Rochester High School
19800 Carper Rd Sw, Rochester, WA, 98579-8601 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Rochester High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Thurston County, WA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 569 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 28 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 157 students
Grade 10 - 156 students
Grade 11 - 140 students
Grade 12 - 116 students
This School
(WA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:20 1:21
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(WA) School Average
% American Indian 5% 6%
% Asian 1% 6%
% Hispanic 9% 12%
% Black 1% 5%
% White 85% 69%
Additional Student Information
This School
(WA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 24% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 2% 1%
School Performance:
(WA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Rochester School District
This School's Agency
(WA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 5
Number of Students Managed 2,309 students 1,985 students
District Total Revenue $18,098,000 $16,541,000
District Expenditure $17,680,000 $16,470,000
District Revenue / Student $7,838 $8,333
District Expenditure / Student $7,657 $8,297
District Graduation Rates 75% 88%
In the News:
  • Metamora experience ‘way cool’ for Rockets, heartbreak and all (The State Journal-Register)
    posted on November 23, 2009 at 06:11:40 am
    Dave Kane column: The sun came up Sunday morning in Rochester — literally, at least — for players, coaches and followers of the Rochester High School Rockets football team.  And in time, Steve Taft believes, the sun also will come back out figuratively, too. When you’re like a proud parent when a fledgling football program take its first baby steps, you can put a heartbreaking final-four playoff ...
  • Leonard, Rochester go for broke, come up short (The State Journal-Register)
    posted on November 22, 2009 at 07:41:59 am
    METAMORA — At least two factors weighed into Rochester High School’s decision to go for the victory in regulation instead of simply trying to force overtime in the Rockets’ Class 4A semifinal playoff game against Metamora. But after they came up short in a 41-40 loss Saturday, there was no second-guessing on either side.
  • 2 little, 2 late for Rochester (The State Journal-Register)
    posted on November 22, 2009 at 01:11:29 am
    METAMORA — Sean Robinson concluded an all-state football career with more than 3,700 yards passing and 2,400 yards rushing for the Rochester High School Rockets. But the Metamora Redbirds’ defense rose up Saturday and denied Robinson one more precious yard that would have sent the Rockets to Champaign.
  • The Day in History, Nov. 21 (Post-Bulletin)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 03:08:30 pm
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  • Metamora stands in way of Rockets’ quest for Champaign (The State Journal-Register)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 06:11:37 am
    If the Rochester High School Rockets are one of two Class 4A football teams still standing after today’s semifinal battles, coach Derek Leonard will say his team definitely earned its way to the first state championship appearance in school history.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (98579)
School Zip (98579)
(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 9,793 people 5,781,196 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 29%
Population Average Age 34 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $41,961 $46,419
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 28 years old 37 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (98579)


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% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 64% / 36%
School Map:
1. Maple Lane School - 213 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
2. H.e.a.r.t. High School - 12 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
3. Centralia High School - 1100 students - 5.7 mi. away - view location
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