Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · WA
Olympia School District — Decoded Rankings
17 of 20 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 5,649
- Free/reduced lunch
- 37.2%
- Avg SES index
- 69.1
- State
- WA
Schools in Olympia School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (15 ranked)
15 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #310 | #152 (WA)plausibly #126–211#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #278 | #205 (WA)plausibly #91–381#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #525 | #396 (WA)plausibly #206–631#10 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| McKenny ElementaryNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #411 | #543 (WA)plausibly #253–785#14 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Madison Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #647 | #556 (WA)plausibly #300–836#15 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Boston Harbor ElementaryNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #242 | #653 (WA)plausibly #384–953#20 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | ||
| Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #731 | #680 (WA)plausibly #453–865#22 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #561 | #688 (WA)plausibly #419–945#23 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Centennial ElementaryNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #237 | #728 (WA)plausibly #554–1014#25 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #365 | #837 (WA)plausibly #566–1124#31 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #247 | #906 (WA)plausibly #597–1197#33 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Leland P Brown ElementaryNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #826 | #930 (WA)plausibly #774–1073#34 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #1104 | #1123 (WA)plausibly #757–1355#40 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| McLane Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #871 | #1286 (WA)plausibly #1159–1342#51 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Julia Butler Hansen ElementaryNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #866 | #1334 (WA)plausibly #1153–1427#54 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Olympia Regional Learning Academy | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (2 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #78 | #84 (WA)HS#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhoodOlympia School District | #34 | #110 (WA)HS#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 1Outperforming Expectations
- 2Strong by Both Measures
- 5High Scores, Context Matters
- 6Typical Profile
- 1Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 63.3 | 50 | 13.3 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 57.5 | 50 | 7.5 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -3.3 | 0 | Schools lose 3.3 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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