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	86 of 195	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	64 of 163	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.6	28 of 130	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	76 of 212	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	82 of 373	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	36.1	265 of 374	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	263 of 379	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	191 of 390	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	198 of 413	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	171 of 382	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2025)47th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2023)26th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+22 vs state

Science63%+13 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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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 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
A G West Black Hills High School	Public	9-12	7741 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7800	753	33	22.5	31.2%	497 (66.0%)	20 (2.7%)	97 (12.9%)	37 (4.9%)	6 (0.8%)	10 (1.3%)	86 (11.4%)	74.9	84^th of 438 public high schools	80.8%		44	247^th of 437 public high schools	43.5%	163	62.8	62.8	75.6	75.6	40.2	40.2	$17,443	$274	$17,169
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%)	60.6	147^th of 438 public high schools	66.4%		67.2	119^th of 437 public high schools	72.8%	28	35.3	35.3	81.2	81.2	42.6	42.6	$16,050	$274	$15,776
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)							$16,979	$393	$16,586
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)	33.3	33.3					$14,439	$274	$14,166
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%)	13.6	392^nd of 438 public high schools	10.5%		4.4	432^nd of 437 public high schools	1.1%	40	31.0	31.0	40.0	40.0	13.3	13.3	$14,063	$274	$13,789
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)
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
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%)	91.5	29^th of 438 public high schools	93.4%		91.8	34^th of 437 public high schools	92.2%	5	80.9	80.9	81.1	81.1	54.7	54.7	$16,028	$388	$15,640
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A G West Black Hills High School

Is A G West Black Hills High School a good school?

A G West Black Hills High School ranks 84^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend A G West Black Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended A G West Black Hills High School.

What is the racial makeup of A G West Black Hills High School?

Students at A G West Black Hills High School are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is A G West Black Hills High School in?

Tumwater School District

What schools feed into A G West Black Hills High School?

A G West Black Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Black Lake Elementary
Elementary : Michael T Simmons Elementary
Elementary : Tumwater Hill Elementary
Middle : Tumwater Middle School

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