Envision Career Academy

Envision Career Academy is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in Lacey, Washington, run under North Thurston Public Schools, serveing 139 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 76% leaner than the state mean of about 573.

Within North Thurston Public Schools, which oversees 24 schools and 15,167 students, Envision Career Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Envision Career Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 6% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Thurston County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Envision Career Academy has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Thurston County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Thurston County shows the typical household earns roughly $96,563 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Envision Career Academy is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

Summit VIrtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Envision Career Academy.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.