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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Thurston County, Washington

Across Thurston County, Washington, 66 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. River Ridge High School leads the list at -9.2pp, against a median of +1.5pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Thurston County, Washington

Best 3-yr change

-9.2pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.5pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	1,547	48.9%	39.7%	-9.2pp
2	Garfield Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	314	42.4%	34.4%	-8.0pp
3	Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	606	52.1%	44.7%	-7.4pp
4	Pioneer Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	384	70.4%	63.5%	-6.9pp
5	Meadows Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	765	59.7%	52.9%	-6.8pp
6	Black Lake Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	382	62.7%	56.4%	-6.3pp
7	Mill Pond Elementary School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	374	52.8%	46.6%	-6.2pp
8	Mountain View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	776	41.5%	35.8%	-5.7pp
9	Southworth Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	671	45.0%	40.1%	-4.9pp
10	McKenny Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	322	62.3%	57.5%	-4.8pp
11	Olympia High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	1,901	68.2%	63.5%	-4.7pp
12	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	1,401	46.9%	42.3%	-4.6pp
13	Centennial Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	434	69.0%	65.4%	-3.5pp
14	East Olympia Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	579	57.9%	54.9%	-3.0pp
15	Horizons Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	580	58.0%	55.1%	-2.9pp
16	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	1,378	49.7%	46.9%	-2.7pp
17	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	608	39.8%	37.1%	-2.7pp
18	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	1,322	55.7%	53.6%	-2.2pp
19	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	442	52.3%	50.4%	-1.9pp
20	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	595	55.3%	53.5%	-1.8pp
21	Chambers Prairie Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	490	42.9%	41.9%	-1.1pp
22	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	394	49.6%	48.6%	-1.0pp
23	Tenino Elementary School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	293	40.7%	39.7%	-1.0pp
24	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	412	43.1%	42.4%	-0.7pp
25	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	291	34.2%	33.8%	-0.4pp
26	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	665	51.2%	51.0%	-0.2pp
27	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	702	61.0%	61.5%	+0.4pp
28	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	457	55.4%	56.2%	+0.8pp
29	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	462	60.9%	61.9%	+1.0pp
30	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	746	39.5%	40.6%	+1.1pp
31	Boston Harbor Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	178	64.4%	65.6%	+1.2pp
32	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	745	36.6%	37.9%	+1.3pp
33	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	407	41.8%	43.1%	+1.4pp
34	Lackamas Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	290	39.6%	41.3%	+1.7pp
35	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	495	52.8%	54.7%	+1.9pp
36	Leland P Brown Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	328	39.1%	41.1%	+2.0pp
37	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	493	49.3%	51.5%	+2.2pp
38	Lacey Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	368	37.0%	39.5%	+2.5pp
39	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	203	47.7%	50.5%	+2.8pp
40	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	458	46.9%	49.8%	+2.9pp
41	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	427	45.7%	49.1%	+3.3pp
42	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	559	43.7%	47.2%	+3.4pp
43	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	640	39.6%	43.2%	+3.6pp
44	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	469	41.9%	46.0%	+4.1pp
45	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	652	39.5%	43.8%	+4.3pp
46	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	789	28.4%	32.8%	+4.4pp
47	Lydia Hawk Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	496	30.5%	34.9%	+4.5pp
48	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	283	47.3%	51.8%	+4.5pp
49	Grand Mound Elementary	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	507	40.2%	45.2%	+5.0pp
50	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	535	38.7%	43.7%	+5.1pp

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