Chambers Prairie Elementary School

Chambers Prairie Elementary School is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Lacey, Washington, one of the schools within North Thurston Public Schools, hosting 490 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Chambers Prairie Elementary School sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.

Chambers Prairie Elementary School is one of 24 schools operated by North Thurston Public Schools, a district that educates 15,167 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Chambers Prairie Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chambers Prairie Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Chambers Prairie Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Thurston County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Chambers Prairie Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

Around the school, Thurston County reports that median household income runs about $96,563, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Chambers Prairie Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

The closest other public school is Aspire Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chambers Prairie Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the Chambers Prairie Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.