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The largest public schools in Thurston County, Washington

This ranking covers the largest public schools in Thurston County, Washington, drawn from 80 qualifying public schools. Olympia High School leads the list at 1,901, against a median of 450 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

1,901

Median Students

450

LARGEST · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Olympia High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,901
2	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	1,693
3	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,547
4	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,401
5	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	1,378
6	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	1,322
7	Tumwater High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	1,117
8	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	789
9	Mountain View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	776
10	Meadows Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	765
11	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	762
12	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	753
13	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	746
14	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	745
15	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	702
16	Southworth Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	671
17	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	665
18	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	652
19	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	640
20	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	608
21	Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	606
22	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	595
23	Griffin School	Olympia, WA	Griffin School District	Elementary	585
24	Horizons Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	580
25	East Olympia Elementary	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	579
26	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	568
27	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	559
28	Olympic View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	552
29	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	535
30	Grand Mound Elementary	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Elementary	507
31	Lydia Hawk Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	496
32	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	495
33	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Elementary	493
34	Chambers Prairie Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	490
35	Rochester Primary School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Elementary	488
36	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	469
37	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	462
38	Fort Stevens Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	462
39	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	458
40	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	457
41	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	442
42	Centennial Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	434
43	Seven Oaks Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	428
44	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	427
45	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	412
46	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	407
47	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	400
48	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	394
49	Pioneer Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	384
50	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	383

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