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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Thurston County, Washington

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Thurston County, Washington, drawn from 66 qualifying public schools. Tumwater High School leads the list at 80.3%, against a median of 54.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Thurston County, Washington

Top % Proficient (Reading)

80.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.8%

BEST IN READING · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Tumwater High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	1,117	80.3%
2	Olympia High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,901	76.0%
3	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	753	72.7%
4	Aspire Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	323	70.9%
5	Centennial Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	434	70.7%
6	Pioneer Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	384	69.3%
7	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	462	68.2%
8	Boston Harbor Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	178	67.7%
9	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,322	67.7%
10	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	High	283	66.7%
11	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	702	65.9%
12	Griffin School	Olympia, WA	Griffin School District	Elementary	585	64.3%
13	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,378	63.7%
14	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	383	63.3%
15	Olympic View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	552	61.0%
16	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	1,693	60.8%
17	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,401	60.6%
18	Roosevelt Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	340	60.3%
19	Black Lake Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	382	60.2%
20	McKenny Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	322	60.0%
21	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	762	59.3%
22	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	203	59.2%
23	Horizons Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	580	58.8%
24	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	665	58.4%
25	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	495	58.4%
26	Littlerock Elementary School	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	343	58.2%
27	East Olympia Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	579	57.9%
28	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,547	57.7%
29	Fort Stevens Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	462	56.0%
30	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	595	55.6%
31	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	608	55.5%
32	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	442	55.1%
33	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	400	55.0%
34	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	457	54.7%
35	Meadows Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	765	54.6%
36	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	394	54.3%
37	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Elementary	493	53.4%
38	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	746	52.3%
39	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	458	52.1%
40	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	407	51.8%
41	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	568	51.7%
42	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	640	51.3%
43	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Middle	241	50.4%
44	Mill Pond Elementary School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	374	50.3%
45	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	535	50.0%
46	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	469	49.4%
47	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	559	49.0%
48	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	652	48.7%
49	Lincoln Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	300	48.7%
50	Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	606	47.9%

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