Is East Olympia Elementary a good school?

East Olympia Elementary ranks 297 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Olympia Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 613 students attended East Olympia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of East Olympia Elementary?

Students at East Olympia Elementary are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of East Olympia Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Olympia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : George Bush Middle School High : Tumwater High School

East Olympia Elementary

Summary:

East Olympia Elementary is a public elementary school serving 605 students in grades PK-5 in the Tumwater School District in Olympia, Washington. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

East Olympia Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,986 and maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 18 students per teacher. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with 65.26% of all students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 59.66% for the Tumwater School District and 52.63% for the state. The school's science performance is even more impressive, with 77.78% of all students proficient or better in WCAS/Science, significantly higher than the district (53.85%) and state (49.73%) averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Pioneer Elementary and Peter G Schmidt Elementary, East Olympia Elementary stands out as a high-performing school. However, some schools in the Olympia School District, like Centennial Elementary and McKenny Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that the Olympia area has a concentration of high-performing elementary schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

8700 Rich Road
Olympia, WA 98501

(360) 709-7150

District: Tumwater School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,986

Students who attend East Olympia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George Bush Middle School
High:	Tumwater High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.7

Number of students: 613

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Olympia Elementary ranks better than 74.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Tumwater School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.8. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details East Olympia Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Tumwater School District. Racial makeup is: White (66.7%), Hispanic (18.8%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Olympia Elementary is 18.7, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Tumwater School District! (See more...)

Compare East Olympia Elementary employs 32.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Olympia Elementary is $14,986, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Tumwater School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Olympia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks East Olympia Elementary 297^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See East Olympia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tumwater School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tumwater School District 74^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for East Olympia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	63.53	347^th	1026	66.2%
2005	58.36	433^rd	1031	58.0%
2006	45.14	613^th	1051	41.7%
2007	47.33	590^th	1069	44.8%
2008	48.46	584^th	1067	45.3%
2009	57.96	449^th	1072	58.1%
2010	68.68	297^th	1088	72.7%
2011	74.35	228^th	1092	79.1%
2012	83.99	114^th	1097	89.6%
2013	75.32	237^th	1106	78.6%
2015	67.92	310^th	1067	70.9%
2016	72.82	282^nd	1053	73.2%
2017	65.49	372^nd	1056	64.8%
2018	75.10	255^th	1054	75.8%
2019	73.38	289^th	1130	74.4%
2021	54.31	463^rd	1107	58.2%
2022	66.42	360^th	1169	69.2%
2023	71.02	315^th	1169	73.1%
2024	71.80	297^th	1168	74.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	49.20	170^th	303	43.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.36	259^th	637	59.3%
2019	52.45	209^th	566	63.1%
2021	25.74	137^th	158	13.3%
2022	25.02	393^rd	478	17.8%
2023	71.00	60^th	308	80.5%
2024	57.80	119^th	339	64.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.15	149^th	835	82.2%
2019	79.29	99^th	979	89.9%
2021	46.86	415^th	854	51.4%
2022	67.87	221^st	1019	78.3%
2023	74.60	180^th	1013	82.2%
2024	73.09	195^th	1024	81.0%

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Rank History for Female students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.58	265^th	1004	73.6%
2019	78.09	214^th	1068	80.0%
2021	51.86	441^st	1008	56.3%
2022	70.67	301^st	1100	72.6%
2023	68.01	315^th	1094	71.2%
2024	73.08	262^nd	1093	76.0%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	81.67	4^th	50	92.0%

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Rank History for Male students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.25	243^rd	999	75.7%
2019	69.62	313^th	1075	70.9%
2021	53.20	421^st	1025	58.9%
2022	59.35	415^th	1113	62.7%
2023	71.06	293^rd	1099	73.3%
2024	67.83	325^th	1099	70.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	55.61	284^th	697	59.3%
2021	84.60	36^th	501	92.8%
2022	65.37	161^st	694	76.8%
2023	75.83	91^st	633	85.6%
2024	78.71	95^th	651	85.4%

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Rank History for White students at East Olympia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.45	314^th	833	62.3%
2019	69.76	307^th	1027	70.1%
2021	37.55	604^th	943	35.9%
2022	64.07	352^nd	1031	65.9%
2023	66.75	324^th	1011	68.0%
2024	63.79	352^nd	1009	65.1%

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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 East Olympia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	578	6	11	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	618
1992	554	4	5	11	7	n/a	n/a	0	581
1993	547	8	7	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	578
1994	548	11	9	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	584
1995	519	4	14	13	12	n/a	n/a	0	562
1996	519	4	14	13	12	n/a	n/a	0	562
1997	493	5	14	13	14	n/a	n/a	0	539
1998	484	4	13	15	12	n/a	n/a	0	528
1999	491	6	14	12	15	n/a	n/a	0	538
2000	505	2	16	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	545
2001	498	4	18	10	12	n/a	n/a	0	542
2002	464	5	19	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	509
2003	464	5	19	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	509
2004	452	7	15	19	11	n/a	n/a	0	504
2005	445	6	18	14	8	n/a	n/a	0	491
2006	436	5	15	23	10	n/a	n/a	0	489
2007	394	8	15	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	450
2008	355	6	12	31	8	n/a	n/a	8	420
2009	367	6	9	38	9	n/a	n/a	20	449
2010	378	4	11	42	7	n/a	n/a	21	463
2011	356	5	8	65	5	0	18	0	457
2012	369	3	10	58	3	0	22	0	465
2013	407	2	10	66	1	0	26	0	512
2014	397	2	8	62	3	0	27	0	499
2015	380	3	8	45	3	0	24	0	463
2016	394	2	6	65	4	0	39	0	510
2017	435	4	5	76	2	0	55	0	577
2018	402	1	6	71	2	0	46	0	528
2019	376	3	5	77	1	0	49	0	511
2020	357	4	5	85	1	0	43	0	495
2021	299	4	4	70	1	0	35	0	413
2022	340	13	17	109	1	0	37	0	517
2023	382	24	22	126	2	0	49	0	605
2024	409	17	20	115	2	0	50	0	613

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 East Olympia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	618	25.2	24.5	n/a
1992	581	26.2	22.1	n/a
1993	578	26.7	21.6	n/a
1994	584	25.3	23.1	n/a
1995	562	24.5	22.9	n/a
1996	562	24.5	22.9	n/a
1997	539	23.9	22.6	n/a
1998	528	25.2	21.0	n/a
1999	538	25.9	20.8	n/a
2000	545	27.2	20.0	n/a
2001	542	26.3	20.6	n/a
2002	509	27.8	18.3	33.4
2003	509	27.8	18.3	33.4
2004	504	27.0	18.7	31
2005	491	27.3	18.0	26.7
2006	489	27.3	17.9	25.8
2007	450	27.3	16.5	28.2
2008	420	26.9	15.6	28.4
2009	449	26.9	16.7	30.5
2010	463	26.9	17.1	32.1
2011	457	26.9	16.9	36.3
2012	465	26.1	17.7	35.7
2013	512	27.0	18.9	34
2014	499	n/a	n/a	32.7
2015	463	31.0	14.9	31.5
2016	510	28.0	18.2	31.8
2017	577	30.6	18.8	27.7
2018	528	28.8	18.3	30.1
2019	511	31.6	16.1	31.3
2020	495	31.5	15.6	31.5
2021	413	27.8	14.8	27.6
2022	517	31.7	16.2	25.5
2023	605	33.5	18.0	31.1
2024	613	32.7	18.7	33.4

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 East Olympia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	618	25.2	24.5	n/a
1992	581	26.2	22.1	n/a
1993	578	26.7	21.6	n/a
1994	584	25.3	23.1	n/a
1995	562	24.5	22.9	n/a
1996	562	24.5	22.9	n/a
1997	539	23.9	22.6	n/a
1998	528	25.2	21.0	n/a
1999	538	25.9	20.8	n/a
2000	545	27.2	20.0	n/a
2001	542	26.3	20.6	n/a
2002	509	27.8	18.3	33.4
2003	509	27.8	18.3	33.4
2004	504	27.0	18.7	31
2005	491	27.3	18.0	26.7
2006	489	27.3	17.9	25.8
2007	450	27.3	16.5	28.2
2008	420	26.9	15.6	28.4
2009	449	26.9	16.7	30.5
2010	463	26.9	17.1	32.1
2011	457	26.9	16.9	36.3
2012	465	26.1	17.7	35.7
2013	512	27.0	18.9	34
2014	499	n/a	n/a	32.7
2015	463	31.0	14.9	31.5
2016	510	28.0	18.2	31.8
2017	577	30.6	18.8	27.7
2018	528	28.8	18.3	30.1
2019	511	31.6	16.1	31.3
2020	495	31.5	15.6	31.5
2021	413	27.8	14.8	27.6
2022	517	31.7	16.2	25.5
2023	605	33.5	18.0	31.1
2024	613	32.7	18.7	33.4

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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