Washington Middle School

Washington Middle School is a junior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in OLYMPIA, Washington, operated by Olympia School District, hosting 702 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Olympia School District comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 9,386 students; Washington Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Washington Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Thurston County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

In the area at large, Thurston County reports that 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%. Across Thurston County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), Washington Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pioneer Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Middle School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 804 (now 702). The White share of enrollment contracted from 73% to 63% over that span.

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