The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Thurston County, Washington
16 public middle schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Tenino Middle School leads the list at 16.3:1, against a median of 19.1:1 across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenino Middle School | Tenino, WA | 16.3:1 |
| 2 | Thurgood Marshall Middle School | OLYMPIA, WA | 16.7:1 |
| 3 | George Bush Middle School | Tumwater, WA | 18.1:1 |
| 4 | Nisqually Middle School | Lacey, WA | 18.1:1 |
| 5 | Reeves Middle School | OLYMPIA, WA | 18.1:1 |
| 6 | Jefferson Middle School | OLYMPIA, WA | 18.3:1 |
| 7 | Salish Middle School | Lacey, WA | 18.8:1 |
| 8 | Komachin Middle School | Lacey, WA | 18.8:1 |
| 9 | Rochester Middle School | Rochester, WA | 19.3:1 |
| 10 | Washington Middle School | OLYMPIA, WA | 19.4:1 |
| 11 | Tumwater Middle School | Tumwater, WA | 19.6:1 |
| 12 | Chinook Middle School | Lacey, WA | 19.6:1 |
| 13 | Ridgeline Middle School | Yelm, WA | 20.4:1 |
| 14 | Rainier Middle School | Rainier, WA | 21.0:1 |
| 15 | Yelm Middle School | Yelm, WA | 21.8:1 |
| 16 | Aspire Middle School | Lacey, WA | 22.7:1 |
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