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The highest-poverty public schools in Thurston County, Washington

75 public schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Wa He Lut Indian School leads the list at 97.7%, against a median of 45.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Thurston County, Washington

Top % FRL

97.7%

Median % FRL

45.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Wa He Lut Indian School	Olympia, WA	Wa He Lut Indian School	Elementary	131	97.7%
2	Lacey Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	368	68.2%
3	Lydia Hawk Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	496	66.9%
4	Grand Mound Elementary	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Elementary	507	66.5%
5	Mountain View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	776	64.9%
6	Rochester Primary School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Elementary	488	62.5%
7	Leland P Brown Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	328	60.7%
8	Garfield Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	314	60.5%
9	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	535	60.0%
10	Envision Career Academy	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	139	59.0%
11	Tenino Elementary School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Elementary	293	58.4%
12	Fort Stevens Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	462	58.2%
13	Chambers Prairie Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	490	57.8%
14	Yelm Extension School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	116	56.0%
15	Cascadia High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	134	56.0%
16	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	608	55.6%
17	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	746	55.5%
18	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	412	53.6%
19	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Middle	291	52.6%
20	Parkside Elementary	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Elementary	316	52.5%
21	Lackamas Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	290	52.4%
22	Seven Oaks Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	428	52.1%
23	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	652	51.7%
24	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	789	51.3%
25	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,378	50.2%
26	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	427	49.9%
27	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	High	283	49.5%
28	Mill Pond Elementary School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	374	49.2%
29	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	640	48.8%
30	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	745	48.3%
31	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Middle	241	46.9%
32	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,547	46.9%
33	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	568	46.8%
34	Olympic View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	552	46.7%
35	Southworth Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	671	46.5%
36	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Elementary	493	45.6%
37	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	383	45.4%
38	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	559	45.1%
39	Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	606	44.9%
40	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	203	43.8%
41	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	457	43.5%
42	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	442	43.2%
43	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	1,693	42.9%
44	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	462	42.9%
45	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	458	42.4%
46	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	595	42.4%
47	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	495	41.4%
48	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,401	40.9%
49	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	407	40.8%
50	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	469	39.9%

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