Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (56 ranked)
55 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 11 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
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| Mill Pond Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #349 | #123 (WA)#1 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #257 | #153 (WA)#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Aspire Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #298 | #190 (WA)#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| George Bush Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #597 | #206 (WA)#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Littlerock Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #388 | #243 (WA)#5 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Rainier Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #491 | #314 (WA)#6 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #562 | #319 (WA)#7 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #655 | #339 (WA)#8 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #342 | #363 (WA)#9 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Grand Mound ElementaryNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #736 | #383 (WA)#10 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Griffin SchoolNeighborhood | Griffin School District | #400 | #492 (WA)#11 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #170 | #526 (WA)#12 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | — | #494 | Est. #528 (WA)#11 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Evergreen Forest ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #435 | #528 (WA)#13 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Meadows ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #430 | #534 (WA)#14 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Tumwater Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #535 | #548 (WA)#15 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Michael T Simmons ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #409 | #570 (WA)#16 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Yelm Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #795 | #606 (WA)#17 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Rochester Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #863 | #640 (WA)#18 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mountain View ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #754 | #667 (WA)#19 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| McKenny ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #267 | #686 (WA)#20 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Ridgeline Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #786 | #708 (WA)#21 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Yelm Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #677 | #720 (WA)#22 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Tenino Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #699 | #754 (WA)#23 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Woodland ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #553 | #769 (WA)#24 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Madison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #619 | #776 (WA)#25 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lakes Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #369 | #791 (WA)#26 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| South Bay ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #633 | #820 (WA)#27 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Centennial ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #215 | #830 (WA)#28 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #898 | #886 (WA)#29 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Olympic View ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #598 | #902 (WA)#30 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Fort Stevens ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #615 | #911 (WA)#31 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Tenino Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #975 | #943 (WA)#32 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lydia Hawk ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #1176 | #948 (WA)#33 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| East Olympia ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #381 | #967 (WA)#34 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Chambers Prairie Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #792 | #974 (WA)#35 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Rainier Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #938 | #999 (WA)#36 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lacey ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #992 | #1002 (WA)#37 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Seven Oaks ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #814 | #1021 (WA)#38 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Leland P Brown ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #663 | #1059 (WA)#39 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Komachin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #935 | #1065 (WA)#40 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Boston Harbor ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #361 | #1066 (WA)#41 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Horizons ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #484 | #1095 (WA)#42 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #496 | #1105 (WA)#43 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Peter G Schmidt ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #568 | #1162 (WA)#44 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lackamas ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #1207 | #1164 (WA)#45 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| McLane Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #661 | #1191 (WA)#46 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Pleasant Glade ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #747 | #1194 (WA)#47 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Southworth ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #771 | #1199 (WA)#48 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Julia Butler Hansen ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #704 | #1230 (WA)#49 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Chinook Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #947 | #1257 (WA)#50 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Black Lake ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #509 | #1285 (WA)#51 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Tumwater Hill ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #780 | #1319 (WA)#52 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Salish Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #1040 | #1350 (WA)#53 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Nisqually Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #1260 | #1364 (WA)#54 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightNeighborhood | Mary M Knight School District | #1006 | #1424 (WA)#55 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Unranked (11 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Cascadia High School | Tumwater School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Ignite Family Academy | North Thurston Public Schools | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Olympia Regional Learning Academy | Olympia School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Pacific Northwest Connections Academy | South Kitsap School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Parkside Elementary | Tenino School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Rochester Primary School | Rochester School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Rochester Virtual Academy | Rochester School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Summit VIrtual Academy | North Thurston Public Schools | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E | Tumwater School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Touchstone | Olympia School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Tumwater Virtual Academy | Tumwater School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2022–23 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2022
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2022 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2022-23 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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