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What's the one class at Evergreen Forest Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530585000863
Evergreen Forest Elementary
3025 Marvin Rd SE, Lacey, WA 98503 · (360) 412-4670 · Thurston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
191 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
55.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.8pp since 2014
Math
45.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.8% | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 54.9% | 49.8% |
| 2018-19 | 65.6% | 59.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.9% | 53.3% |
| 2016-17 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2015-16 | 56.6% | 51.8% |
| 2014-15 | 57.9% | 55.5% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Evergreen Forest Elementary
Evergreen Forest Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Forest Elementary this school | 442 | 43.2% | 52.8% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Marysville | 452 | 43.1% | 50.0% |
| Kenmore Elementary Kenmore | 396 | 41.2% | 60.3% |
| Lakes Elementary School Lacey | 495 | 41.4% | 57.2% |
| Woodland Elementary Lacey | 458 | 42.4% | 51.2% |
| Columbia Valley Elementary Vancouver | 360 | 43.1% | N/A |
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 Evergreen Forest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #389 of 936 | #19 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #520 of 1,103 ▼ 52 | #21 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #406 of 1,102 ▼ 10 | #16 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #288 of 928 | #13 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #477 of 1,268 | #20 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #502 of 1,085 | #16 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #206 of 1,088 | #6 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #753 of 1,169 | #25 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #199 of 778 | #3 of 27 |
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
442
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 442 | 28.2 | 15.7:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 29.1 | 16.5:1 | 44% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 30.9 | 15.3:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 33.5 | 17.5:1 | 33% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 39% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 21% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Forest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (586 to 442); teachers down 16% (33.5 to 28.2).
About Evergreen Forest Elementary
Evergreen Forest Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lacey, Washington, administered by North Thurston Public Schools. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 442 students.
A total of 24 schools make up North Thurston Public Schools, with 15,167 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Evergreen Forest Elementary, 43%, is White. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 72% White among all Thurston County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Based on 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Evergreen Forest Elementary has a ratio of 15.7:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 43%. The figure for public schools in Thurston County is close, at 43%.
On BeatsExpectations, Evergreen Forest Elementary is 1.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Thurston County show that median household income comes to about $96,563, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 86, with about 44,412 students.
Among nearby public schools, Seven Oaks Elementary is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 52.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Evergreen Forest Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 North Thurston Public Schools
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- Timberline High SchoolHigh · 1,401 students
- North Thurston High SchoolHigh · 1,378 students
- Nisqually Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 765 students
Other schools in Lacey
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- Timberline High SchoolHigh · 1,401 students
- North Thurston High SchoolHigh · 1,378 students
- Nisqually Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Seven Oaks Elementary0.8 mi · 428
- Woodland Elementary1.3 mi · 458
- Nisqually Middle School2.0 mi · 789
- Timberline High School2.1 mi · 1,401
- Lydia Hawk Elementary2.1 mi · 496
- Meadows Elementary2.1 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Forest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Evergreen Forest Elementary?
Evergreen Forest Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Evergreen Forest Elementary serve?
Evergreen Forest Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Forest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evergreen Forest Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Evergreen Forest Elementary?
At Evergreen Forest Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Evergreen Forest Elementary public or private?
Evergreen Forest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Thurston Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.