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

68 public schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Roosevelt Elementary School leads the list at 12.9:1, 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
68
Thurston County, Washington
Best Students/teacher
12.9:1
Median Students/teacher
17.5:1
LOWEST RATIO · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Roosevelt Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary34012.9:1
2Olympia Regional Learning AcademyOlympia, WAOlympia School DistrictCombined34513.1:1
3Michael T Simmons ElementaryTumwater, WATumwater School DistrictElementary45713.1:1
4Garfield Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary31413.2:1
5Lydia Hawk ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary49613.5:1
6Lacey ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary36813.5:1
7Woodland ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary45814.3:1
8Julia Butler Hansen ElementaryOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary41214.6:1
9Chambers Prairie Elementary SchoolLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary49014.7:1
10Olympic View ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary55214.8:1
11Leland P Brown ElementaryOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary32814.9:1
12Peter G Schmidt ElementaryTumwater, WATumwater School DistrictElementary60615.1:1
13Rochester Primary SchoolRochester, WARochester School DistrictElementary48815.2:1
14Fort Stevens ElementaryYelm, WAYelm School DistrictElementary46215.3:1
15Seven Oaks ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary42815.5:1
16Tenino Elementary SchoolTenino, WATenino School DistrictElementary29315.6:1
17Evergreen Forest ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary44215.7:1
18Pleasant Glade ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary55915.7:1
19McLane Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary40715.8:1
20Littlerock Elementary SchoolOlympia, WATumwater School DistrictElementary34315.8:1
21Black Lake ElementaryOlympia, WATumwater School DistrictElementary38216.0:1
22Mountain View ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary77616.0:1
23Tenino Middle SchoolTenino, WATenino School DistrictMiddle29116.3:1
24Tumwater Hill ElementaryTumwater, WATumwater School DistrictElementary40016.4:1
25Rainier Elementary SchoolRainier, WARainier School DistrictElementary49316.6:1
26East Olympia ElementaryOlympia, WATumwater School DistrictElementary57916.6:1
27Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictMiddle46916.7:1
28McKenny ElementaryOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary32216.9:1
29Meadows ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary76516.9:1
30South Bay ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary59517.0:1
31Mill Pond Elementary SchoolYelm, WAYelm School DistrictElementary37417.1:1
32Lakes Elementary SchoolLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary49517.1:1
33Yelm Prairie ElementaryYelm, WAYelm School DistrictElementary42717.3:1
34Madison Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary20317.4:1
35Lackamas ElementaryYelm, WAYelm School DistrictElementary29017.5:1
36Lincoln Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary30017.6:1
37Griffin SchoolOlympia, WAGriffin School DistrictElementary58517.7:1
38Centennial ElementaryOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary43417.8:1
39Horizons ElementaryLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary58017.9:1
40Pioneer Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictElementary38417.9:1
41George Bush Middle SchoolTumwater, WATumwater School DistrictMiddle76218.1:1
42Nisqually Middle SchoolLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsMiddle78918.1:1
43Rainier Senior High SchoolRainier, WARainier School DistrictHigh28318.1:1
44Reeves Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictMiddle39418.1:1
45Parkside ElementaryTenino, WATenino School DistrictElementary31618.2:1
46Jefferson Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WAOlympia School DistrictMiddle46218.3:1
47Salish Middle SchoolLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsMiddle74518.8:1
48Komachin Middle SchoolLacey, WANorth Thurston Public SchoolsMiddle64018.8:1
49Grand Mound ElementaryRochester, WARochester School DistrictElementary50718.9:1
50Rochester Middle SchoolRochester, WARochester School DistrictMiddle53519.3:1
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