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If you could change one rule at Seven Oaks Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530585002327
Seven Oaks Elementary
1800 Seven Oaks Dr SE, Lacey, WA 98503 · (360) 412-4700 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
223 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 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
76%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
46.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.1pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 42.9% |
| 2022-23 | 42.5% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.1% | 36.6% |
| 2018-19 | 48.9% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.9% | 54.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.3% | 50.2% |
| 2015-16 | 59.1% | 55.5% |
| 2014-15 | 54.5% | 53.8% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Seven Oaks Elementary
Seven Oaks Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Oaks Elementary this school | 428 | 52.1% | 44.1% |
| Allen Creek Elementary School Marysville | 437 | 49.2% | 37.2% |
| N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma | 418 | 53.8% | 49.9% |
| Discovery Primary School Milton | 506 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Hedden Elementary School Edgewood | 469 | 52.0% | 48.2% |
| Monroe Elementary Everett | 487 | 54.4% | 61.3% |
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 Seven Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #540 of 936 | #31 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #558 of 1,103 ▲ 15 | #25 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #586 of 1,102 ▲ 110 | #28 of 39 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #234 of 928 | #8 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #523 of 1,268 | #22 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #467 of 1,085 | #14 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #114 of 1,088 | #2 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #599 of 1,169 | #15 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #570 of 778 | #19 of 27 |
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
428
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 428 | 27.5 | 15.5:1 | 52% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 27.4 | 15.7:1 | 55% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 28.7 | 16.7:1 | 51% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 41% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31.8 | 14.9:1 | 47% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 45% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 24% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 35 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 14 | 39.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seven Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (473 to 428); teachers down 13% (31.8 to 27.5).
About Seven Oaks Elementary
The public elementary school Seven Oaks Elementary is located in Lacey, Washington. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 428 students.
Seven Oaks Elementary is one of 24 schools in North Thurston Public Schools, which enrolls 15,167 students in total.
At Seven Oaks Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 36%. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 5% Black. Census figures show Thurston County is about 72% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Seven Oaks Elementary employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Seven Oaks Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 52%. On average, public schools in Thurston County report 43%.
The allk12 Grade for Seven Oaks Elementary is C+. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Seven Oaks Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1% and a predicted 45.3%.
Seven Oaks Elementary is located in Thurston County, where the median household income is $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Seven Oaks Elementary is one of 86 public schools in the county.
Evergreen Forest Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Seven Oaks Elementary. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Seven Oaks Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, 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 at Seven Oaks Elementary climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 411 to 428 students. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Seven Oaks Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Seven Oaks Elementary. Seven Oaks Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- SEVEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWESLEY CHAPEL, FL · 656 students
- SEVEN OAKS ELEMENTARYEAGLE, ID · 534 students
- Seven Oaks ElementaryColumbia, SC · 522 students
- Seven Oaks ElementaryOdenton, MD · 506 students
- Seven Oaks ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Forest Elementary0.8 mi · 442
- Lydia Hawk Elementary1.4 mi · 496
- Nisqually Middle School1.4 mi · 789
- Lacey Elementary1.5 mi · 368
- Woodland Elementary1.6 mi · 458
- Timberline High School2.0 mi · 1,401
Frequently asked questions
About Seven Oaks ElementaryHow large is Seven Oaks Elementary?
Seven Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
Is Seven Oaks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seven Oaks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Seven Oaks Elementary have?
Seven Oaks Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Seven Oaks Elementary?
Student demographics at Seven Oaks Elementary are roughly 36% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Seven Oaks Elementary in?
Seven Oaks Elementary is part of North Thurston Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.