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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Thurston County, Washington

Across Thurston County, Washington, 68 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Yelm High School 12 leads the list at 24.6:1, against a median of 17.5:1 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 Students/teacher

24.6:1

Median Students/teacher

17.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	1,693	24.6:1
2	Olympia High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,901	23.0:1
3	Aspire Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	323	22.7:1
4	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	753	22.6:1
5	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	608	21.9:1
6	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	652	21.8:1
7	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,378	21.5:1
8	Tumwater High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	1,117	21.4:1
9	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,401	21.1:1
10	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,322	21.0:1
11	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Middle	241	21.0:1
12	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	383	20.8:1
13	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	568	20.4:1
14	Southworth Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	671	20.2:1
15	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,547	20.1:1
16	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	746	19.6:1
17	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	665	19.6:1
18	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	702	19.4:1
19	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	535	19.3:1
20	Grand Mound Elementary	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Elementary	507	18.9:1
21	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	640	18.8:1
22	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	745	18.8:1
23	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	462	18.3:1
24	Parkside Elementary	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Elementary	316	18.2:1
25	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	394	18.1:1
26	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	High	283	18.1:1
27	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	789	18.1:1
28	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	762	18.1:1
29	Pioneer Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	384	17.9:1
30	Horizons Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	580	17.9:1
31	Centennial Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	434	17.8:1
32	Griffin School	Olympia, WA	Griffin School District	Elementary	585	17.7:1
33	Lincoln Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	300	17.6:1
34	Lackamas Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	290	17.5:1
35	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	203	17.4:1
36	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	427	17.3:1
37	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	495	17.1:1
38	Mill Pond Elementary School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	374	17.1:1
39	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	595	17.0:1
40	Meadows Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	765	16.9:1
41	McKenny Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	322	16.9:1
42	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	469	16.7:1
43	East Olympia Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	579	16.6:1
44	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Elementary	493	16.6:1
45	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	400	16.4:1
46	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Middle	291	16.3:1
47	Mountain View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	776	16.0:1
48	Black Lake Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	382	16.0:1
49	Littlerock Elementary School	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	343	15.8:1
50	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	407	15.8:1

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