Tumwater High School

Posted: June 4, 2025

This school has a reputation for great athletics. However, the sportsmanship demonstrated in the community is lacking. They publicly make fun of and shame members of the LGBTQ community.

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Posted: July 25, 2024

A really great school with teachers who communicate to us every week.

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Posted: November 29, 2022

I spent two school years at Tumwater High School, my junior and senior years, and it was not a nice time in my life, in fact, one of my most disappointing times. Besides the purpose of only getting an education and leaving, I went through rejection and discrimination by most of the students in this school for both years, and my senior year was the worst by far, especially towards the end when I was ready to graduate. What happened is that too many female students reported overreacted and false harassment claims against me, and I was treated as a stalker, but I never meant harm to anyone at all. Even if there were certain students that liked me as a friend, they still forgot about me and left me on my own, and I still am alone. I cannot the believe the degree of hate, carelessness, discrimination, and distrust that I've received in this school, because I must have been disrespected and misjudged countless times over a period of these two years, and these thoughts of people giving hate towards me is still bothering me today, because I have spent my life alone around people who don't care about me. I've never deserved to be treated unfairly with so much disregard, because at least someone would care that I need a friend. The humiliating part is that no other students at this school were confronted and manipulated by students and security other than me, but the truth was that I was only an innocent student who wanted to make a friend with someone that I loved and perhaps to have a relationship last, but nobody cared or even noticed that I was lonely and disregarded, they never did.
I even attended South Puget Sound Community College for five months, and it was not any different, because the behavior that I saw from the students, teachers, and security was the same as it was in the high school, the nervousness that I could harass the female students, when all that I've done was talk to them normally, and when they asked me to respect their boundaries, I did, and when they thought that I was too overbearing, I left them alone and never talked to them again. The security in both the high school and the college were against me heavily, and I was not even entitled to any defense from the way I was discriminated. I deserve an apology from everyone who treated me unfairly, because I need a sense of companionship after the rejection and hostility that I've gone through for so many years. I would be happiest that I ever was in my life if someone would care about me.

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Posted: September 8, 2019

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Posted: September 8, 2019

Excellent teachers, caring, approachable. Receptive to parent feedback. Listen to students and individualize their approach to each student which is more than I expected from them but have been pleasantly surprised. Great leadership. Several varsity and JV sports , a great football team and fun Friday’s at the stadium when they have home games. AP classes available for interested kids and just a great place to be and to learn. Phenomenal school overall and we are lucky we live in this school district :)

Posted: July 3, 2019

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Posted: July 3, 2019

Our child has had an wonderful experience at Tumwater High School. We are so proud of the education he learned in the classroom and on the field.

Posted: July 3, 2019

Not the biggest fan of the 90/10 grading system. I feel more emphasis should be placed on participation in class & homework.

Posted: July 3, 2019

Teachers are amazingly supportive of the children. Very responsive to parents.

Posted: July 3, 2019

The core values of Tumwater are taught and learned by the overwhelming participation of the community.

Posted: July 3, 2019

Mr. Broome is exceptional! He truly has a passion for his school!

Posted: June 22, 2019

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Posted: June 22, 2019

Has been a blessing for our kids. Academics, Music, and sports are all highly supported.

Posted: June 22, 2019

Posted: March 19, 2019

Poor experience. Kids fall through the cracks and a lot of teachers don’t seem to care.

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Posted: April 29, 2015

Outstanding climate and culture. Devoted staff. Admin friendly and purposeful. I had two kids graduate from THS. Committed to a cycle of improvement. Athletics and activities first class.

Posted: January 17, 2015

My daughter LOVES her teachers at this school but she says the mentality of the other students is bizarre. This area is fairly "run down" and there's a lot of discrepancy between socioeconomic groups. My daughter's complaints are the students in this area come off as very conservative, close-minded, and extremely misogynistic. Tumwater HS teachers are amazing so if your kiddo is strong enough to ignore his/her peers, Tumwater HS is great. It's just unfortunate they got rid of their Japanese language program (which is one of the reasons we had moved to the area).

Posted: November 18, 2013

Wow - my child is only in the 4th grade, but there appears to be some concerning issues that need to be addressed. I hope the administration is paying attention to this feedback! P.S. I had to 'rate' this school just to get my review posted.

Posted: June 15, 2013

I really hate this school. The academics are great and all, but the environment sucks! People are mean, and cruel to one another, people call each other gay, and they threaten each other, it's full of cruel people who just hate everyone. If you are anything below "popular" then you get picked on. DO NOT GO HERE!!!!

Posted: April 10, 2013

If this was just based on academics and athletics, I would rate the school a 5/5. The teachers genuinely care for the students and are usually available outside of class time. The Honors and Accelerated teachers are particularly talented. All of the athletic coaches are great. I've participated in soccer and cross country. Both of the sports had a positive impact (soccer not as much) on the students involved. We aren't the best team in the district, but we definitely have strong school spirit. The reason I gave this a 3/5 is because the social environment is pretty hostile considering how great everything else is. If you are a quiet and shy person then you will automatically be excluded from higher social classes (which it's like with most high schools). What sets this apart from most high schools is, as an other student already stated, the lack of diversity is appalling. If you don't fit in as a "jock", jokester, or try-hard (someone who does everything perfectly) then you're automatically excluded from most groups. Almost all the students are Republican Christians, which makes it hard for LGBT students. There is a lot of hate from the students you would least expect.

Posted: March 23, 2011

Tumwater High School is filled with many strong and talented teachers that make sure that their students understand the material. A few exceptions here and there, but overall any average or hardworking student should be able to graduate with a adequate grasp of the material they have learned over the past four years. Another great policy implemented in 2009 was CORE/FLEX. This policy forces students with any grades below a "C" to use a 30-minute passing period to catch up on their homework. On the surface, it sounds harsh, but with it Tumwater has effectively decreased the number of failing students. However, a crippling flaw of Tumwater is its lack of diversity, both ethnically and spiritually. There a very few minorities here, and almost everyone is a Christian. The political environment is very conservative. The school (or district) doesn't seem to know its priorities when it comes to spending money, as the Performing Arts Center is, quite frankly, pathetic. The indoor theater itself makes the school look underfunded. The majority of the computers found here are frustratingly slow, and clearly need to be replaced. Aesthetically, Tumwater High School looks very aged.

Posted: December 16, 2010

We are new to the public school system having home schooled most of the kids school life. Kids are 10th and 11th graders. We are a military family and live on base and selected THS and attend as "out of district". THS is a pleasant atmosphere for learning and the kids are excelling. They have good academics. The kids are in AP classes and honors. A really rigorous schedule. They also participate in Choir, and drama, which are excellent performances. I'm very pleased about THS. BTW, THS are the State Champs in AA Football. Hoorah!

Posted: December 12, 2010

I am shocked to see all of the negative posts on here! I graduated spring of 2010 and was very happy with the school. I was new my freshman year and it was not hard at all to make friends. If you are shy play a fall sport to meet people. The administration was great, most of the teachers were also good. NOT a lot of drugs (compared to other schools in the area). Great school.