Best High Schools in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
11 ranked · 19 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
High Schools (11 ranked)
11 official · 8 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #63 | #72 (WA)HS#1 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #78 | #84 (WA)HS#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #34 | #110 (WA)HS#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| River Ridge High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #173 | #141 (WA)HS#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Thurston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #100 | #146 (WA)HS#5 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| A G West Black Hills High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #77 | #157 (WA)HS#6 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Rainier Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #122 | #177 (WA)HS#7 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Tenino High SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #150 | #179 (WA)HS#8 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Yelm High School 12Neighborhood | Yelm School District | #157 | #231 (WA)HS#9 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Washington Connections Academy GoldendaleNeighborhood | Goldendale School District | #227 | #267 (WA)HS#10 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Timberline High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #171 | #272 (WA)HS#11 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Unranked (8 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Avanti High School | Olympia School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program | Capital Region ESD 113 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Envision Career Academy | North Thurston Public Schools | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| H.e.a.r.t. High School | Rochester School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| New Market High School | Tumwater School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| New Market Skills Center | Tumwater School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Rochester High School | Rochester School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Yelm Extension School | Yelm School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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