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Alumni: what's one memory from Griffin School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIFFIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530333000510
Griffin School
6530 33rd Ave NW, Olympia, WA 98502 · (360) 866-2515 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
184 students
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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
64.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.2pp since 2014
Math
54.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 6 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 | 64.3% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 52.1% |
| 2022-23 | 62.8% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 42.7% |
| 2018-19 | 67.3% | 58.1% |
| 2017-18 | 70.5% | 59.7% |
| 2016-17 | 69.3% | 58.4% |
| 2015-16 | 69.5% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.4% | 59.4% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Griffin School
Griffin School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin School this school | 585 | 31.5% | 59.3% |
| Elk Ridge Elementary Buckley | 564 | 31.2% | 60.3% |
| Emerald Hills Elementary Bonney Lake | 551 | 28.9% | 69.9% |
| Cathcart Elementary Snohomish | 497 | 28.4% | 62.4% |
| Union Ridge Elementary RIDGEFIELD | 708 | 27.1% | N/A |
| Hutton Elementary Spokane | 492 | 29.7% | 73.4% |
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 Griffin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #271 of 936 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #354 of 1,103 ▲ 43 | #9 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #230 of 1,102 ▲ 72 | #4 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #53 of 928 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #119 of 1,268 | #6 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #933 of 1,085 | #34 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #846 of 1,088 | #35 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #915 of 1,169 | #38 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #533 of 778 | #18 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
585
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 585 | 33.1 | 17.7:1 | 31% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 35.7 | 16.1:1 | 30% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 33.6 | 17.2:1 | 23% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 17% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 34.8 | 18.9:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 30 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 25 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffin School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (658 to 585); teachers down 5% (34.8 to 33.1).
About Griffin School
Griffin School, located in Olympia, Washington, is a large elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 585 students. That puts enrollment 54% larger than the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Griffin School is part of Griffin School District.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Griffin School. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. That is in line with Thurston County, where about 72% of residents are White. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Griffin School are from different groups.
Griffin School has 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 17.3:1. The school has 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Thurston County is 12 points.
In Washington, Griffin School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.3% actual against a predicted 59.1%.
The school is in Thurston County, where median household income comes to about $96,563, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Thurston County counts 86 public schools with about 44,412 students.
McLane Elementary School is the nearest public school to Griffin School, about 3.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 59.3% is above the 46.2% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Griffin School as Suburb: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 585, from 616 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Griffin School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Olympia
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
Nearby schools
- McLane Elementary School3.2 mi · 407
- Julia Butler Hansen Elementary3.3 mi · 412
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School3.4 mi · 469
- Leland P Brown Elementary4.4 mi · 328
- Capital High School4.4 mi · 1,322
- Jefferson Middle School4.7 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Griffin SchoolHow many students attend Griffin School?
Griffin School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-08.
Is Griffin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Griffin School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Griffin School have?
Griffin School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Griffin School?
Student demographics at Griffin School are roughly 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Griffin School in?
Griffin School is part of Griffin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.