Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (57 ranked)
57 official · 9 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #5 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Aspire Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #1 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Rochester Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #38 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Woodland ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #26 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #6 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| South Bay ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #20 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| George Bush Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #25 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #21 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Tumwater Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #24 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Grand Mound ElementaryNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #36 | #10 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Boston Harbor ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #3 | #11 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Ridgeline Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #35 | #12 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Michael T Simmons ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #14 | #13 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Littlerock Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #9 | #14 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Olympic View ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #11 | #15 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Yelm Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #41 | #16 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Komachin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #40 | #17 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Rainier Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #31 | #18 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Rainier Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #19 | #19 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Madison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #28 | #20 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Griffin SchoolNeighborhood | Griffin School District | #10 | #21 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Meadows ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #16 | #22 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Lydia Hawk ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #51 | #23 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Centennial ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #2 | #24 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #8 | #25 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Fort Stevens ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #7 | #26 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #33 | #27 | Typical Profile | High | |
| McKenny ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #12 | #28 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #23 | #29 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Lacey ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #47 | #30 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Pleasant Glade ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #29 | #31 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Tumwater Hill ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #22 | #32 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #4 | #33 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Evergreen Forest ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #27 | #34 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Seven Oaks ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #37 | #35 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Garfield Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #53 | #36 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Yelm Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #30 | #37 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Tenino Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #56 | #38 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Mill Pond Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #34 | #39 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Chinook Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #49 | #40 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Mountain View ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #52 | #41 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Lakes Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #17 | #42 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Leland P Brown ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #42 | #43 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Tenino Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #48 | #44 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Chambers Prairie Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #46 | #45 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Horizons ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #18 | #46 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Salish Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #50 | #47 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| McLane Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #45 | #48 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Lackamas ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #43 | #49 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Nisqually Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #55 | #50 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Southworth ElementaryNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #39 | #51 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightNeighborhood | Mary M Knight School District | #57 | #52 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Washington Connections Academy GoldendaleNeighborhood | Goldendale School District | #54 | #53Also HS #10 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Black Lake ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #13 | #54 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Julia Butler Hansen ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #44 | #55 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| East Olympia ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #15 | #56 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Peter G Schmidt ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #32 | #57 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Unranked (9 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Cascadia High School | Tumwater School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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