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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Thurston County, Washington

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Thurston County, Washington, drawn from 16 qualifying public middle schools. Rochester Middle School leads the list at 60.0%, against a median of 46.9% 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

Top % FRL

60.0%

Median % FRL

46.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	535	60.0%
2	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	746	55.5%
3	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Middle	291	52.6%
4	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	652	51.7%
5	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	789	51.3%
6	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	640	48.8%
7	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	745	48.3%
8	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Middle	241	46.9%
9	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	568	46.8%
10	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	462	42.9%
11	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	469	39.9%
12	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	762	39.0%
13	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	394	35.8%
14	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	665	35.6%
15	Aspire Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	323	35.3%
16	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	702	21.7%

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