Total enrollment
9,386
+61 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Olympia School District
Washington · 9,386 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in Olympia School District totals about 9,386 students across 20 schools (an average of 469 students per school).
4-year change in Olympia School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Olympia School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #27 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,386 | #36 of 183 | #983 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #31 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #84 of 183 | #7,669 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.3% | #157 of 183 | #6,297 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #40 of 146 | #1,691 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Olympia School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Boston Harbor Elementary at 66.5% proficient to Garfield Elementary School at 37.9%, a gap of 28.6 points. That is the 42nd widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 9,557 to 9,386 students (down 2%) and from 526 to 524 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia High School | Olympia | High | 09-12 | 1,901 |
| Capital High School | Olympia | High | 09-12 | 1,322 |
| Washington Middle School | Olympia | Middle | 06-08 | 702 |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle School | Olympia | Middle | 06-08 | 469 |
| Jefferson Middle School | Olympia | Middle | 06-08 | 462 |
| Centennial Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 434 |
| Julia Butler Hansen Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 412 |
| McLane Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 407 |
| Reeves Middle School | Olympia | Middle | 06-08 | 394 |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| Olympia Regional Learning Academy | Olympia | Combined | KG-12 | 345 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | KG-05 | 340 |
| Leland P Brown Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | KG-05 | 328 |
| McKenny Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 322 |
| Garfield Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | KG-05 | 300 |
| Madison Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 203 |
| Boston Harbor Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 178 |
| Avanti High School | Olympia | High | 09-12 | 167 |
| Touchstone | Olympia | High | 06-12 | 2 |
About Olympia School District
Olympia School District operates 20 public schools across Washington, collectively teacheing roughly 9,386 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Olympia School District consists of 11 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,386 students, stayed largely flat from the 9,325 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Olympia School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.