Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Summary:

Thurgood Marshall Middle School is a public middle school in Olympia, Washington, serving 441 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Olympia School District.

Thurgood Marshall Middle School has a diverse student population, with over 50% White, 17% Hispanic, and 12% two or more races. Academically, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates of 55.8% in English Language Arts and 40.31% in Math. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking highly for Hispanic students but struggling with African American and special education students. Interestingly, the school's nearby counterparts, Washington Middle School and Jefferson Middle School, both have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math.

Thurgood Marshall Middle School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $10,644 in 2019-2020 to $17,549 in 2021-2022, and a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 35.28% in 2020-2021 to 53.51% in 2022-2023. These factors, along with the school's fluctuating performance for certain subgroups, suggest that Thurgood Marshall Middle School has both strengths and challenges that are important for parents to understand.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3939 20th Ave NW
       Olympia, WA  98502-8542


(360) 596-7600

District: Olympia School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
179th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,549 Help


Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Middle School usually attend:

High:    Capital High School

Feeder schools for Thurgood Marshall Middle School:

Elementary:    Julia Butler Hansen Elementary
    McLane Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  484

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.0%
Hispanic:
16.3%
Two or more races:
13.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.8% Help


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Compare Details Thurgood Marshall Middle School ranks better than 66.5% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Olympia School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.74. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Thurgood Marshall Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (50%), Hispanic (16.3%), two or more races (13%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Middle School is 18.4. 2 middle schools in the Olympia School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurgood Marshall Middle School is $17,549, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Olympia School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thurgood Marshall Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Middle School 179th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Thurgood Marshall Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Olympia School District:

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


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Rank History for Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.41 187th 421 55.6%
2005 57.95 174th 425 59.1%
2006 72.39 105th 449 76.6%
2007 59.48 170th 463 63.3%
2008 67.60 122nd 466 73.8%
2009 59.56 173rd 476 63.7%
2010 68.79 125th 483 74.1%
2011 61.40 168th 492 65.9%
2012 58.44 190th 497 61.8%
2013 48.39 256th 498 48.6%
2015 69.03 122nd 445 72.6%
2016 72.32 104th 443 76.5%
2017 73.55 105th 435 75.9%
2018 80.71 81st 437 81.5%
2019 76.16 105th 512 79.5%
2021 57.43 197th 529 62.8%
2022 54.66 204th 541 62.3%
2023 62.23 177th 539 67.2%
2024 62.74 179th 535 66.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.45 31st 166 81.3%
2019 77.44 51st 246 79.3%
2021 75.61 47th 250 81.2%
2022 63.60 78th 257 69.6%
2023 63.22 78th 244 68.0%
2024 59.57 90th 243 63.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.53 17th 63 73.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.96 45th 268 83.2%
2019 60.09 54th 231 76.6%
2021 66.71 43rd 210 79.5%
2023 43.36 86th 167 48.5%
2024 37.79 99th 179 44.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.20 39th 349 88.8%
2019 68.36 96th 448 78.6%
2021 57.46 151st 458 67.0%
2022 42.16 263rd 475 44.6%
2023 73.51 78th 463 83.2%
2024 63.98 131st 455 71.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.63 58th 376 84.6%
2019 75.43 90th 452 80.1%
2021 59.63 168th 469 64.2%
2022 52.94 197th 479 58.9%
2023 71.04 117th 464 74.8%
2024 69.81 122nd 464 73.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.39 23rd 51 54.9%
2024 45.48 29th 46 37.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.14 77th 371 79.2%
2019 74.64 99th 453 78.1%
2021 54.07 190th 476 60.1%
2022 55.37 179th 480 62.7%
2023 51.69 192nd 470 59.1%
2024 53.95 198th 466 57.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.72 89th 149 40.3%
2022 35.67 100th 161 37.9%
2023 41.61 87th 145 40.0%
2024 45.33 81st 148 45.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.88 25th 106 76.4%
2024 30.24 65th 90 27.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.91 33rd 259 87.3%
2019 70.08 80th 344 76.7%
2021 63.24 93rd 353 73.7%
2022 50.16 156th 360 56.7%
2023 68.88 81st 336 75.9%
2024 64.00 95th 344 72.4%
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Rank History for White students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.40 57th 325 82.5%
2019 78.13 84th 470 82.1%
2021 53.52 209th 480 56.5%
2022 53.56 211th 488 56.8%
2023 55.78 191st 488 60.9%
2024 66.90 140th 486 71.2%
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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.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 351 23 23 10 3 n/a n/a 0 410
1996 351 23 23 10 3 n/a n/a 0 410
1997 358 22 24 19 6 n/a n/a 0 429
1998 373 22 25 24 2 n/a n/a 0 446
1999 374 22 24 20 5 n/a n/a 0 445
2000 369 18 26 12 3 n/a n/a 0 428
2001 345 16 26 18 7 n/a n/a 0 412
2002 314 25 20 16 8 n/a n/a 0 383
2003 314 25 20 16 8 n/a n/a 0 383
2004 300 28 29 24 7 n/a n/a 0 388
2005 293 18 43 21 9 n/a n/a 0 384
2006 300 15 48 28 5 n/a n/a 4 400
2007 251 15 44 28 4 n/a n/a 12 354
2008 286 15 60 26 5 n/a n/a 15 407
2009 278 14 57 22 10 n/a n/a 34 415
2010 280 12 50 19 11 n/a n/a 38 410
2011 288 9 36 23 6 4 13 0 379
2012 274 14 36 40 3 5 29 0 401
2013 254 15 32 46 3 5 36 0 391
2014 240 17 25 42 2 5 39 0 370
2015 251 15 28 50 3 1 35 0 383
2016 267 19 27 40 2 1 31 0 387
2017 249 13 32 46 2 1 33 0 376
2018 241 15 22 56 5 2 44 0 385
2019 256 20 24 63 7 1 43 0 414
2020 255 23 28 56 10 1 44 1 418
2021 253 17 30 62 5 3 41 0 411
2022 238 39 34 71 3 5 53 4 447
2023 232 28 32 76 3 8 54 8 441
2024 242 38 40 79 3 3 63 16 484

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

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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 Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 410 23.1 17.7 n/a
1996 410 23.1 17.7 n/a
1997 429 22.9 18.7 n/a
1998 446 23.8 18.7 n/a
1999 445 23.7 18.8 n/a
2000 428 23.0 18.6 n/a
2001 412 23.1 17.8 n/a
2002 383 23.4 16.4 23.8
2003 383 23.4 16.4 23.8
2004 388 20.0 19.4 28.9
2005 384 20.3 18.9 23.2
2006 400 17.5 22.9 28.8
2007 354 16.2 21.9 32.5
2008 407 20.3 20.0 30.1
2009 415 18.6 22.3 33.6
2010 410 19.7 20.7 32.8
2011 379 20.6 18.3 32.2
2012 401 20.0 20.0 34.4
2013 391 18.3 21.2 41.7
2014 370 n/a n/a 35.1
2015 383 21.0 18.2 39.7
2016 387 21.0 18.4 40.3
2017 376 21.0 17.8 40.7
2018 385 22.2 17.3 37.1
2019 414 21.3 19.4 38.6
2020 418 22.6 18.4 38.5
2021 411 24.8 16.5 35.3
2022 447 26.6 16.7 37.4
2023 441 26.9 16.3 53.5
2024 484 26.2 18.4 38.8

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 Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 410 23.1 17.7 n/a
1996 410 23.1 17.7 n/a
1997 429 22.9 18.7 n/a
1998 446 23.8 18.7 n/a
1999 445 23.7 18.8 n/a
2000 428 23.0 18.6 n/a
2001 412 23.1 17.8 n/a
2002 383 23.4 16.4 23.8
2003 383 23.4 16.4 23.8
2004 388 20.0 19.4 28.9
2005 384 20.3 18.9 23.2
2006 400 17.5 22.9 28.8
2007 354 16.2 21.9 32.5
2008 407 20.3 20.0 30.1
2009 415 18.6 22.3 33.6
2010 410 19.7 20.7 32.8
2011 379 20.6 18.3 32.2
2012 401 20.0 20.0 34.4
2013 391 18.3 21.2 41.7
2014 370 n/a n/a 35.1
2015 383 21.0 18.2 39.7
2016 387 21.0 18.4 40.3
2017 376 21.0 17.8 40.7
2018 385 22.2 17.3 37.1
2019 414 21.3 19.4 38.6
2020 418 22.6 18.4 38.5
2021 411 24.8 16.5 35.3
2022 447 26.6 16.7 37.4
2023 441 26.9 16.3 53.5
2024 484 26.2 18.4 38.8

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201848.1%0.0%0.8%0.0%7.0%89.9%54.3%89.2%88.4%90.7%54.3%
201954.5%0.0%1.5%1.5%5.2%91.0%57.5%91.0%91.8%94.0%61.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201971.7%0.2%0.7%6.5%94.5%96.6%94.5%94.5%95.4%97.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $194 (1.5%) $13,136 (98.5%) $13,330
2020 $219 (2.1%) $10,425 (97.9%) $10,644
2021 $785 (4.9%) $15,378 (95.1%) $16,163
2022 $1,118 (6.4%) $16,430 (93.6%) $17,549

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thurgood Marshall Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 105th of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 177th of 539 Middle schools
 12.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)63.248.3
 14.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Olympia School District)72.458.4
 14%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)52.140
 12.1%
   6th Grade Math (Olympia School District)59.349.8
 9.5%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)76.367.4
 8.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Olympia School District)81.568.3
 13.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)71.236
 35.2%
   7th Grade Math (Olympia School District)74.353.6
 20.8%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)67.660.7
 6.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Olympia School District)76.765.9
 10.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)56.936.6
 20.2%
   8th Grade Math (Olympia School District)70.546.6
 23.9%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)70.557.3
 13.1%
   8th Grade Science (Olympia School District)77.863.5
 14.3%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)69.159.2
 9.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Olympia School District)75.263.6
 11.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)60.237.4
 22.7%
   All Grades Math (Olympia School District)65.750.5
 15.2%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Thurgood Marshall Middle School)70.557.3
 13.1%
   All Grades Science (Olympia School District)71.965
 6.8%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students414441
 6.5%
African American2028
 40%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian2432
 33.3%
Hispanic6376
 20.6%
Pacific Islander18
 700%
White256232
 9.4%
Two or More Races4354
 25.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.6%53.5%
 14.9%


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Thurgood Marshall Middle School ranks 179th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 484 students attended Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Middle School usually go on to attend Capital High School

Students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School are 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Not Specified.


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