Port Townsend High School - Port Townsend, Washington/WA

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Port Townsend High School

1500 Van Ness St, Port Townsend, WA, 98368-6346 -

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Definition of Terms

Port Townsend High School

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Jefferson County, WA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

607 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 2 students

Grade 9 - 172 students

Grade 10 - 154 students

Grade 11 - 145 students

Grade 12 - 134 students

This School

(WA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:22

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WA) School Average

% American Indian	3%	7%
% Asian	4%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	8%
% Black	2%	9%
% White	88%	70%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(WA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Port Townsend School District

This School's Agency

(WA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	8
Number of Students Managed	1,633 students	3,018 students
District Total Revenue	$14,632,000	$25,997,000
District Expenditure	$13,203,000	$24,781,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,960	$8,614
District Expenditure / Student	$8,085	$8,211

Union Pumpkin Fest To Launch With Catapult Competition (The Kitsap Sun)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 01:02:24 am
UNION — Catapults are being built in area high school shop classes to compete in a pumpkin catapult competition in Union as part of the launch of the Union Pumpkin Festival that takes place from Wednesday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 1. The catapult competition begins at 1 p.m. on Oct. 31. High school shop students from Shelton, North Mason, South Kitsap, Central Kitsap, North Kitsap ...
NK Viking Volleyball to 'Dig Pink' with Breast Cancer Drive (The Kitsap Sun)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 05:32:44 pm
NK Viking Volleyball to "Dig Pink" By Poulsbo Life staff North Kitsap High School's varsity volleyball team will host a "Dig Pink" match to raise funds and spread awareness of breast cancer research. The match against Port Townsend High School will start at 6:15 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the NK gym. Both teams will wear pink jerseys. Fans and visitors also are encouraged to wear pink that night ...

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Port Townsend High School is located in Port Townsend, Washington, USA. PTHS is the only accredited secondary educational institution in the Port Townsend School District #50. Port Townsend High School has been accredited by the State of Washington and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. It serves students from grades 9 to 12, and has a total enrolment of 550 students .
The first class graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1891 and was composed of six women..
Academics
Port Townsend High School has 32 faculty members. In the 2007-2008 school year, the student to teacher ratio was 16 students per teacher. Faculty had an average 14 years of teaching experience, and more than half had graduate degrees. The dropout rate is 3.5%, less than the state average.
Activities
Drama
Port Townsend High School has an active drama program, whose production of A Musical Fable in 2008 won Special Honors for Educational Impact at the 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Athletics
PTHS is a class 2A school in the Olympic League.The Redskins recent State Championship came in baseball in 2004. Also, boy's soccer finished 4th in 2005.The 2007-2008 Redskins boys basketball team won the Class 2A/3A Olympic League championship with a 15-1 league record and a 19-1 regular season mark. They won the Class 2A West Central District title, earning the teams first state berth since 2002.Port Townsend advanced to the state semifinals before finishing in sixth place with a 23-3 overall season record.
Notable alumni
Horace Winslow McCurdy (1915)
Kyle Hove, member of the band New Faces
Conor Sisk, member of the band New Faces
Nico Janssen, member of the band New Faces
External links
Port Townsend School District Home Page

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