New Market Skills Center

New Market Skills Center is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Tumwater, Washington, overseen by Tumwater School District. The school educates 86 students in grades 11 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so New Market Skills Center sits 85% leaner than that benchmark.

New Market Skills Center is one of 14 schools operated by Tumwater School District, a district that instructs 6,350 students overall.

On demographics, New Market Skills Center shows that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Thurston County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 50.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at New Market Skills Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Thurston County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, Thurston County reports that median household income runs about $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Thurston County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), New Market Skills Center is one campus in the mix.

Cascadia High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Market Skills Center.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Market Skills Center has grew 562%, going from 13 students in 2018 to 86 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 2.1:1 in 2018 to 50.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the New Market Skills Center community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.