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The public schools with the most improved test scores in Thurston County, Washington

66 public schools in Thurston County, Washington appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Roosevelt Elementary School leads the list at +16.6pp, against a median of +1.5pp 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 3-yr change

+16.6pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.5pp

MOST IMPROVED · THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Roosevelt Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	340	40.9%	57.5%	+16.6pp
2	Fort Stevens Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	462	44.7%	59.4%	+14.7pp
3	Rainier Middle School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	241	32.9%	46.8%	+13.9pp
4	Griffin School	Olympia, WA	Griffin School District	585	47.2%	59.4%	+12.2pp
5	A G West Black Hills High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	753	44.7%	56.0%	+11.3pp
6	George Bush Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	762	42.9%	52.0%	+9.1pp
7	Olympic View Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	552	48.4%	57.2%	+8.8pp
8	Aspire Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	323	58.6%	67.0%	+8.3pp
9	Yelm High School 12	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	1,693	37.3%	44.8%	+7.5pp
10	Ridgeline Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	568	39.3%	46.7%	+7.4pp
11	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	400	44.0%	51.2%	+7.2pp
12	Tenino High School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	383	40.1%	47.1%	+7.0pp
13	Tumwater High School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	1,117	53.6%	60.6%	+7.0pp
14	Littlerock Elementary School	Olympia, WA	Tumwater School District	343	51.1%	58.0%	+6.9pp
15	Lincoln Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	300	39.3%	45.0%	+5.7pp
16	Seven Oaks Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	428	39.9%	45.3%	+5.5pp
17	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	535	38.7%	43.7%	+5.1pp
18	Grand Mound Elementary	Rochester, WA	Rochester School District	507	40.2%	45.2%	+5.0pp
19	Lydia Hawk Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	496	30.5%	34.9%	+4.5pp
20	Rainier Senior High School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	283	47.3%	51.8%	+4.5pp
21	Nisqually Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	789	28.4%	32.8%	+4.4pp
22	Yelm Middle School	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	652	39.5%	43.8%	+4.3pp
23	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	469	41.9%	46.0%	+4.1pp
24	Komachin Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	640	39.6%	43.2%	+3.6pp
25	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	559	43.7%	47.2%	+3.4pp
26	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	427	45.7%	49.1%	+3.3pp
27	Woodland Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	458	46.9%	49.8%	+2.9pp
28	Madison Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	203	47.7%	50.5%	+2.8pp
29	Lacey Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	368	37.0%	39.5%	+2.5pp
30	Rainier Elementary School	Rainier, WA	Rainier School District	493	49.3%	51.5%	+2.2pp
31	Leland P Brown Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	328	39.1%	41.1%	+2.0pp
32	Lakes Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	495	52.8%	54.7%	+1.9pp
33	Lackamas Elementary	Yelm, WA	Yelm School District	290	39.6%	41.3%	+1.7pp
34	McLane Elementary School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	407	41.8%	43.1%	+1.4pp
35	Salish Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	745	36.6%	37.9%	+1.3pp
36	Boston Harbor Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	178	64.4%	65.6%	+1.2pp
37	Chinook Middle School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	746	39.5%	40.6%	+1.1pp
38	Jefferson Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	462	60.9%	61.9%	+1.0pp
39	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	457	55.4%	56.2%	+0.8pp
40	Washington Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	702	61.0%	61.5%	+0.4pp
41	Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater, WA	Tumwater School District	665	51.2%	51.0%	-0.2pp
42	Tenino Middle School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	291	34.2%	33.8%	-0.4pp
43	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	412	43.1%	42.4%	-0.7pp
44	Reeves Middle School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	394	49.6%	48.6%	-1.0pp
45	Tenino Elementary School	Tenino, WA	Tenino School District	293	40.7%	39.7%	-1.0pp
46	Chambers Prairie Elementary School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	490	42.9%	41.9%	-1.1pp
47	South Bay Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	595	55.3%	53.5%	-1.8pp
48	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	442	52.3%	50.4%	-1.9pp
49	Capital High School	OLYMPIA, WA	Olympia School District	1,322	55.7%	53.6%	-2.2pp
50	North Thurston High School	Lacey, WA	North Thurston Public Schools	1,378	49.7%	46.9%	-2.7pp

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