Is Leland P Brown Elementary a good school?

Leland P Brown Elementary ranks 639 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leland P Brown Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 316 students attended Leland P Brown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leland P Brown Elementary?

Students at Leland P Brown Elementary are 59% White, 17% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Leland P Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leland P Brown Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jefferson Middle School High : Capital High School

Leland P Brown Elementary

Summary:

Leland P Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Olympia, Washington, serving 316 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Olympia School District, which is ranked 45 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Leland P Brown has a higher percentage of White students compared to the state average, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (47.24%) and Math (40.49%) are significantly below the Olympia School District (62.31% and 50.86%) and the state (52.63% and 41.68%). Leland P Brown's performance also varies significantly across different student groups, with male students outperforming female students and White students outperforming Hispanic and multi-racial students. The school struggles with its special education and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking in the bottom 30% of Washington elementary schools for these subgroups.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Olympia area, such as Pioneer Elementary, Leland P Brown generally underperforms. The school's declining academic performance and ranking, which has dropped from 261 out of 1,056 Washington elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 639 out of 1,168 in 2020-2021, suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-5

2000 26th Ave NW
Olympia, WA 98502-3906

(360) 596-6800

District: Olympia School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
639^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,172

Students who attend Leland P Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Capital High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 316

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Two or more races:

17.1%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leland P Brown Elementary ranks worse than 54.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 8^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Olympia School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.5%), two or more races (17.1%), Hispanic (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leland P Brown Elementary is 12.1, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Olympia School District! (See more...)

Compare Leland P Brown Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leland P Brown Elementary is $17,172. 7 elementary schools in the Olympia School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leland P Brown Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leland P Brown Elementary 639^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Leland P Brown Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Olympia School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Olympia School District 45^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leland P Brown Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	92.72	37^th	1026	96.4%
2005	59.08	427^th	1031	58.6%
2006	89.07	66^th	1051	93.7%
2007	77.58	172^nd	1069	83.9%
2008	69.62	296^th	1067	72.3%
2009	60.56	421^st	1072	60.7%
2010	66.65	324^th	1088	70.2%
2011	60.08	429^th	1092	60.7%
2012	55.68	505^th	1097	54.0%
2013	63.91	404^th	1106	63.5%
2015	48.25	559^th	1067	47.6%
2016	69.06	318^th	1053	69.8%
2017	74.25	261^st	1056	75.3%
2018	57.73	442^nd	1054	58.1%
2019	50.25	576^th	1130	49.0%
2021	20.36	883^rd	1107	20.2%
2022	34.25	765^th	1169	34.6%
2023	44.85	615^th	1169	47.4%
2024	43.67	639^th	1168	45.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	10.44	245^th	252	2.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.02	188^th	637	70.5%
2019	60.28	160^th	566	71.7%
2022	36.92	294^th	478	38.5%
2023	22.76	263^rd	308	14.6%
2024	24.36	286^th	339	15.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.77	283^rd	835	66.1%
2019	46.96	544^th	979	44.4%
2021	16.82	790^th	854	7.5%
2022	31.44	753^rd	1019	26.1%
2023	38.57	639^th	1013	36.9%
2024	37.06	677^th	1024	33.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.78	490^th	1004	51.2%
2019	48.32	586^th	1068	45.1%
2021	31.30	675^th	1008	33.0%
2022	39.23	657^th	1100	40.3%
2023	36.13	694^th	1094	36.6%
2024	33.40	736^th	1093	32.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	63.13	356^th	999	64.4%
2019	52.29	515^th	1075	52.1%
2021	16.88	891^st	1025	13.1%
2022	30.14	780^th	1113	29.9%
2023	48.79	529^th	1099	51.9%
2024	51.90	503^rd	1099	54.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.86	318^th	540	41.1%

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Rank History for White students at Leland P Brown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.73	346^th	833	58.5%
2019	56.15	459^th	1027	55.3%
2021	17.22	826^th	943	12.4%
2022	31.63	753^rd	1031	27.0%
2023	45.35	548^th	1011	45.8%
2024	45.60	553^rd	1009	45.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

I was very disappointing in the way they handled my grandson. Instead of trying to figure out why he was being distracting (not harmful to others)they sent him home EVERY single day. One day he was only at school for 10 minutes and they sent him home. He of course had to go live with his other parent just so he could get an education. I though the school was required to offer an education to all children. He is thriving at his new school. Amazing what caring educators can do when they really want a child to succeed. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 7, 2016

Horrible. No structure and disorganized. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Leland P Brown Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	293	4	10	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	314
1989	323	3	10	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	342
1990	356	2	14	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	376
1991	371	2	14	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	395
1992	373	5	20	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	405
1993	356	6	24	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	399
1994	367	10	27	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	413
1995	300	10	27	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	350
1996	300	10	27	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	350
1997	288	7	27	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	338
1998	249	7	25	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	298
1999	265	8	29	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	316
2000	277	11	23	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	325
2001	269	15	15	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	314
2002	242	15	18	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	294
2003	242	15	18	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	294
2004	251	10	18	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	298
2005	246	10	16	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	287
2006	255	15	16	13	1	n/a	n/a	5	305
2007	259	16	12	12	5	n/a	n/a	15	319
2008	256	9	13	14	8	n/a	n/a	26	326
2009	268	11	16	14	2	n/a	n/a	29	340
2010	261	12	12	12	3	n/a	n/a	36	336
2011	281	7	7	11	3	3	11	0	323
2012	251	5	5	15	6	2	12	0	296
2013	233	8	7	21	0	4	21	0	294
2014	235	6	10	38	3	4	31	0	327
2015	232	5	8	44	1	1	28	0	319
2016	218	11	9	44	1	1	39	0	323
2017	229	10	6	44	1	1	48	0	339
2018	259	10	2	59	3	2	42	0	377
2019	250	6	8	47	3	8	46	0	368
2020	234	8	10	56	3	6	57	0	374
2021	209	7	5	46	3	8	51	0	329
2022	196	7	8	39	1	7	64	1	323
2023	188	16	11	34	3	8	54	2	316

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leland P Brown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	314	13.0	24.1	0
1989	342	15.0	22.8	n/a
1990	376	16.3	23.0	0
1991	395	17.8	22.1	n/a
1992	405	19.0	21.3	n/a
1993	399	20.0	20.0	n/a
1994	413	20.0	20.6	n/a
1995	350	17.0	20.6	n/a
1996	350	17.0	20.6	n/a
1997	338	15.0	22.5	n/a
1998	298	16.0	18.6	n/a
1999	316	15.1	20.9	n/a
2000	325	16.3	19.9	n/a
2001	314	13.6	23.1	n/a
2002	294	15.8	18.6	20.1
2003	294	15.8	18.6	20.1
2004	298	15.0	19.9	16.8
2005	287	15.3	18.8	18.5
2006	305	14.7	20.7	18.7
2007	319	17.7	18.0	27.6
2008	326	19.5	16.7	32
2009	340	19.5	17.4	38.3
2010	336	19.6	17.0	40.3
2011	323	19.6	16.4	38.4
2012	296	17.3	17.0	40.5
2013	294	17.0	17.2	45.9
2014	327	n/a	n/a	49.2
2015	319	20.0	15.9	55.5
2016	323	20.0	16.1	59.4
2017	339	21.3	15.8	56
2018	377	23.8	15.7	56.5
2019	368	25.5	14.3	53.5
2020	374	26.3	14.2	63.6
2021	329	23.3	14.1	59.3
2022	323	23.6	13.6	59.4
2023	316	26.0	12.1	63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leland P Brown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	314	13.0	24.1	0
1989	342	15.0	22.8	n/a
1990	376	16.3	23.0	0
1991	395	17.8	22.1	n/a
1992	405	19.0	21.3	n/a
1993	399	20.0	20.0	n/a
1994	413	20.0	20.6	n/a
1995	350	17.0	20.6	n/a
1996	350	17.0	20.6	n/a
1997	338	15.0	22.5	n/a
1998	298	16.0	18.6	n/a
1999	316	15.1	20.9	n/a
2000	325	16.3	19.9	n/a
2001	314	13.6	23.1	n/a
2002	294	15.8	18.6	20.1
2003	294	15.8	18.6	20.1
2004	298	15.0	19.9	16.8
2005	287	15.3	18.8	18.5
2006	305	14.7	20.7	18.7
2007	319	17.7	18.0	27.6
2008	326	19.5	16.7	32
2009	340	19.5	17.4	38.3
2010	336	19.6	17.0	40.3
2011	323	19.6	16.4	38.4
2012	296	17.3	17.0	40.5
2013	294	17.0	17.2	45.9
2014	327	n/a	n/a	49.2
2015	319	20.0	15.9	55.5
2016	323	20.0	16.1	59.4
2017	339	21.3	15.8	56
2018	377	23.8	15.7	56.5
2019	368	25.5	14.3	53.5
2020	374	26.3	14.2	63.6
2021	329	23.3	14.1	59.3
2022	323	23.6	13.6	59.4
2023	316	26.0	12.1	63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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