Total enrollment
6,350
+91 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Tumwater School District
Washington · 6,350 students · 2 cities
Tumwater School District's public schools, 15 in all, serve about 6,350 K-12 students inside Washington, an average of 423 per school.
4-year change in Tumwater School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tumwater School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #36 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,350 | #46 of 183 | #1,481 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #47 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #95 of 183 | #7,738 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.1% | #149 of 183 | #5,991 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #71 of 146 | #2,549 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 Tumwater School District
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Michael T Simmons Elementary at 58.9% proficient to A G West Black Hills High School at 47.5%, a gap of 11.4 points. That is the 83rd widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 6,814 to 6,350 students (down 7%) and from 352 to 352 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater High School | Tumwater | High | 09-12 | 1,117 |
| George Bush Middle School | Tumwater | Middle | 06-08 | 762 |
| A G West Black Hills High School | Tumwater | High | 09-12 | 753 |
| Tumwater Middle School | Tumwater | Middle | 06-08 | 665 |
| Peter G Schmidt Elementary | Tumwater | Elementary | PK-05 | 606 |
| East Olympia Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 579 |
| Michael T Simmons Elementary | Tumwater | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
| Tumwater Hill Elementary | Tumwater | Elementary | PK-05 | 400 |
| Black Lake Elementary | Olympia | Elementary | KG-05 | 382 |
| Littlerock Elementary School | Olympia | Elementary | PK-05 | 343 |
| Cascadia High School | Tumwater | High | 08-12 | 134 |
| New Market Skills Center | Tumwater | High | 11-12 | 86 |
| New Market High School | Tumwater | High | 10-12 | 61 |
| Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E | Tumwater | High | 06-12 | 5 |
| Tumwater Virtual Academy | Tumwater | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Tumwater School District
Tumwater School District is a thinly populated Washington school district running 15 schools with combined enrollment near 6,350.
For a sense of the school types, Tumwater School District consists of 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high schools.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 6,259 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,350 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Tumwater School District closed 1 school, going from 15 to 14.
On allk12, the community for Tumwater School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.