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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Thurston County, Washington

66 public schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Nisqually Middle School leads the list at 29.9%, against a median of 48.3% 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

Best % Proficient

29.9%

Median % Proficient

48.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	51.3%	789	29.9%
2	Lydia Hawk Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	66.9%	496	33.4%
3	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	48.3%	745	35.4%
4	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Middle	52.6%	291	36.2%
5	River Ridge High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	46.9%	1,547	36.3%
6	Garfield Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	60.5%	314	37.9%
7	Lacey Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	68.2%	368	38.2%
8	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	55.5%	746	38.8%
9	Lackamas Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	52.4%	290	39.1%
10	Rochester High School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	High	55.6%	608	39.3%
11	Mountain View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	64.9%	776	40.1%
12	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	High	42.9%	1,693	40.9%
13	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Middle	48.8%	640	42.2%
14	Tenino Elementary School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	Elementary	58.4%	293	42.3%
15	Timberline High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	40.9%	1,401	42.4%
16	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	51.7%	652	42.4%
17	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Middle	46.9%	241	43.1%
18	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	40.8%	407	43.2%
19	Chambers Prairie Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	57.8%	490	43.3%
20	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	High	50.2%	1,378	43.8%
21	Seven Oaks Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	52.1%	428	44.1%
22	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	53.6%	412	44.1%
23	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	High	45.4%	383	44.5%
24	Southworth Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	46.5%	671	44.8%
25	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Middle	60.0%	535	44.8%
26	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	High	37.7%	1,322	44.9%
27	Leland P Brown Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	60.7%	328	45.4%
28	Grand Mound Elementary	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	Elementary	66.5%	507	45.8%
29	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Middle	46.8%	568	46.2%
30	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	39.9%	469	46.4%
31	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	31.2%	753	47.5%
32	Lincoln Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	33.3%	300	47.8%
33	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	49.9%	427	48.3%
34	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Elementary	43.8%	203	48.3%
35	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	45.1%	559	48.6%
36	Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	44.9%	606	49.1%
37	Tumwater High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	High	30.6%	1,117	49.2%
38	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	39.0%	762	49.4%
39	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Elementary	37.5%	400	49.9%
40	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	Middle	35.6%	665	50.0%
41	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	Middle	35.8%	394	50.2%
42	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	42.4%	458	51.2%
43	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	High	49.5%	283	51.9%
44	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	43.2%	442	52.8%
45	Mill Pond Elementary School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	Elementary	49.2%	374	53.2%
46	Horizons Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	38.8%	580	53.5%
47	Olympic View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	46.7%	552	53.5%
48	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	42.4%	595	53.6%
49	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	Elementary	45.6%	493	53.9%
50	Meadows Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	Elementary	39.1%	765	54.7%

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