Port Townsend High School
1500 Van Ness St
Port Townsend WA, 98368, Jefferson County
Phone: 360-379-4520
Ranking: 
(108 out of 331, top 33%)*
(108 out of 331, top 33%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Port Townsend School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 437 | 488 | 507 | 514 | 516 | 552 | 550 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 113 | 25.9% | 116 | 23.8% | 112 | 22.1% | 121 | 23.5% | 128 | 24.8% | 98 | 17.8% | 130 | 23.6% |
| Grade 10: | 106 | 24.3% | 110 | 22.5% | 118 | 23.3% | 128 | 24.9% | 98 | 19.0% | 134 | 24.3% | 132 | 24.0% |
| Grade 11: | 94 | 21.5% | 120 | 24.6% | 118 | 23.3% | 108 | 21.0% | 135 | 26.2% | 143 | 25.9% | 157 | 28.5% |
| Grade 12: | 124 | 28.4% | 133 | 27.3% | 124 | 24.5% | 156 | 30.4% | 155 | 30.0% | 177 | 32.1% | 129 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 244 | 55.8% | 249 | 51.0% | 248 | 48.9% | 266 | 51.8% | 255 | 49.4% | 276 | 50.0% | 277 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 193 | 44.2% | 239 | 49.0% | 259 | 51.1% | 248 | 48.2% | 246 | 47.7% | 262 | 47.5% | 262 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 22 | 4.3% | 20 | 3.6% | 25 | 4.5% |
| Asian: | 14 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 22 | 4.3% | 27 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.2% | 29 | 5.3% | 31 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 5.7% | 22 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.5% | 21 | 4.1% | 15 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.0% |
| White: | 363 | 83.1% | 407 | 83.4% | 428 | 84.4% | 433 | 84.2% | 431 | 83.5% | 473 | 85.7% | 460 | 83.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 32.5% | 153 | 31.4% | 164 | 32.3% | 140 | 27.2% | 132 | 25.6% | 110 | 19.9% | 133 | 24.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 9.2% | 36 | 7.4% | 33 | 6.5% | 36 | 7.0% | 49 | 9.5% | 36 | 6.5% | 55 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 22.85 | 22.43 | 20.81 | 20.31 | 19.40 | 20.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 49.3% | 57.4% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 74.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 86.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.1% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56.5% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 55.9% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.2% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.1% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.7% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 32.2% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 45.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 28.4% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.3% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.2% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Port Townsend High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.