Nisqually Middle School

Nisqually Middle School operates as a mid-sized junior high in Lacey, Washington, part of North Thurston Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 789 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

North Thurston Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 15,167 students; Nisqually Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Nisqually Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Thurston County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Nisqually Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Nisqually Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.8%; Nisqually Middle School posts 29.9%, -15.8 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Thurston County shows median household earnings sit near $96,563, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Thurston County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), of which Nisqually Middle School is one.

Lydia Hawk Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nisqually Middle School. On composite proficiency, Nisqually Middle School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

Nisqually Middle School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Nisqually Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 799 (now 789). White enrollment moved from 50% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.