Jefferson Middle School

Set in OLYMPIA, Washington, Jefferson Middle School is a tight-knit middle school, overseen by Olympia School District. It serves 462 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within Olympia School District, which oversees 20 schools and 9,386 students, Jefferson Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Jefferson Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Asian, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.5%; this one delivers 61.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Thurston County) records that median household earnings sit near $96,563, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Jefferson Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

Capital High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Jefferson Middle School's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 462). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 57% to 49%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.