Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530910001889
Black Lake Elementary
6345 Belmore-Black Lake Road, Olympia, WA 98512 · (360) 709-7350 · Thurston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
129 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.7pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 56.4% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 58.7% |
| 2018-19 | 75.1% | 68.3% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 70.2% |
| 2016-17 | 79.9% | 70.0% |
| 2015-16 | 79.8% | 67.4% |
| 2014-15 | 72.9% | 66.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Black Lake Elementary
Black Lake Elementary's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lake Elementary this school | 382 | 33.8% | 56.1% |
| Geneva Elementary School Bellingham | 412 | 32.0% | 55.5% |
| Richard Gordon Elementary Kingston | 361 | 35.7% | 56.9% |
| Lowell Elementary School Bellingham | 338 | 34.3% | 58.9% |
| Brownsville Elementary SILVERDALE | 422 | 32.5% | 67.1% |
| Utsalady Elementary CAMANO ISLAND | 391 | 32.5% | 45.9% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Black Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #319 of 936 | #11 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #393 of 1,103 ▲ 1 | #11 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #298 of 1,102 ▲ 72 | #7 of 39 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #116 of 928 | #5 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #704 of 1,268 | #28 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #587 of 1,085 | #20 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #837 of 1,088 | #34 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #888 of 1,169 | #36 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #665 of 778 | #22 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 382 | 23.9 | 16.0:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 24.7 | 16.1:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 23.9 | 15.9:1 | 30% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 25% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 24.9 | 16.3:1 | 30% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 28% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 27 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (405 to 382); teachers down 4% (24.9 to 23.9).
About Black Lake Elementary
Black Lake Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Olympia, Washington. It enrolled 382 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
A total of 14 schools make up Tumwater School District, with 6,350 students enrolled.
Black Lake Elementary is 71% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The White share in Thurston County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. Black Lake Elementary's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Black Lake Elementary total 23.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school counts 129 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 34%. Across public schools in Thurston County, the average is 43%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Black Lake Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 56.1% actual against 57.5% predicted.
Thurston County has about 299,067 residents, and the median household income is $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Thurston County has 86 public schools and roughly 44,412 students.
A G West Black Hills High School is the public school closest to Black Lake Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Black Lake Elementary ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 56.1% versus a 49.0% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment at Black Lake Elementary grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 359 to 382 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
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Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tumwater School District
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Olympia
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Griffin SchoolElementary · 585 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Nearby schools
- A G West Black Hills High School1.3 mi · 753
- Tumwater Middle School2.0 mi · 665
- Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E2.1 mi · 5
- ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program2.4 mi · 344
- Tumwater High School2.4 mi · 1,117
- George Bush Middle School2.5 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Black Lake ElementaryHow large is Black Lake Elementary?
Black Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-05.
Is Black Lake Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black Lake Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Black Lake Elementary have?
Black Lake Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Black Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Black Lake Elementary are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Black Lake Elementary?
Black Lake Elementary is overseen by Tumwater School District in Thurston County.
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