About Our School
Matt Grant, Principal
Liz Cornelius, Assistant Principal
Mallory Wilson, Assistant Principal
Dan Casler, Assistant Principal
Robert Bach, Dean of Students
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.
2024-25 School Data
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.
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
What is the Rasch UnIT (RIT) scale?
When students finish their MAP Growth testOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new window, 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.