Evergreen Forest Elementary

Located at 3025 Marvin Rd SE, in Lacey, Washington, Evergreen Forest Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that works with 442 students (grades K through 5), part of North Thurston Public Schools.

Within North Thurston Public Schools, which oversees 24 schools and 15,167 students, Evergreen Forest Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Evergreen Forest Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Evergreen Forest Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.2%, the actual is 52.8%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Thurston County shows the typical household earns roughly $96,563 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Evergreen Forest Elementary is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

The closest other public school is Seven Oaks Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Evergreen Forest Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Evergreen Forest Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.