Is Thurgood Marshall Middle School a good school?

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

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 441 students attended Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Middle School?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School are 53% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Not Specified.

What high school do graduates of Thurgood Marshall Middle School attend?

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

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:
179^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,549

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: 16.3

Number of students: 441

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.5%

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Performance Trends

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...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.74. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Thurgood Marshall Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.6%), Hispanic (17.2%), two or more races (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Middle School is 16.3, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Olympia School District! (See more...)

Compare Thurgood Marshall Middle School employs 26.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurgood Marshall Middle School is $17,549, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Olympia School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thurgood Marshall Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Middle School 179^th 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 45^th 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
2004	55.41	187^th	421	55.6%
2005	57.95	174^th	425	59.1%
2006	72.39	105^th	449	76.6%
2007	59.48	170^th	463	63.3%
2008	67.60	122^nd	466	73.8%
2009	59.56	173^rd	476	63.7%
2010	68.79	125^th	483	74.1%
2011	61.40	168^th	492	65.9%
2012	58.44	190^th	497	61.8%
2013	48.39	256^th	498	48.6%
2015	69.03	122^nd	445	72.6%
2016	72.32	104^th	443	76.5%
2017	73.55	105^th	435	75.9%
2018	80.71	81^st	437	81.5%
2019	76.16	105^th	512	79.5%
2021	57.43	197^th	529	62.8%
2022	54.66	204^th	541	62.3%
2023	62.23	177^th	539	67.2%
2024	62.74	179^th	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
2018	81.45	31^st	166	81.3%
2019	77.44	51^st	246	79.3%
2021	75.61	47^th	250	81.2%
2022	63.60	78^th	257	69.6%
2023	63.22	78^th	244	68.0%
2024	59.57	90^th	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	17^th	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
2018	70.96	45^th	268	83.2%
2019	60.09	54^th	231	76.6%
2021	66.71	43^rd	210	79.5%
2023	43.36	86^th	167	48.5%
2024	37.79	99^th	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
2018	81.20	39^th	349	88.8%
2019	68.36	96^th	448	78.6%
2021	57.46	151^st	458	67.0%
2022	42.16	263^rd	475	44.6%
2023	73.51	78^th	463	83.2%
2024	63.98	131^st	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
2018	83.63	58^th	376	84.6%
2019	75.43	90^th	452	80.1%
2021	59.63	168^th	469	64.2%
2022	52.94	197^th	479	58.9%
2023	71.04	117^th	464	74.8%
2024	69.81	122^nd	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	23^rd	51	54.9%
2024	45.48	29^th	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
2018	75.14	77^th	371	79.2%
2019	74.64	99^th	453	78.1%
2021	54.07	190^th	476	60.1%
2022	55.37	179^th	480	62.7%
2023	51.69	192^nd	470	59.1%
2024	53.95	198^th	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
2021	39.72	89^th	149	40.3%
2022	35.67	100^th	161	37.9%
2023	41.61	87^th	145	40.0%
2024	45.33	81^st	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	25^th	106	76.4%
2024	30.24	65^th	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
2018	82.91	33^rd	259	87.3%
2019	70.08	80^th	344	76.7%
2021	63.24	93^rd	353	73.7%
2022	50.16	156^th	360	56.7%
2023	68.88	81^st	336	75.9%
2024	64.00	95^th	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
2018	80.40	57^th	325	82.5%
2019	78.13	84^th	470	82.1%
2021	53.52	209^th	480	56.5%
2022	53.56	211^th	488	56.8%
2023	55.78	191^st	488	60.9%
2024	66.90	140^th	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.

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

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 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

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

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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