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What's the biggest difference between McLane Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530618000931
McLane Elementary School
200 DELPHI RD SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502 · (360) 596-6600 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
166 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
51.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.0pp since 2014
Math
34.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -23.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 52 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 35.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 43.8% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| 2017-18 | 74.4% | 71.3% |
| 2016-17 | 67.3% | 66.7% |
| 2015-16 | 68.3% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.8% | 57.9% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 McLane Elementary School
McLane Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLane Elementary School this school | 407 | 40.8% | 43.2% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School SILVERDALE | 362 | 43.1% | 52.5% |
| Tumwater Hill Elementary Tumwater | 400 | 37.5% | 49.9% |
| Emerald Elementary School Vancouver | 440 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Parkview Elementary School Bellingham | 422 | 44.3% | 55.0% |
| Michael T Simmons Elementary Tumwater | 457 | 43.5% | 58.9% |
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 McLane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #554 of 936 | #33 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #784 of 1,103 ▼ 44 | #36 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #473 of 1,102 ▲ 257 | #22 of 39 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #472 of 928 | #20 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #609 of 1,268 | #25 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #532 of 1,085 | #18 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #517 of 1,088 | #23 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #790 of 1,169 | #29 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.4% | #27 of 257 | #2 of 13 |
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
407
+75 (+23%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 407 | 25.8 | 15.8:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 27.1 | 15.2:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 29% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 18.9 | 16.6:1 | 29% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 35% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 22 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (312 to 407); teachers up 37% (18.9 to 25.8).
About McLane Elementary School
McLane Elementary School is an elementary school in OLYMPIA, Washington, and it is part of Olympia School District. There are 407 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Olympia School District enrolls 9,386 students, and its 20 schools include McLane Elementary School.
About 59% of the student body at McLane Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Thurston County, the White share is about 72%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. McLane Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 41%. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Thurston County.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, McLane Elementary School's results are 9.7 points below predicted: 43.2% against 52.8%.
For the population of Thurston County, the median household earns about $96,563 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Thurston County, 86 public schools serve about 44,412 students.
Measured in a straight line, Julia Butler Hansen Elementary is about 1.7 miles from McLane Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.5%, higher than McLane Elementary School's 43.2%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 23%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at McLane Elementary School. 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 Olympia School District
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 434 students
Other schools in OLYMPIA
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Griffin SchoolElementary · 585 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Other McLane Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McLane Elementary. McLane Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- McLane ElementaryWest Bend, WI · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Julia Butler Hansen Elementary1.7 mi · 412
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School1.9 mi · 469
- Capital High School2.1 mi · 1,322
- Jefferson Middle School2.5 mi · 462
- Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E2.5 mi · 5
- Garfield Elementary School2.8 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About McLane Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McLane Elementary School?
McLane Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McLane Elementary School serve?
McLane Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McLane Elementary School have?
McLane Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McLane Elementary School?
At McLane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees McLane Elementary School?
McLane Elementary School is overseen by Olympia School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.