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Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530618000935
Washington Middle School
3100 CAIN RD SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98501 · (360) 596-3000 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
152 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
65.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -17.2pp since 2014
Math
57.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 63.7% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 55.3% |
| 2018-19 | 78.8% | 73.7% |
| 2017-18 | 82.0% | 74.2% |
| 2016-17 | 80.3% | 72.6% |
| 2015-16 | 81.2% | 72.6% |
| 2014-15 | 83.1% | 74.1% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 702 | 21.7% | 60.2% |
| Leona Libby Middle School West Richland | 805 | 20.6% | N/A |
| Finn Hill Middle School Kirkland | 664 | 23.3% | 51.0% |
| Liberty Middle School Camas | 708 | 26.1% | N/A |
| North Tapps Middle School Lake Tapps | 523 | 22.0% | 65.4% |
| Tolt Middle School Carnation | 633 | 22.3% | 53.2% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #50 of 294 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #54 of 357 ▲ 6 | #2 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #58 of 357 ▲ 12 | #3 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #193 of 290 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #131 of 377 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #180 of 340 | #10 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #177 of 340 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #320 of 359 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #85 of 192 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
702
-78 (-10%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 702 | 36.3 | 19.4:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 36.4 | 20.4:1 | 22% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 38.3 | 19.6:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 39 | 20.0:1 | 19% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 40.2 | 20.0:1 | 16% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 37 | 20.6:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 33 | 23.2:1 | 17% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 32 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (804 to 702); teachers down 10% (40.2 to 36.3).
About Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school with its address in OLYMPIA, Washington. The school enrolls 702 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Washington is about 577, so this school runs 22% larger than that.
The 20 schools of Olympia School District, including Washington Middle School, enroll 9,386 students.
Washington Middle School's enrollment is 63% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 72% share among Thurston County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Washington Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Federal staffing data show 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Washington Middle School and a ratio of 19.4:1. Across middle schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 18.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 22% of enrollment. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Thurston County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.7%.
Within Thurston County, median household income is about $96,563, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 86 public schools in Thurston County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,412.
Of nearby public schools, Pioneer Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Washington Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Washington Middle School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 780 in 2020-21 and 702 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease.
Discussions about Washington Middle School may include 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 Olympia School District
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Julia Butler Hansen ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other schools in OLYMPIA
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Griffin SchoolElementary · 585 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 4th largest of the 31.
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 566 students
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Elementary School0.5 mi · 384
- McKenny Elementary0.6 mi · 322
- Olympia High School0.8 mi · 1,901
- Centennial Elementary1.1 mi · 434
- Olympia Regional Learning Academy1.1 mi · 345
- Lincoln Elementary School1.6 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 06-08.
Is Washington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Middle School is approximately 19.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Middle School?
At Washington Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Washington Middle School in?
Washington Middle School is part of Olympia School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.