Healthy Youth Survey
Healthy Youth Survey, Helping Washington’s students thrive and lead healthier, happier lives.
- The survey shows trends over time and helps parents, schools, and communities address issues impacting youth.
- Schools and districts get reports of their results – helping them understand their students’ needs.
- About 200,000 students in grades 6 -12 across the state take the survey every two years.
- Participation is voluntary and anonymous.
- Free for schools in Washington State.
Latest Updates
HYS 2025 Updates: Registration for the 2025 Health Youth Survey (HYS) will open in the coming weeks. We apologize for the delay. The HYS will be administered in October 2025 and registration will be open until June 30th. Once registration is open, details will be posted on the HYS 2025 Information page and the Survey Coordinator Portal (login required) on the Resources tab.
Press Release:2023 Healthy Youth Survey results offer signs of hope and resiliency among Washington students
Watch the new HYS video about the collaborative effort to assess and improve lives of Washington's youth.
The Healthy Youth Survey
- The Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Health, the Health Care Authority - Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, and the Liquor and Cannabis Board.
- The Healthy Youth Survey provides important survey results about the health of adolescents in Washington. Schools, school districts, local health jurisdiction, county prevention coordinators, community mobilization coalitions, community public health and safety networks, and others use this information to guide policy and programs that serve youth.
More than 215,000 students participated in the 2023 HYS.
About 873 schools participated in the 2023 HYS.
Students from schools in all 39 counties participated in the 2023 HYS.