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Enrollment
765
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530585002064
Meadows Elementary
836 Deerbrush Dr SE, Lacey, WA 98513 · (360) 412-4690 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
299 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 111 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
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
54.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
51.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 51.9% |
| 2022-23 | 55.5% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 54.9% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 67.1% |
| 2017-18 | 65.6% | 65.4% |
| 2016-17 | 60.8% | 61.7% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 50.9% |
| 2014-15 | 45.2% | 49.4% |
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Meadows Elementary
Meadows Elementary's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Elementary this school | 765 | 39.1% | 54.7% |
| Northwood Elementary Edgewood | 732 | 43.3% | 55.7% |
| Woodmoor Elementary Bothell | 643 | 38.9% | 54.1% |
| Horizons Elementary Lacey | 580 | 38.8% | 53.5% |
| Shaw Road Elementary Puyallup | 615 | 35.1% | 60.8% |
| Sunset Primary UNIVERSITY PLACE | 548 | 37.8% | 59.9% |
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 Meadows Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #353 of 936 | #13 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #422 of 1,103 ▼ 21 | #16 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #413 of 1,102 ▼ 56 | #19 of 39 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.8pp | #93 of 928 | #4 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #15 of 1,268 | #2 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #801 of 1,085 | #26 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #164 of 1,088 | #3 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #810 of 1,169 | #30 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #73 of 257 | #5 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
765
+78 (+11%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 765 | 45.2 | 16.9:1 | 39% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 39% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 39.3 | 19.3:1 | 37% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 687 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 28% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 41.5 | 15.7:1 | 29% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 32% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 21 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadows Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (650 to 765); teachers up 9% (41.5 to 45.2).
About Meadows Elementary
Federal records list Meadows Elementary as an elementary school in Lacey, Washington. Enrolled students number 765 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 101% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
North Thurston Public Schools runs Meadows Elementary along with 23 other schools, enrolling 15,167 students in total.
White students form the largest group at Meadows Elementary, 41% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 6% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Thurston County's population at about 72%. By the diversity index, Meadows Elementary comes in at 74%.
Dividing enrollment by its 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Washington average about 17.3:1, a similar figure. Meadows Elementary reports 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Meadows Elementary is 54.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.7%.
Across Thurston County, median household income is about $96,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Meadows Elementary is among the 86 public schools in Thurston County.
River Ridge High School is the public school closest to Meadows Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Meadows Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Meadows Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 687 in 2020-21 and 765 in 2024-25, a increase of 78 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Meadows Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 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
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
Other Meadows Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Meadows Elementary. Meadows Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Meadows Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 912 students
- Meadows ElementaryValencia, CA · 729 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolMEADOWS PLACE, TX · 425 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 414 students
- Meadows ElementaryMillbrae, CA · 360 students
Nearby schools
- River Ridge High School0.8 mi · 1,547
- Nisqually Middle School1.3 mi · 789
- Lydia Hawk Elementary1.8 mi · 496
- Seven Oaks Elementary2.0 mi · 428
- Olympic View Elementary2.0 mi · 552
- Evergreen Forest Elementary2.1 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Meadows ElementaryHow many students attend Meadows Elementary?
Meadows Elementary enrolls approximately 765 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meadows Elementary serve?
Meadows Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadows Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadows Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadows Elementary?
At Meadows Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Meadows Elementary public or private?
Meadows Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Thurston Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.