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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Peter G Schmidt Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530910001543
Peter G Schmidt Elementary
237 Dennis Street SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 · (360) 709-7200 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
272 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
47.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.4% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 47.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.6% | 53.3% |
| 2017-18 | 56.4% | 56.3% |
| 2016-17 | 56.5% | 57.1% |
| 2015-16 | 57.3% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.1% | 50.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Peter G Schmidt Elementary
Peter G Schmidt Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter G Schmidt Elementary this school | 606 | 44.9% | 49.1% |
| Presidents Elementary Arlington | 578 | 44.8% | 46.7% |
| Liberty Ridge Elementary Sumner | 515 | 46.0% | 62.9% |
| Kent Prairie Elementary Arlington | 621 | 43.0% | 53.4% |
| Southworth Elementary Yelm | 671 | 46.5% | 44.8% |
| Sunnyslope Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 503 | 41.7% | 54.7% |
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 Peter G Schmidt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #449 of 936 | #22 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #613 of 1,103 ▼ 81 | #28 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #564 of 1,102 ▼ 49 | #26 of 39 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.4pp | #75 of 928 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #95 of 1,268 | #4 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #363 of 1,085 | #11 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #557 of 1,088 | #24 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #724 of 1,169 | #22 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #232 of 257 | #12 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
606
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 606 | 40.2 | 15.1:1 | 45% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 46% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 37.4 | 15.4:1 | 45% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 39% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 36.4 | 16.4:1 | 40% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 42% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 37% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 28 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter G Schmidt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (596 to 606); teachers up 10% (36.4 to 40.2).
About Peter G Schmidt Elementary
Federal records list Peter G Schmidt Elementary as an elementary school in Tumwater, Washington. The school serves 606 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 59% above that.
Besides Peter G Schmidt Elementary, Tumwater School District runs 13 other schools. The district enrolls 6,350 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Peter G Schmidt Elementary are White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Thurston County residents are about 72% White. Peter G Schmidt Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Peter G Schmidt Elementary was 15.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 15.1:1 here. Peter G Schmidt Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 45%. For comparison, public schools in Thurston County average 43%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.1% for Peter G Schmidt Elementary. The school posts 49.1%, 1.0 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Thurston County, the median household income is $96,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Thurston County has 86 public schools and roughly 44,412 students.
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight is the public school closest to Peter G Schmidt Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Peter G Schmidt Elementary ranks 4th of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.1% against a local average of 52.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Peter G Schmidt Elementary as City: Small.
Peter G Schmidt Elementary's enrollment grew from 569 in 2020-21 to 606 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Tumwater School District
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Tumwater
- Tumwater High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- George Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- A G West Black Hills High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Tumwater Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightElementary · 600 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight0.3 mi · 600
- Tumwater High School0.5 mi · 1,117
- New Market High School0.6 mi · 61
- New Market Skills Center0.6 mi · 86
- Cascadia High School0.6 mi · 134
- ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program0.7 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Peter G Schmidt ElementaryHow large is Peter G Schmidt Elementary?
Peter G Schmidt Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Peter G Schmidt Elementary serve?
Peter G Schmidt Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Peter G Schmidt Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Peter G Schmidt Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peter G Schmidt Elementary?
At Peter G Schmidt Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Peter G Schmidt Elementary public or private?
Peter G Schmidt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tumwater School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.