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Thurston County schools ranked by test score

Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 33 schools in Thurston County, Washington with reported Science scores. Washington state average: 52.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
1Griffin School
Olympia · Griffin School District
Elementary66.9%+14.8pp
2Roosevelt Elementary School
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary64.9%+12.7pp
3Lakes Elementary School
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary64.7%+12.6pp
4Lincoln Elementary School
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary62.0%+9.8pp
5Michael T Simmons Elementary
Tumwater · Tumwater School District
Elementary60.9%+8.8pp
6Centennial Elementary
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary60.7%+8.6pp
7Horizons Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary59.6%+7.5pp
8Littlerock Elementary School
Olympia · Tumwater School District
Elementary58.5%+6.3pp
9Pioneer Elementary School
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary58.3%+6.2pp
10Mill Pond Elementary School
Yelm · Yelm School District
Elementary57.6%+5.5pp
11Leland P Brown Elementary
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary57.4%+5.3pp
12Black Lake Elementary
Olympia · Tumwater School District
Elementary56.4%+4.2pp
13Fort Stevens Elementary
Yelm · Yelm School District
Elementary55.7%+3.5pp
14Southworth Elementary
Yelm · Yelm School District
Elementary55.5%+3.3pp
15East Olympia Elementary
Olympia · Tumwater School District
Elementary55.3%+3.2pp
16McLane Elementary School
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary54.8%+2.6pp
17South Bay Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary54.5%+2.4pp
18Peter G Schmidt Elementary
Tumwater · Tumwater School District
Elementary54.5%+2.3pp
19Evergreen Forest Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary54.1%+2.0pp
20Julia Butler Hansen Elementary
OLYMPIA · Olympia School District
Elementary52.5%+0.3pp
21Meadows Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary51.7%-0.4pp
22Seven Oaks Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary51.7%-0.4pp
23Lacey Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary49.2%-2.9pp
24Rainier Elementary School
Rainier · Rainier School District
Elementary48.8%-3.4pp
25Pleasant Glade Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary47.6%-4.6pp
26Woodland Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary47.5%-4.7pp
27Tumwater Hill Elementary
Tumwater · Tumwater School District
Elementary46.9%-5.3pp
28Yelm Prairie Elementary
Yelm · Yelm School District
Elementary46.1%-6.0pp
29Mountain View Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary43.8%-8.3pp
30Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight
Tumwater · Mary M Knight School District
Elementary42.2%-9.9pp
31Grand Mound Elementary
Rochester · Rochester School District
Elementary41.5%-10.6pp
32Chambers Prairie Elementary School
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary40.0%-12.2pp
33Tenino Elementary School
Tenino · Tenino School District
Elementary39.0%-13.1pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Smarter Balanced + WCAS % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available Smarter Balanced + WCAS Science test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Thurston County, Washington with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Washington statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Washington ranking.