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Olympia High School

Personal excellence and responsible citizenship

School Performance Report

About Our School

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Olympia High School is described as one of the oldest public secondary schools in the state. Since its beginning, it has been recognized for quality teaching, strong parent and community support, high student achievement and excellent facilities.

The first Olympia High School was built in 1906-1907, known today as the Washington State Capitol Campus. The second school was built in 1918-1919, located approximately at Capitol Way and 13th Avenue. In 1949, forty acres of the Clover Fields Dairy Farm in Southeast Olympia was purchased by the Olympia School District, which is the location of the current Olympia High School. Construction began on the current site in 1958. Olympia High School has undergone a complete renovation and was rededicated on October 28, 2000. Improvements to the main gym and auxiliary gym were completed in 2017 as part of the February 2016 school improvements bond. Improvements include refinishing and re-striping of wood floors, and the installation of new Light-Emitting Diode (LED) scoreboards.

Matt Grant

Principal

Liz Truesdell

Assistant Principal

Mallory Wilson

Assistant Principal

Dan Casler

Assistant Principal

Ivy Bronemann

Dean of Students
  • The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction School Report Card provides detailed information about each K–12 school, including enrollment, student performance on state assessments and demographic data for students and educators. The data reflects student enrollment as of early October each year.

    This total number DOES NOT provide a complete count of students Full-Time Equivalency (FTE) which districts receive funding.

    Based on the October 2024 enrollment report, there were 1,937 students enrolled at Olympia High School.

    Families, educators and community members can explore these reports to learn more about individual schools and districtwide information for the Olympia School District.

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  • MAP is a district assessment for K-10th-grade students that measures a student's developing skills through a series of questions that adapt to the child’s level of learning. Research on MAP indicates the results are highly accurate. The results help teachers measure growth and determine whether a student may need more support or more challenge.

  • When students finish their MAP Growth test, they receive a number called an RIT score for each area they are tested in (reading, language usage, math, or science). This score represents a student’s achievement level at any given moment and helps measure their academic growth over time. The RIT scale is a stable scale, like feet and inches, that accurately measures student performance, regardless of age, grades, or grade level. Like marking height on a growth chart, and being able to see how tall your child is at various points in time, you can also see how much they have grown between tests.

    The higher the RIT score, the more achievement the student has in the subject. The student's percentile ranking and conditional growth percentile can show how much the student has achieved in comparison with their peers. You can also refer to the Comparative Data to Inform Instructional Decisions to understand how students are performing relative to other students in the same grade level according to our national norms.

    2023-24 Reading   2024-25 Reading
      Our School Our District National Norm   Our School Our District National Norm
    Grade 9 229 229 221   229 229 217
    Grade 10 233 217 225   230 230 218

    2023-24 Math   2024-25 Math
      Our School Our District National Norm   Our School Our District National Norm
    Grade 9 241 241 230   247 244 229
    Grade 10 239 235 232   239 239 229

     

  • The Olympia School District District Operating Budget Financial Report provides an overview of revenues and expenditures for the 2024–25 school year.

    • Click here to visit the 2024-25 District Operating Budget
  • We, the Olympia High School Community, are dedicated to personal excellence and responsible citizenship.

  • We envision a supportive environment that promotes trust, growth, and achievement of the highest standards. We build our capacity for success through leading-edge programs and operations based on continuous improvement. We have a 100 percent commitment to quality and excellence in all things.

  • The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a survey of grade student achievement in core subject areas. NAEP measures what students across the country know and can do in 10 subject areas, including mathematics, reading, writing, and science. Current state-level results may be viewed here.
    To learn more about NAEP, visit this page.

For More Information

If you would like more details about student achievement and demographics, visit the OSPI website and select reports by district or school.

If you would like other information about Olympia High School, please call (360) 596-7000.