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

66 public schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Aspire Middle School leads the list at 68.8%, against a median of 51.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Thurston County, Washington

Top % Proficient (Science)

68.8%

Median % Proficient (Science)

51.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Aspire Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	323	68.8%
2	Griffin School	Olympia, WA	Griffin School District	Elementary	585	66.9%
3	McKenny Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	322	65.0%
4	Roosevelt Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	340	64.9%
5	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	495	64.7%
6	Lincoln Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	300	62.0%
7	Olympia High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,901	61.8%
8	Boston Harbor Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	178	61.5%
9	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	457	60.9%
10	Centennial Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	434	60.7%
11	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	462	60.1%
12	Horizons Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	580	59.6%
13	Littlerock Elementary School	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	343	58.5%
14	Pioneer Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	384	58.3%
15	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	702	57.8%
16	Mill Pond Elementary School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	374	57.6%
17	Leland P Brown Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	328	57.4%
18	Black Lake Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	382	56.4%
19	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	394	56.3%
20	Fort Stevens Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	462	55.7%
21	Southworth Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	671	55.5%
22	East Olympia Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	579	55.3%
23	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	407	54.8%
24	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	595	54.5%
25	Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	606	54.5%
26	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	442	54.1%
27	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	203	53.7%
28	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Middle	291	52.8%
29	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	753	52.8%
30	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	412	52.5%
31	Meadows Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	765	51.7%
32	Seven Oaks Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	428	51.7%
33	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	High	283	51.6%
34	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	665	51.5%
35	Garfield Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	314	51.0%
36	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	469	49.6%
37	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	383	49.4%
38	Lacey Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	368	49.2%
39	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Elementary	493	48.8%
40	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	568	48.4%
41	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	559	47.6%
42	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	458	47.5%
43	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	400	46.9%
44	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	535	46.3%
45	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	427	46.1%
46	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	762	44.5%
47	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	608	43.9%
48	Mountain View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	776	43.8%
49	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	652	42.7%
50	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	746	42.6%

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