Touchstone
Olympia · WA · Olympia School District · Public · K-12 combined
At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Touchstone compares for families
What families should know about Touchstone.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E, Mason County Detention Center, Oakridge Group Home and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E Tumwater |
Public | 4.1 | 5 | — |
| Mason County Detention Center Shelton |
Public | 14.7 | 1 | — |
| Oakridge Group Home Lakewood |
Public | 17.6 | 3 | — |
| Re-Entry High School Lakewood |
Public | 16.4 | 5 | — |
| Special Education Services/relife Lakewood |
Public | 18.5 | — | — |
| Garrett Heyns High School Shelton |
Public | 18.9 | — | — |
| Northwest Career and Technical High School Lakewood |
Public | 19.9 | — | — |
| Transition Day Students Lakewood |
Public | 17.5 | 7 | — |