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What's the state of after-school transportation at Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARY M KNIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530480003569
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight
111 Tumwater Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 · (360) 338-6340 · Thurston County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
197 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 66% smaller than its 8th grade class (100).
Student demographics
59%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
39.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.7pp since 2016
Math
21.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.2pp since 2016
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.9% | 24.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.9% | 25.2% |
| 2018-19 | 48.1% | 23.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.8% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 44.3% | 24.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
600
-1,434 (-71%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 65.6:1
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 | 600 | 25.5 | 23.5:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 28.5 | 24.4:1 | 42% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 35.5 | 24.3:1 | 21% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 2,034 | 31 | 65.6:1 | 12% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 15.6 | 56.5:1 | 9% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (882 to 600); teachers up 63% (15.6 to 25.5).
About Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight is an elementary school in Tumwater, Washington, and it is part of Mary M Knight School District. The school's enrollment of 600 students covers kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
Mary M Knight School District has 2 schools; together they serve 784 students.
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight is 58% White by enrollment. Other students are 23% multiracial and 16% Hispanic. By comparison, Thurston County residents are about 72% White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight is 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 33% of students, or 197, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Thurston County.
Thurston County has about 299,067 residents, and 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. Besides Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight, Thurston County has 85 other public schools.
Peter G Schmidt Elementary is the public school closest to Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 2,034 to 600. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 23.5 students per teacher, compared with 65.6 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Mary M Knight School District
- Mary M. Knight SchoolCombined · 184 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
- Peter G Schmidt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Michael T Simmons ElementaryElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Peter G Schmidt Elementary0.3 mi · 606
- New Market Skills Center0.5 mi · 86
- New Market High School0.5 mi · 61
- Cascadia High School0.5 mi · 134
- Tumwater High School0.6 mi · 1,117
- ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program1.0 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. KnightHow many students attend Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight?
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-08.
Is Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight.
How diverse is Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight?
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight reports a student body of 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight?
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight is overseen by Mary M Knight School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.