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Enrollment
640
Middle
DISTRICT 649 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530585000606
Komachin Middle School
3650 College St SE, Lacey, WA 98503 · (360) 412-4740 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Washington public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
312 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 221 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 32% |
Student demographics
74%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
51.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.6pp since 2014
Math
35.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 44.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 44.4% |
| 2016-17 | 53.4% | 43.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.2% | 50.8% |
| 2014-15 | 53.9% | 45.8% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Komachin Middle School
Komachin Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komachin Middle School this school | 640 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Salish Middle School Lacey | 745 | 48.3% | 35.4% |
| Cedarcrest School Marysville | 704 | 49.9% | 39.0% |
| Sylvester Middle School Burien | 582 | 49.5% | 35.2% |
| Fairview Middle School BREMERTON | 620 | 50.5% | 37.3% |
| Ballou Jr High Puyallup | 852 | 49.4% | 43.6% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Komachin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #141 of 294 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #167 of 357 ▲ 1 | #12 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #145 of 357 ▲ 14 | #9 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #107 of 290 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #174 of 377 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #145 of 340 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #52 of 340 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #199 of 359 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #128 of 192 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
640
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 640 | 34 | 18.8:1 | 49% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 33.3 | 19.3:1 | 53% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 34.6 | 18.6:1 | 50% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 44% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 37.6 | 18.4:1 | 43% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 46% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 33 | 21.1:1 | 21% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 40 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Komachin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (693 to 640); teachers down 10% (37.6 to 34).
About Komachin Middle School
Komachin Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in Lacey, Washington. The school counted 640 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Within North Thurston Public Schools, Komachin Middle School is one of 24 schools. The district enrolls 15,167 students.
White students make up 40% of enrollment at Komachin Middle School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Asian. In Thurston County overall, about 72% of residents are White. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Komachin Middle School are from different groups.
With 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Komachin Middle School, 49% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Komachin Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Washington public middle schools.
A school with Komachin Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 47.5%. Komachin Middle School scores 42.2%, 5.3 points below that line.
Looking at the county, Thurston County, the median household earns about $96,563 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Komachin Middle School, Thurston County has 86 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Komachin Middle School is closest to Mountain View Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Komachin Middle School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 640 in 2024-25.
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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
- Mountain View Elementary0.9 mi · 776
- Washington Connections Academy Goldendale1.1 mi · 2,121
- Timberline High School1.1 mi · 1,401
- Lakes Elementary School1.2 mi · 495
- Aspire Middle School1.3 mi · 323
- Lacey Elementary1.3 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Komachin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Komachin Middle School?
Komachin Middle School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Komachin Middle School serve?
Komachin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Komachin Middle School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Komachin Middle School.
How diverse is Komachin Middle School?
Komachin Middle School reports a student body of 40% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Komachin Middle School?
Komachin Middle School is overseen by North Thurston Public Schools in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.