Gravity High School
Tel:
(360)426-1200
- Gravity High School serves 391 students in grades 11-13.
- The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is ≥80% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 61%) for the 2016-17 school year.
- Gravity High School placed in the top 1% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is , and reading proficiency is top 20%) for the 2016-17 school year.
- Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Washington state average of 46%.
Top Placements
Gravity High School places among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:
- Category Attribute
- Reading Language/Arts Proficiency Highest reading language/arts proficiency (Top 20%)
School Overview
- Gravity High School's student population of 391 students has grown by 19% over five school years.
| School Type | Alternative school / Magnet School |
| Grades Offered | Grades 11-13 |
| Total Students | 391 students |
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| Total Classroom Teachers | n/a |
| Students by Grade |  |
School Comparison
- Gravity High School is ranked within the top 1% of all 0 schools in Washington (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2016-17 school year.
- The diversity score of Gravity High School is 0.45, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.64. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data | This School | State Level (WA) |
| Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) (16-17) | ≥80% | 61% |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | n/a | 18:1 |
| American Indian | 5% | 1% |
| Asian | 1% | 8% |
| Hispanic | 17% | 23% |
| Black | 4% | 4% |
| White | 72% | 54% |
| Hawaiian | 1% | 1% |
| All Ethnic Groups |  |  |
| Diversity Score | 0.45 | 0.64 |
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| Graduation Rate | ≤1% | 82% |
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| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | Capital Region ESD 113 School District | |
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, WA Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
- The nearest high school to Gravity High School is Tumwater High School (0.7 miles away)
- The nearest middle school, elementary school is Tumwater Middle School (0.4 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Olympia Tumwater Middle School Grades: 6-8 | 711 students
0.4 miles
6335 Littlerock Road Sw
Olympia, WA 98512
(360)709-7500 0.4 6-8 711 - Olympia Peter G Schmidt Elementary School Grades: K-5 | 596 students
0.6 miles
237 Dennis Street Se
Olympia, WA 98501
(360)709-7200 0.6 K-5 596 - Olympia Tumwater High School Grades: 9-12 | 1257 students
0.7 miles
700 Israel Road
Olympia, WA 98501
(360)709-7600 0.7 9-12 1257 - Olympia Michael T Simmons Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 699 students
0.8 miles
1205 2nd Avenue Sw
Olympia, WA 98512
(360)709-7100 0.8 PK-5 699 - Olympia New Market High School Alternative School
Grades: 10-12 | 74 students
0.9 miles
7299 New Market Street Sw
Olympia, WA 98501
(360)570-4500 0.9 10-12 74
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