Best Public Schools in Tumwater, WA

Summary:

The city of Tumwater, Washington is home to 13 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 7 high schools. The schools in this district display a mix of high-performing and lower-performing institutions, with some standouts like Michael T Simmons Elementary and Tumwater Middle School ranking highly in the state. However, schools like Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight and Cascadia High School struggle with lower test scores and graduation rates.

The district's performance appears to be closely tied to socioeconomic factors, with schools serving higher percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients generally performing worse academically. Despite this, the Tumwater School District as a whole maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting a commitment to providing quality education across the region. The district also offers specialized programs like the New Market Skills Center and the Education Service District 113 Consortium Reengagement Program, catering to the diverse needs and interests of its student population.

Overall, the Tumwater school district presents a mixed picture, with some high-performing schools like Tumwater High School and Michael T Simmons Elementary standing out, while others struggle to meet academic benchmarks. The district's performance appears to be influenced by socioeconomic factors, but its commitment to specialized programs and overall 4-star rating suggest a dedication to providing quality education for all students in the Tumwater area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)				SBAC English Language Arts (2024)								SBAC Math (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Education Service District 113 Consortium Reengagement Program	Public, Magnet	11-12	6005 Tyee Dr. SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Capital Region Education Service District 113	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 464-6700	344	0			203 (59.0%)	14 (4.1%)	74 (21.5%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.6%)								(n/a)
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	Public, Virtual	K-8	111 Tumwater Blvd SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 338-6340	694	29	24.3	42.2%	408 (58.8%)	37 (5.3%)	100 (14.4%)	22 (3.2%)	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	107 (15.4%)	24.8	901^st of 1168 public elementary schools	22.9%		30.7	820^th of 1169 public elementary schools	29.9%	81	52.9	45.6		48.6	38.7	27.6	45.1	36.5	50.0	47.6		42.0	29.7	32.8	28.6	18.9	28.1	28.2		27.5	89.7	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	89.7	92.3	92.3	$9,531		$9,531
Michael T Simmons Elementary	Public	K-5	1205 2nd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 709-7100	442	30	14.5	39.4%	274 (62.0%)	7 (1.6%)	82 (18.6%)	24 (5.4%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.5%)	69.6	324^th of 1168 public elementary schools	72.3%		67.7	349^th of 1169 public elementary schools	70.1%	25	75.4			75.4	61.6	43.0	66.7					56.6	63.5	49.4	60.9					57.7	93.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	95.4	96.9	96.9	95.4	95.4	$17,261	$1,210	$16,051
Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	237 Dennis Street SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 709-7200	586	38	15.4	46.1%	351 (59.9%)	14 (2.4%)	103 (17.6%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	95 (16.2%)	58.3	465^th of 1168 public elementary schools	60.2%		57	469^th of 1169 public elementary schools	59.9%	4	69.2			69.2	55.6	45.5	57.3					52.4	62.8	39.6	45.5					48.3	94.6	96.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	95.7	96.8	97.9	97.9	$15,435	$1,342	$14,092
Tumwater High School	Public	9-12	700 Israel Road	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7600	1,139	50	22.6	31.9%	787 (69.1%)	32 (2.8%)	180 (15.8%)	18 (1.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.8%)	67.2	119^th of 437 public high schools	72.8%		59.7	162^nd of 442 public high schools	63.3%	43			50.7	50.7							74.7	74.7							40.1	40.1											$14,472	$800	$13,673
Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	6335 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7500	633	32	19.6	34.9%	397 (62.7%)	15 (2.4%)	101 (16.0%)	35 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	71 (11.2%)	68.1	148^th of 535 public middle schools	72.3%		70.1	137^th of 539 public middle schools	74.6%	11		50.3		50.3				55.1	60.2	60.5		58.5				41.3	45.5	48.8		45.0											$15,022	$909	$14,113
George Bush Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 83rd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7400	757	39	19.4	37.6%	486 (64.2%)	24 (3.2%)	145 (19.2%)	24 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	72 (9.5%)	63.6	177^th of 535 public middle schools	66.9%		64.7	162^nd of 539 public middle schools	69.9%	15		47.0		47.0				58.1	59.4	54.0		57.2				49.0	38.1	40.8		42.7											$13,853	$761	$13,093
New Market Skills Center	Public	11-12	7299 New Market Street SW	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 570-4500	13	3	4.3	23.1%	10 (76.9%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																															$14,385	$788	$13,596
Thurs County Juvenile Det/Tumwater West E	Public	6-12	2801 32nd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-3198	15	1	15.0	33.3%	4 (26.7%)	1 (6.7%)	8 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																															$39,687	$7,059	$32,629
Tumwater Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Ridgeview St SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7300	380	22	16.9	37.1%	208 (54.7%)	9 (2.4%)	76 (20.0%)	29 (7.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.9%)	50.3	557^th of 1168 public elementary schools	52.3%		41.3	669^th of 1169 public elementary schools	42.8%	112	65.4			65.4	38.6	39.3	69.2					48.2	47.4	40.3	48.1					45.0	91.8	100.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$16,330	$1,133	$15,197
A G West Black Hills High School	Public	9-12	7741 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7800	792	35	22.6	33.1%	544 (68.7%)	16 (2.0%)	95 (12.0%)	36 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.4%)	87 (11.0%)	44	247^th of 437 public high schools	43.5%		51.2	203^rd of 442 public high schools	54.1%	44			33.8	33.8							70.7	70.7							28.0	28.0											$14,943	$908	$14,035
Cascadia High School	Public	8-12	7299 New Market St SW Bldg E	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7760	116	5	23.6	54.3%	79 (68.1%)	3 (2.6%)	20 (17.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	4.4	432^nd of 437 public high schools	1.1%		14.3	403^rd of 442 public high schools	8.8%	29			16.1	16.1							33.3	33.3																			$12,282	$983	$11,300
New Market High School	Public	10-12	7299 New Market Street SW	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 570-4500	55	2	27.5	40.0%	39 (70.9%)	1 (1.8%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)								(n/a)			21.1	21.1																											$14,581	$707	$13,873

Cities Near Tumwater

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olympia	1.11 mi	26	58^th
Lacey	2.42 mi	24	149^th
Tenino	9 mi	4	191^st
Yelm	11.02 mi	9	158^th
Rainier	11.34 mi	3	97^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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