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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530910002379
East Olympia Elementary
8700 Rich Road, Olympia, WA 98501 · (360) 709-7150 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
206 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
54%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
57.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
51.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.5% | 55.4% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 51.3% |
| 2018-19 | 69.8% | 63.7% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 59.1% |
| 2016-17 | 67.2% | 55.0% |
| 2015-16 | 71.8% | 60.3% |
| 2014-15 | 66.2% | 56.6% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 East Olympia Elementary
East Olympia Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Olympia Elementary this school | 579 | 35.6% | 58.2% |
| Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School Lake Stevens | 554 | 37.2% | 60.7% |
| Maple Lawn Elementary Sumner | 628 | 36.8% | 70.6% |
| Orting Elementary School Orting | 567 | 39.0% | 39.6% |
| Badger Mountain Elementary Richland | 605 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Victor Falls Elementary Bonney Lake | 513 | 32.9% | 65.2% |
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 East Olympia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #286 of 936 | #7 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #408 of 1,103 ▲ 33 | #12 of 39 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #341 of 1,102 ▼ 110 | #13 of 39 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #224 of 928 | #11 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #133 of 1,268 | #8 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #733 of 1,085 | #24 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #676 of 1,088 | #30 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #860 of 1,169 | #34 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #130 of 257 | #8 of 13 |
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
579
+166 (+40%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 579 | 34.8 | 16.6:1 | 36% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 32.8 | 18.7:1 | 33% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 33.5 | 18.0:1 | 31% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 28% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 28.9 | 18.3:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 36% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 25 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Olympia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (528 to 579); teachers up 21% (28.9 to 34.8).
About East Olympia Elementary
East Olympia Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Olympia, Washington, administered by Tumwater School District. It reports enrollment of 579 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 52% above the average for elementary schools in Washington.
East Olympia Elementary is one of 14 schools in Tumwater School District, which enrolls 6,350 students in total.
At East Olympia Elementary, 64% of students are White. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
The school lists 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 36% of the student body.
East Olympia Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.2% is 1.8 points above the 56.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Thurston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 44,412, East Olympia Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Horizons Elementary, is about 1.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, East Olympia Elementary places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place East Olympia Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose 40% over 4 years, reaching 579 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at East Olympia Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 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
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Horizons Elementary1.8 mi · 580
- Chambers Prairie Elementary School2.4 mi · 490
- Washington Connections Academy Goldendale2.7 mi · 2,121
- Aspire Middle School3.0 mi · 323
- Centennial Elementary3.3 mi · 434
- Lakes Elementary School3.4 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About East Olympia ElementaryHow large is East Olympia Elementary?
East Olympia Elementary enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Olympia Elementary serve?
East Olympia Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at East Olympia Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at East Olympia Elementary.
How diverse is East Olympia Elementary?
East Olympia Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees East Olympia Elementary?
East Olympia Elementary is overseen by Tumwater School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.