Lydia Hawk Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Lacey, Washington, Lydia Hawk Elementary caters to 496 students from grades K through 5, operated by North Thurston Public Schools. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Lydia Hawk Elementary sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

North Thurston Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 15,167 students; Lydia Hawk Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lydia Hawk Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 27% White, 14% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Thurston County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lydia Hawk Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Thurston County) reports that median household income runs about $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Thurston County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), of which Lydia Hawk Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nisqually Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lydia Hawk Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 462 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 40% to 27%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Lydia Hawk Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.