Summary:
The 61723 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Olympia South Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Olympia CUSD 16 district. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 819 out of 2,067 schools in 2023-2024 to 1,132 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023, it generally performs better than the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.
Olympia South Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0% and a relatively high percentage of students (58.1%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher-need student population. The school's spending per student is $11,866, which is within a typical range, and its student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is also reasonable. While the school's performance is not exceptional, it appears to be providing a solid educational experience for the students in the 61723 zip code.
Overall, Olympia South Elementary School is the sole educational option for families in the 61723 zip code, and the data suggests that the school is performing reasonably well compared to state averages, though there may be room for improvement in certain areas, such as maintaining more consistent statewide rankings and addressing the needs of its higher-poverty student population.
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