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How has Olympic View Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530585000870
Olympic View Elementary
1330 Horne Ave NE, Lacey, WA 98516 · (360) 412-4660 · Thurston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
258 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
73%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
61.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
53.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 48.8% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 44.9% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 59.1% |
| 2017-18 | 62.4% | 55.1% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 59.3% |
| 2015-16 | 64.6% | 63.8% |
| 2014-15 | 54.8% | 57.0% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Olympic View Elementary
Olympic View Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic View Elementary this school | 552 | 46.7% | 53.5% |
| Discovery Primary School Milton | 506 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Woodland Elementary Puyallup | 606 | 49.8% | 59.9% |
| North Hill Elementary Des Moines | 518 | 45.9% | 59.5% |
| Allen Creek Elementary School Marysville | 437 | 49.2% | 37.2% |
| Hedden Elementary School Edgewood | 469 | 52.0% | 48.2% |
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 Olympic View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #377 of 936 | #17 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #379 of 1,103 ▼ 4 | #10 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #276 of 1,102 ▲ 132 | #5 of 39 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #113 of 928 | #4 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #167 of 1,268 | #10 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #290 of 1,085 | #9 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #179 of 1,088 | #5 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #697 of 1,169 | #18 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #252 of 257 | #13 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
552
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 552 | 37.4 | 14.8:1 | 47% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 36.9 | 16.5:1 | 47% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 37.3 | 16.4:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 39% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 33.9 | 16.2:1 | 41% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 37 | 20.4:1 | 27% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 31 | 19.9:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympic View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (549 to 552); teachers up 10% (33.9 to 37.4).
About Olympic View Elementary
Olympic View Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Lacey, Washington. Enrollment totals 552 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 45% above the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Olympic View Elementary is one school in North Thurston Public Schools, a system of 24 schools with 15,167 students.
White students make up 41% of enrollment at Olympic View Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Thurston County's population at about 72%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Olympic View Elementary reported 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1. There are 258 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 47% of enrollment.
In Washington, Olympic View Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.5% actual against a predicted 48.9%.
For Thurston County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $96,563, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 44,412, Olympic View Elementary among them.
Lydia Hawk Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Olympic View Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Olympic View Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 558 students in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.4:1 to 14.8:1.
The Olympic View Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 765 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
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 765 students
Other Olympic View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Olympic View Elementary. Olympic View Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Olympic View Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 547 students
- Olympic View ElemOak Harbor, WA · 411 students
- Olympic View Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 341 students
- Olympic View ElementaryChula Vista, CA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Lydia Hawk Elementary0.8 mi · 496
- Nisqually Middle School0.9 mi · 789
- River Ridge High School1.3 mi · 1,547
- Salish Middle School1.8 mi · 745
- Meadows Elementary2.0 mi · 765
- Seven Oaks Elementary2.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Olympic View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Olympic View Elementary?
Olympic View Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Olympic View Elementary serve?
Olympic View Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Olympic View Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Olympic View Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Olympic View Elementary?
Student demographics at Olympic View Elementary are roughly 41% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Olympic View Elementary?
Olympic View Elementary is overseen by North Thurston Public Schools in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.